Centre for Bioscience Consultations

Throughout the year we are asked to comment on, reflect upon or provide insight regarding many different aspects of the learning and teaching field within an institution, a region, organization, country or nation. As a Centre we strive to provide an informed opinion to the bioscience community, learned societies and other interested parties.

Past consultation reports:

• Education and Skills Committee -Inquiry A: The future sustainability of the HE sector and Inquriy B: The Bologna Process: Centre for Bioscience
• Burgess Consultation (2006)
• Consultation by the Burgess Group on Honours Degrees (November 2005) Higher Education Academy, Universities UK, SCOP, HEFCE, SHEFC, HEFCW and DELNI
• Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Student Learning in Higher Education (November 2005) HEA, Universities UK, SCOP, HEFCE, SHEFC, HEFCW, and DELNI
• Response to the Biosciences Federation ‘Enthusing young people with the excitement of the biosciences: consultation on essential knowledge and skills at different stages of biology education’ (November 2004)
• Centre for Bioscience response to draft report on 'Enthusing young people with the excitement of the biosciences' (July 2005)
• Final Report on 'Enthusing young people with the excitement of the biosciences' published by the Biosciences Federation (November 2005)
• Response by the Centre for Bioscience, The Higher Education Academy to the Universities UK/SCOP Consultation by the Burgess Group on 'National Credit Arrangements for the use of Academic Credit in Higher Education in England' (November 2005)