Centre for Bioscience Country Consultants

We support teaching in higher education to improve student learning throughout the UK. While the majority of the Centre's activities are on a UK-wide basis, the increasing divergence of the 4 home countries means, where appropriate, the Centre adopts a country-specific approach in addition to the general activities. To help us recognise, influence and respond to local priorities we have a country consultant for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Country Consultants will advise on learning, teaching and assessment issues in their particular country and we will work with Country Consultants to ensure that local learning, teaching and assessment issues are addressed.

Country Consultants are expected to:

• write a 6 month and an annual report to highlight learning, teaching and assessment issues pertaining to the teaching of biosciences in their particular country. Suggested topics which might be covered:
  • Quality Enhancement/QAA/External Examining/Benchmarking/Funding/
  • Research & Teaching/Further Education/Employability/Widening Participation
• publish (occasional) articles in the e-Journal and Bulletin
• provide (occasional) presentations at (their local) events on national issues

Previous Reports

The Higher Education Academy (York)

The Academy splits some of its work on a country basis.

Higher Education Academy - Northern Ireland

Academy Scotland

Academy Wales