How Cambridge University’s Isaac Physics uses Hubken’s Moodle LMS to transform STEM education
Isaac Physics was founded by Cambridge University academics Professor Lisa Jardine-Wright and Professor Mark Warner to address a critical gap in STEM education. In the UK, subjects like maths and physics are often taught separately, leaving students unprepared for the integrated problem-solving approach required at leading universities. This gap disproportionately affects students from underprivileged backgrounds, making it harder for them to succeed in higher education.
The Isaac Physics initiative was created to break down these barriers by providing:
- Flexible online learning, allowing students to build confidence in problem-solving.
- Instant feedback on questions, helping students learn from their mistakes.
- Enhanced Teacher Support – The Isaac OPAL (open platform for active learning) allows teachers to create and assign question sets, track student progress, and reduce lesson preparation and marking time - saving an estimated 500,000 teacher hours annually.
- Customer: STEM SMART, Cambridge University
- Industry: Education
- Location: UK
- Solution: Moodle
"STEM SMART is changing lives, and our Hubken Moodle LMS is the backbone of it all. The platform allows us to manage thousands of students efficiently while ensuring they receive the best possible support. The Hubken team has been incredibly responsive, ensuring our safeguarding settings are always in place and that the system remains stable—even during peak times."
Anton Machacek
Isaac Physics, University of Cambridge
“Working with Hubken has been a very positive experience and their understanding of our safeguarding needs and fast response times has been crucial to our operation.”
Professor Lisa Jardine-Wright, OBE
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"We’re proud to support such a ground-breaking programme. Isaac Physics and STEM SMART are making STEM education more accessible, and our Moodle LMS ensures that STEM SMART has the reliability, scalability, and security they need to keep transforming student outcomes."