Distinguished Visiting Teacher

Emeritus Professor John Ackers is a very distinguished academic from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) at the University of London. He has been involved in teaching and learning for 27 years, primarily postgraduate coursework teaching in infectious diseases. Until his retirement at the end of 2006 Professor Ackers was Professor of Postgraduate Education in Public Health, Coordinator of the Distance Learning programme at the LSHTM for 2000 and 2001 and Deputy Chair of the University of London’s External System Academic Board. He was involved in the initiation of Distance Learning and developed the Distance Learning Programme from a low base in 2000 to a peak of 1900 students in 120 countries during his tenure as Coordinator. He has been an external assessor in reviews of the teaching programmes of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Imperial College Faculty of Medicine and has reviewed a new Distance Learning course for the Royal Veterinary College in London. He continues as an active postgraduate teacher.