Who is DEAN?
Dean is the guy people call the best when it comes to presenting and writing in science. People say he was born for it – but the truth is, he taught himself how to do it. And if he can teach himself, he can teach you too.
He’s won prizes for every kind of presentation you can think of: posters, talks (both in-person and online), at international conferences and within his research centre. He even won the prize for Best Talk at a Post-doc Symposium when he was still a wee Research Assistant!
Students from Biomedical Science, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy have all repeatedly recognised Dean as the Best Lecturer they've ver had.
He’s trained other lecturers to earn similar praise, taught postgraduates to present their research and win awards, and helped countless undergraduates present like the experts they’re supposed to be.
In short, what Dean knows can be learned by anyone – and he’s here to teach it.
Why is he the UK's Most Hated Academic Coach?
Simple.
Because Dean says things like:
“Most students haven’t improved their writing since primary school.”
“Watching students present is like watching guinea pigs who’ve just seen a cat walk into the room.”
And he doesn’t apologise for it.
Here’s the real reason people hate him:
He proves them wrong.
Lecturers, teachers, and tutors love to say,
“You can’t teach writing.”
“You can’t teach presenting.”
Bollocks.
Dean has built a method that teaches anyone how to write clearly and present with confidence — and it works every single time.
The problem is that universities have quietly stopped teaching these skills.
They shrug and say, “Ah, they’ll get the hang of it eventually.”
But that doesn’t help students now — and it won’t help them when uni ends and real life starts. Because guess what:
📄 They’ll still need to write a CV to get noticed.
🎙 They’ll still have to present themselves and their work to land a job.
🧠 They’ll still have to think clearly and speak confidently to stand out.
These aren’t “nice-to-have” skills.
They’re essential.
And they can be learned.