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2011

Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Fellows
Anglia Ruskin University, 11 November 2011
Report - Teaching in the Biosciences

Feedup, Feedback, Feedforward
University of Glasgow, 20 October 2011
Report - Feedup, Feedback, Feedforward

Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Fellows
Cardiff University, 3 October 2011
Report - Teaching in the Biosciences

Bioscience Representatives Forum 2011
Hornton Grange (Conference Park), University of Birmingham, 6 & 7 September 2011
Reps Forum report

Effective Learning in the Biosciences Conference
John McIntyre Conference Centre, University of Edinburgh, 30 June & 1 July 2011
Conference Proceedings and presentations from the Conference

Teaching Research Ethics to Bioscience Students
University of Leicester, 5th May 2011
Report - Teaching Research Ethics to Bioscience Students

Engaging Bioscience Students in Practical Work
University of Bristol, 7th April 2011
Report - Engaging Bioscience Students in Practical Work

Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Fellows
University of Reading, 14th March 2011
Report -Teaching in the Biosciences

Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Fellows
University of Ulster, 24th February 2011
Report - Teaching in the Biosciences

Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral Fellows
University of Aberdeen, 17th January 2011
Report - Teaching in the Biosciences

2010

Using Technology to Enhance Feedback
Roehampton University, 14th December 2010
Report - Enhancing feedback

Mathematical Challenges for Biologists
University of Reading, 16th November 2010
Report - Mathematical challenges

Bioscience Representatives' Forum 2010
Cardiff University, 14 & 15th September 2010
Report - Reps' Forum

Developing Laboratory Skills for the 21st Century
London Metropolitan University, 19th May 2010
Report - Lab Skills

Final Year Projects: Maximising the Learning
Newcastle University, 13th May 2010
Report - Final Year Projects

Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral fellows
University of Manchester, 28th April 2010
Report - Teaching in the Biosciences

Enhancing Teaching and Learning in the Biosciences with Practical and Fieldwork Resources
UCL, 31st March 2010
Report - Enhancing Teaching and Learning

Teaching in the Biosciences: an Introduction for Postgraduates and Postdoctoral fellows
University of Glasgow, 24th February 2010
Report - Teaching in the Biosciences

Exploring promotion and CV enhancement
University of Leeds, 7th January 2010
Report - Exploring promotion and CV enhancement


2009

Enhancing learning through Web 2.0
University of Leicester, 16th December 2009
Report - Enhancing learning through Web 2.0

Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: Sustainability and the Environment
Cardiff University, 9th December 2009
Report - Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: Sustainability and the Environment

Learning through Assessment
University of York, 29th September 2009
Report - Learning through Assessment

2009 Annual Reps Forum
University of Birmingham, 10-11 September 2009
Report - Annual Reps Forum

Science Learning and Teaching Conference 2009
Heriot-Watt University, 16-17 June 2009
Report - Science Learning and Teaching Conference 2009

Creativity in the Sciences
University of Glasgow, 29th April 2009
Report - Creativity in the Sciences

Pedagogic Research in the Biosciences
University of Leicester, 24th March 2009
Report - Pedagogic Research in the Bioscience

Differentiated Learning - Stretching Able Students
University of Bristol, 14th January 2009
Report - Differentiated Learning


2008

Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students
University of Cambridge, 16th December 2008
Report - Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students

Engaging students: what’s the problem?
Chancellors Conference Centre, Manchester; 2nd & 3rd Dec 2008
Report - Developing Problem Solving Skills in Bioscientists

Student Research in the Biosciences: "Why?" and "How?"
University of Nottingham, 22nd October 2008
Report - Student Research in the Biosciences

Bioscience Representative's Forum
Newcastle University, 11-12 September 2008
Report - Bioscience Representatives' Forum

London Regional Forum
London Metropolitan University, 26th June 2008
Report - London Regional Forum

North-West Regional Forum
Manchester University, 25th June 2008
Report - North-West Regional Forum

Preventing and Designing out Plagiarism
University of Leicester, 8th April 2008
Report - Preventing and Designing out Plagiarism

Transition Issues for Bioscientists/Scientists
University of East Anglia, 13th March 2008
Report - Transition Issues

Research-Teaching Linkages: Enhancing Life Scientists' Graduate Attributes
Glasgow Caledonian University, 28th February 2008
Report - Research-Teaching Linkages

Learning through Assessment
University of Southampton, 8th January 2008
Report - Learning through Assessment


2007

Improving the Student Work Placement Year
University of Leeds, 18th December 2007
Report - Improving the Student Work Placement Year

E-learning: Developments in the Biosciences
Islington City Learning Centre, London, 11th December 2007
Report - E-learning: Developments in the Biosciences

An Introduction to Educational (pedagogic) Research in the Sciences
University of Salford, 11th October 2007
Report - An Introduction to Educational Research in the Sciences

Biomathtutor: Where are we and where do we want to go?
University of Birmingham, 12th September 2007
Report - Biomathtutor: Where are we and where do we want to go?

HE in FE Networking Event
Askham Bryan College, York, 11 September 2007
Report - HE in FE Networking Event

Bioscience Representative's Forum
University of Reading, 6-7 September 2007
Report - Bioscience Representatives' Forum

Scottish HE Biology Teachers' Meeting
University of Glasgow, 30 August 2007
Report - Scottish HE Biology Teachers' Meeting

Science Learning and Teaching Conference 2007
Keele University, 19-20 June 2007
Report - Science Learning and Teaching Conference 2007

Differentiated Learning Forum
Weetwood Hall, Leeds, 12 - 13 June 2007
Report - Differentiated Learning Forum

Getting Started in Educational Research in the Sciences
Oxford Brookes University, 1 May 2007
Report - Getting Started in Educational Research in the Sciences

Developing Enquiring Minds: Integrating research, teaching and learning
Napier University, 14 March 2007
Report - Developing Enquiring Minds: Integrating research, teaching and learning

Learning through Assessment
Newcastle University, 17 January 2007
Report - Learning through Assessment


2006

Effective E–Learning: IT's about pedagogy as well as technology
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
Manchester Metropolitan University, 13 December 2006
Report - Effective E–Learning: IT's about pedagogy as well as technology

Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
Erlas Centre, Wrexham, 1 November 2006
Report - Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students

Bioscience Representatives' Forum
imago Conference Centre, University of Loughborough, 6-7 September 2006
Report - Bioscience Representatives' Forum

Making the Most of Fieldwork
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
Losehill Hall, Castleton, Derbyshire, 14 March 2006
Report - Making the Most of Fieldwork

Effective Feedback to Students
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
University of Wolverhampton, 22 February 2006
Report - Effective Feedback to Students

Effective Feedback to Students
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
London Knowledge Lab, 26 January 2006
Report - Effective Feedback to Students


2005

Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: Challenges Old and New
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
Belfast Castle, Northern Ireland, 7 December 2005
Report - Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: Challenges Old and New

Research Links Throughout the Bioscience Curriculum
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
Higher Education Academy, York, 25 October 2005
Report - Research Links Throughout the Bioscience Curriculum

Effective Group Work
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
University of Abertay Dundee, 5 October 2005
Report - Effective Group Work

Bioscience Representatives' Forum
Bodington Hall, University of Leeds, 7-8 September 2005
Report - Bioscience Representatives' Forum

Science Learning and Teaching Conference 2005
University of Warwick 27-28 June 2005
Proceedings - Science Learning and Teaching Conference 2005

Assessment for Learning
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
University of Reading, 13 April 2005
Report - Assessment for Learning

Making the Most of Final Year Projects
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
University of Durham, 8 February 2005
Report - Making the Most of Final Year Projects

Assessment for Learning
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
Cardiff University, 11 January 2005
Report - Assessment for Learning


2004

Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: engaging with the issues
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
University of Leicester, 16 December 2004
Report - Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students: engaging with the issues

Enhancing the Employability of Bioscience Students
Centre for Bioscience Professional Development Programme
Heriot-Watt University, 7 December 2004
Report - Enhancing the Employability of Bioscience Students

Assessment in Science Teaching: Technological Solutions
FAST (Formative Assessment in Science Teaching) Event supported by the Centre for Bioscience
Burleigh Court, Loughborough, 1 December 2004
Report - Assessment in Science Teaching: Technological Solutions

Assessment for Learning
Sheffield Hallam University, 12 October 2004
Report - Assessment for Learning

The Bioscience First Year: putting research in to practice
University of Brighton, 9 September 2004
Report- The Bioscience First Year: putting research in to practice

Making the most of Fieldwork
Liverpool John Moores University, 24 June 2004
Report - Making the most of Fieldwork

The Bioscience First Year: putting research in to practice
University of Paisley, 12 May 2004
Report- The Bioscience First Year: putting research in to practice

Ethics Teaching: one dilemma after another?
University of Bristol, 26 February 2004
Ethics Teaching: one dilemma after another?

Work Related Learning - Making the Experience Count
Queen's University Belfast, 10 February 2004
Work Related Learning - Making the Experience Count

Making the Most of Final Year Projects
Cardiff University, 13 January 2004
Making the Most of Final Year Projects report


2003

Alternative Final Year Projects: there's more than one way to skin a cat
University of Manchester, 10 December 2003
Alternative Final Year Projects report

Education Colloquium 2003: Changes and Challenges - The Changing Face of the Bioscience Undergraduate/The New Science Curriculum
Organised in collaboration with the Biosciences Federation
Hamilton House, London, 6 October 2003
Access the Bioscience Federation homepage for reports of the Education Colloquium event and speaker presentations

Bioscience Representatives' Forum
Bodington Hall, University of Leeds, 9-10 September 2003
View the Representatives' Forum report

Transforming students into independent investigators: achieving the impossible through laboratory work
University of East London, 2nd July 2003
Transforming students into independent investigators report

Employability Discussion Forum
Gomersal Park Hotel, 19-20th May 2003
Employability Discussion Forum report

Plagiarism Discussion Forum
The Network Centre, York, 30th April 2003
Plagiarism Discussion Forum report

Forensic Science Swap Shop
Joint event with the Physical Sciences Subject Centre
University of Central Lancashire, 19th March 2003
Forensic Science Swap Shop report (opens in a new window)

Work Related Learning Swap Shop
University of Leeds, 26th February 2003
Work Related Learning Swap Shop report

Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students
University of Stirling, 12th February 2003
Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students report

Assessment for Learning
University of the West of England, 22nd January 2003
Assessment for Learning report

Better Learning AND Teaching Through C&IT
Institutional visit by invitation of the Learning and Technology Group
University of Oxford, 7th January 2003
Better Learning AND Teaching Through C&IT report


2002

Exploring tools for on-line assessment - a whistle-stop tour for busy academics
Netskills Centre, University of Newcastle, 28th November 2002
Exploring tools for on-line assessment - a whistle-stop tour for busy academics report

Personal Transferable Skills and Practical Work - Problems and Strategies
University of Leeds, 7th November 2002
Personal Transferable Skills and Practical Work - Problems and Strategies Report

Diversifying Assessment for Effective Student Learning
University of Birmingham Conference Centre, 23rd October 2002
Diversifying Assessment for Effective Student Learning Report

Widening Participation Discussion Forum
Gomersal Park Hotel, 12-13 th September 2002
Widening Participation Discussion Forum report

The Rights and Wrongs of Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students
University of Westminster, 24th May 2002
The Rights and Wrongs of Teaching Ethics to Bioscience Students report

Problem-based Learning
University of North London, 8th May 2002
Problem-based learning seminar report

Enhancing Bioscience Student's Learning Using Problem-Based Methods
Liverpool Hope, 2nd May 2002
Enhancing Bioscience Student's Learning Using Problem-Based Methods report

Virtual Learning Workshop
Joint event with the Society for Experimental Biology at their Annual Meeting in Swansea, 10th April 2002.
Virtual Learning Workshop report

New legislation, new opportunities - implementing the new disabilities legislation
Loughborough University, 8th April, 2002
Implementing the new disabilities legislation report

Forensic Science Swapshop
A joint event with the Physical Sciences Subject Centre
University of Central Lancashire, 6th March, 2002
Forensic science swapshop report

Innovative approaches to enhancing student learning in the Biosciences
University of Stirling, 30th January, 2002
Innovative approaches to enhancing student learning in the Biosciences report


2001

Regional Launch - Plagiarism, Teaching Problem Solving Skills
14th November 2001, Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds regional launch report

Swansea Regional Launch
19th October 2001 at University of Wales, Swansea
Swansea regional launch report

Bristol Regional Launch and 'Enhancing Bioscience Student Learning Using C&IT'
25th September 2001 at the University of Bristol
Bristol regional launch report

Northern Ireland Regional Launch and Bioscience Learning and Teaching Swapshop
20th September 2001, Ulster
Northern Ireland regional launch report

Benchmarking and the new method for Academic Review
11th September 2001, York
Benchmarking event report

Scottish Launch
29th November 2001 at the University of Abertay Dundee.
Scottish launch report

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