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Professional Development Programme

Enhancing life scientists' graduate attributes by strengthening research-teaching linkages

Thursday 28th February 2008

Glasgow Caledonian University

This one-day event was organised by Professor Kevan Gartland, Dean of Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University with support from the Centre for Bioscience. The day focussed on linkages between research and teaching, and the development of research-related graduate attributes. Findings of a recent survey of bioscience staff and students in Scottish institutions were presented.

The meeting is one of the outputs from a year-long project held by Glasgow Caledonian University and funded by QAA Scotland as part of the Enhancement Themes work.

 

Programme
 
10.00 Registration; Tea and Coffee
10.20 Welcome and Introduction to the day
Professor Mike Smith, PVC Research, Glasgow Caledonian University
10.30 Personal Reflections on Research-Teaching Linkages
Ed Wood, Centre for Bioscience
11.00 Fostering a Questioning Attitude in 1st Year Students
Maria Chamberlain, University of Edinburgh
11.30 Refreshments
11.45 Research-Teaching Linkages Perceptions Activity
12.00 The Research Teaching Symbiosis
Kay Yeoman, University of East Anglia
12.30 Research-led Teaching and the Promotion of Graduates’ Creative Potential 
David Adams, Centre for Bioscience & University of Leeds
13.00 Lunch
13.45 Aiming University Learning at Work (AUL@W): Biosciences Findings Progress So Far
Nuala Toman and Douglas Forbes, Glasgow Caledonian University
14.15 Students as Research Proposers and Funders 
Phil Collier, University of Abertay, Dundee
14.30 Refreshments
14.45 Enhancing Life Sciences Graduate Attributes
Kevan Gartland, Glasgow Caledonian University
15.15 Closing discussion
15.45 Depart

 

Summary of the day (download)

 

Publications and resources

Resource list (included in delegate packs)

Case studies of good practice in linking teaching and research in the biosciences

Sears H and Wood EJ (2005) Linking Teaching and Research in the Biosciences. Bioscience Education e-journal, volume 5 available at www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/journal/vol5/beej-5-4.htm

Jenkins A, Healey M, and Zetter R (2007) Linking teaching and research in disciplines and departments. Higher Education Academy, York.

Research-Teaching Linkages Enhancement theme in Scotland (external link)

Selected references on Generic Teaching/Research Relationships (external link)

 

Reports from related Centre for Bioscience events

Developing Enquiring Minds: Integrating research, teaching and learning, Napier University, 14 March 2007
www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/napier07.aspx

Research Links throughout the Bioscience Curriculum, Higher Education Academy, York, 25 October 2005
www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/events/york05.aspx