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Submitting a case study

Thank you for considering submitting a case study on linking teaching and research in the biosciences.

The proformas for submission of case studies are available to download. Please download the appropriate pro-forma (see below), complete off-line and then email the completed document to the Centre for Bioscience (heabioscience@leeds.ac.uk) marked for the attention of Jackie Wilson.

We would be happy to receive two types of case study:

  1. Case Studies for Bioscience Courses and Course Teams - case studies that will help other staff as individuals or course teams to design, teach and/or assess a course in ways that link teaching and research.
    Please complete Pro-forma A - Case studies for Bioscience Courses and Course Teams: download pro-forma A (rich text format)
  2. Case Studies for Departments and Subject Groups - case studies that will help academic departments or subject groups to organise teaching and research to benefit the links.
    Please complete Pro-forma B - Case Studies for Departments and Subject Groups - download pro-forma B (rich text format)
The first author of each accepted case study will be eligible to receive a small payment of £100.

Suggested topics for case studies

The list below is intended as a prompt for possible case studies. They are all areas where the research methods/skills could be incorporated into the student experience. The list is by no means exhaustive!

Scientfic literature Access to specialist scientific equipment
Poster sessions Virtual lab and fieldwork
Student conferences Student expeditions
Student Research Journals Grant writing
Journal Clubs Peer review process
Keeping a lab book Research seminars for staff and students
Data Acquisition Commercial/industrial research
Literature searches Research Ethics
Teamwork Data Analysis
Experimental design Problem Solving
Research projects Presentations
Debate Science communication
Problem based learning Access to original data

Before submitting your case study you may wish to take a look at the case studies that have already been accepted.