FAQs - Students

Sadly the UK Centre for Bioscience has now closed and our resources no longer updated. The text below is retained to highlight some of the many services and support we provided free of charge.

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• I have a disabled student starting this year, where can I find out more about supporting them?
• Do you have any information for students on your website?
• What about postgraduate students?

I have a disabled student on my course this year, where can I find out more about supporting them?

Have a look at the Disability and Accessible curricula section of the Centre for Bioscience website. These pages are intended to provide an introduction to making your curricula accessible to all and supporting disabled students as well as information about the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and Special Educational Needs Disability Act (SENDA). The pages also contain links to external resources and a number of organisations (for example TechDis) who can provide specialised assistance.

Your institution should also have a disabilities service and they should be able to help you ensure that the specific requirements of your student are met. In addition, speak to the student, they will be aware of things that may cause them difficulties and ways you may be able to support them.

Do you have any information for students on your website?

Yes, we have pages specifically for undergraduate students which contain information, resources and links to organisations with information on a variety of topics such as employability and career options, project work and teaching and demonstrating for students.  The page highlights Centre resources of use to and specifically for students, including the annotated CV, employability profiles and Short Guide for students "Advice on starting your bioscience course".

What about postgraduate students?

We have a page specifically for postgrads, with links to resources and information for both taught and research postgraduate students. We also have information and resources for postgraduates who demonstrate or teach, including a Short Guide "Postgraduate demonstrators and teachers".