Mr Matthew Moloughney

Overview

I am a full-time Teacher (FHEA) with the School of Computer Science and Informatics.

For 2025/26 I am module leader for CM6333 Managing Change and CM6331 Large Team Projects.

I also support teaching and assessment on the modules: 

  - CMT120 Fundamentals of Programming 

  - CM3202 Emerging Technologies

From 2025/26 I am the Year Lead for 3rd year BSc Computer Science students. 

From 2019/20 I have supervised and moderated taught post-graduate student's dissertation projects.

In 2022/23 I received a nomination for “Most Engaging Staff Member” in the Enriching Student Life Awards 2022.

From 2023/4, through Cardiff Universities Learning and Teaching Academy, I have mentored Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) applicants to complete their portfolio submissions.

In Autumn 2024 I received an Outstanding Contribution Award (Cardiff University, OCAS).

In 2024/25 I recieved nominations across several categories in the Cardiff University Enriching Student Life Awards 2025, including "Champion for Student Voice and Partnership", "Teaching Collaboration of the Year" and "Most Outstanding Learning Experience" amongst others. 

In September 2025 I was an invited speaker for pedagogic activities at The National Learning and Teaching Focussed Network. 

From 2025/6, through Cardiff Universities Learning and Teaching Academy, I have assessed and mentored Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) and Fellowship (FHEA) applicants.

In 2025/26 I recieved a nomination for "Most Outstanding Use of the Learning Environment" in the Cardiff University Enriching Student Life Awards 2026.

Previously I was employed as a Teaching Associate (2019/20 - 2024/25):

As a Teaching Associate, I assisted in the delivery of modules for undergraduate and taught post-graduate students ("Managing Change", "Fundamentals of Programming", "Algorithms, Data Structures and Programming" and "Software Engineering"). 

Research:

I am in the writing-up period for PhD research titled "Developing Computerised Tools Supporting Assessment and Feedback on Assessments" which considers Automated Assessment Tools (AATs) for novice programmers in the Higher Education Computer Science setting.

This research contributed to the publication "Automated Assessment Tools:  Feedback to and from Students", awarded 2nd place at SIGCSE TS 2026 Graduate Student Research Competition.

The research has led to the development of an Adapted Assessment and Feedback Lifecycle workflow and the AAT FAFFE (Formative Assessment and Feedback For Everyone), available via the Cardiff University instance of OpenShift.

Please feel free to contact me via email for further details ([email protected]).

The thesis for "Developing Computerised Tools Supporting Assessment and Feedback on Assessments" is being prepared for submission.