Ten years ago a network of 24 Subject Centres was
established in the UK to support learning and teaching in Higher Education. In 2004, the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN), as it was known, became part of the newly formed Higher Education Academy. During the last decade the UK Centre for Bioscience has been privileged to work closely with colleagues in bioscience
departments and institutions across the UK.
On the EnhanceTV website you can find out about upcoming educational programs, get copies of broadcasts, and discover new teaching ideas and resources to inspire and engage students of all ages. EnhanceTV is brought to you by Screenrights, the non-profit organisation that licenses educational institutions to copy from TV. Nearly all schools, TAFEs and universities in Australia have a Screenrights licence.
Exploring barriers to participation CALRG (June 2017)OEPScotland
Conference presentation to the 38th Annual CALRG conference on 14th June 2017.
Looks at the barriers to participation in open, online learning.
Draws on action research by the Opening Educational Practices in Scotland project working with HE, third sector, unions and other informal educators.
This presentation focuses on the reasons to use open education resources in higher education. Particular focus is on the cost of traditional publishing vs. OER.
On the EnhanceTV website you can find out about upcoming educational programs, get copies of broadcasts, and discover new teaching ideas and resources to inspire and engage students of all ages. EnhanceTV is brought to you by Screenrights, the non-profit organisation that licenses educational institutions to copy from TV. Nearly all schools, TAFEs and universities in Australia have a Screenrights licence.
Exploring barriers to participation CALRG (June 2017)OEPScotland
Conference presentation to the 38th Annual CALRG conference on 14th June 2017.
Looks at the barriers to participation in open, online learning.
Draws on action research by the Opening Educational Practices in Scotland project working with HE, third sector, unions and other informal educators.
This presentation focuses on the reasons to use open education resources in higher education. Particular focus is on the cost of traditional publishing vs. OER.
Presentation to launch #BrilliantResidentials in Scotland to NNOL at their meeting on 14 March 2017 at the Millport Field Studies Centre on Isle of Cumbrae.
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Amy Lloyd, marketing and communications manager, Keep Wales Tidy
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Earlier this year Edward Timpson’s review on school exclusions raised the profile of the practice of exclusions, managed moves and alternative provision. Head teachers and governors are now under increasing scrutiny to conduct the end-to-end process in a fair and consistent manner (and in line with the statutory guidance) to ensure that the best possible outcome for the school, its staff, its pupils and the parents is achieved.
In this webinar, Senior Associate Hayley O’Sullivan, explores the current exclusions landscape, looks at prospective changes to policy and practice and share examples of best practice to help you avoid common pit-falls when it comes to managing exclusions.
Hayley also provides an overview to the existing statutory guidance, proposed developments in relation to managed moves and alternative provision and share her thoughts on the anticipated changes in regulation as a result of the review.
As government reduces funding to local government, the county council has to continue to make budget savings. At the same time demand for our services is increasing, partly due to our ageing and growing population, and increasing demand for children’s social care services is going up. Read more about the background to our proposed budget savings.
I plan on speaking about our Student Innovation Competition – an event we run here to ask students “If students did Libraries …” This competition has seen us install two energy pods and the most recent competition will see using put a treadmill in the Library. Clearly, the students want more wellness spaces in the Library.
Presentation to launch #BrilliantResidentials in Scotland to NNOL at their meeting on 14 March 2017 at the Millport Field Studies Centre on Isle of Cumbrae.
Join our Mob: Developing the Career Potential of Aboriginal StudentsMATSITI
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Plastic bag charge | Campaigning and advocacy for charities in Wales | Wales...CharityComms
Amy Lloyd, marketing and communications manager, Keep Wales Tidy
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Earlier this year Edward Timpson’s review on school exclusions raised the profile of the practice of exclusions, managed moves and alternative provision. Head teachers and governors are now under increasing scrutiny to conduct the end-to-end process in a fair and consistent manner (and in line with the statutory guidance) to ensure that the best possible outcome for the school, its staff, its pupils and the parents is achieved.
In this webinar, Senior Associate Hayley O’Sullivan, explores the current exclusions landscape, looks at prospective changes to policy and practice and share examples of best practice to help you avoid common pit-falls when it comes to managing exclusions.
Hayley also provides an overview to the existing statutory guidance, proposed developments in relation to managed moves and alternative provision and share her thoughts on the anticipated changes in regulation as a result of the review.
As government reduces funding to local government, the county council has to continue to make budget savings. At the same time demand for our services is increasing, partly due to our ageing and growing population, and increasing demand for children’s social care services is going up. Read more about the background to our proposed budget savings.
I plan on speaking about our Student Innovation Competition – an event we run here to ask students “If students did Libraries …” This competition has seen us install two energy pods and the most recent competition will see using put a treadmill in the Library. Clearly, the students want more wellness spaces in the Library.
At Bristol University, we consider education the means to met the needs of today's changing workforce in the United States and the world. Through quality higher education delivered by highly-qualified professors, our students will become the successful skilled professionals of tomorrow.
Bristol University does not consider that education has to be expensive. On the contrary, education should be accessible to everyone everywhere. We are proud to have, in our student body, students from different parts of the world who have decided to either pursue education online or travel to the United States as international students. We have student athletes who strive to excel at their sport of choice and, at the same time, study hard to educate themselves to have better futures.
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Marie O' Neill explores the expansion of DBS Library's research support services. She discusses key developments during this process including the production of a research development plan, the establishment of a research librarian post, the setting up of an institutional repository and the recent acquisition of Ebsco's Plumx software. The presentation also discusses the impetus, challenges and benefits of this expansion.
We inspire young minds and fuel their curiosity by bringing them closer to path breaking discoveries, globally renowned experts and advanced research and training facilities.
Through special training visits, open events, competitions and specialised workshops, we enable access to global experts and cutting edge science. Our initiatives make science teaching and learning fun and interactive: while students can participate in in hands-on activities and direct interaction, teachers gain access to innovative resources and new teaching tools. Your impact increases at every interaction we facilitate. And with your help we will deliver 4 new modules in August 2018
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
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Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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1. Something to Celebrate
– an Active and Supportive National Bioscience Learning and Teaching Community
Ten years ago a network of 24 Subject Centres was
established in the UK to support learning and teaching in
Higher Education. In 2004, the Learning and Teaching
Support Network (LTSN), as it was known, became part
of the newly formed Higher Education Academy. During
the last decade the UK Centre for Bioscience has been
privileged to work closely with colleagues in bioscience
departments and institutions across the UK.
The Centre started with a team of eight following Ed
Wood and Andrew Booth’s successful bid to host the
Centre at the University of Leeds. Over the past ten
years, and having grown to a team of fourteen, the
Centre has undertaken a wide range of activities and
has built up an extensive network of bioscience learning
and teaching contacts across the UK (and beyond).
Professional Development Events
Events are an important part of the Centre’s programme
of activity and we have held over 90 events in 46
institutions with over 2,500 delegates attending. Within
our events we aim to give opportunities to hear about
and explore new and effective teaching and learning
practices in the biosciences. Perhaps most importantly,
events are a chance to meet and discuss teaching and
learning with colleagues from across the UK.
“The Bioscience events are always well thought-out and
provide plenty of stimulating discussion, which can bring
out ideas that you can take away and further develop.”
Spotlight on: Ethics Events
In conjunction with our ethics Special Interest Group
(SIG) our first ethics event was held in 2002, and with an
ethics event every year since, we’ve covered a variety of
themes from the ethics of being a scientist to teaching
environmental ethics.
Funding and Recognition
The Ed Wood Teaching Award, launched in 2009, gives
bioscience teaching staff the opportunity to gain national
recognition for their outstanding teaching practices. the
first winner of the teaching Award, Mark Huxham
(Edinburgh Napier University) described the process of
taking part in the Award as “stimulating, supportive and
fun” and all the 2009 finalists highlighted the
opportunities the Award provided for personal
development and recognition, both within their
department and nationally. We are currently working
with the finalists for the 2010 Award and applications for
the 2011 Award open now – perhaps you could be the
2011 winner?
Over the past 10 years we have funded over 70 teaching
and learning-focussed projects on a wide variety of
themes. Project activities and outcomes are wide-
ranging and might involve production of a teaching
resource, introduction of a new teaching method across
a department or module or a piece of pedagogic
research. Recently we offered funding to our
Representatives (key contacts within bioscience
departments) and articles highlighting projects led by
Kay Yeoman and Anne Tierney were published in issue
30 of the Bulletin.
Spotlight on: Student Award
Our Student Award, launched in 2005, has had over 160
entries and gives students the opportunity to share their
opinions and experiences of learning in the biosciences.
the entries bring together a wealth of ideas and views
on topics such as “What makes the best learning
experience for you?” and “How would you advise new
bioscience students to make the most out of practical
work?” the entries give a fascinating insight into
student’s views on teaching and learning and the value
of a bioscience degree.
“I am delighted to have come runner up in the Centre for
Bioscience’s Student Award, was a lovely surprise to
come home to today! I had great fun making the film, so
I hope the judges enjoyed watching it too.”
Publications
Our publications are an important aspect of our work.
Many publications include contributions from the
bioscience community and provide an excellent vehicle
for sharing practice. Over the past 10 years we have
published:
• 30 issues of our newsletter, the Bioscience
Bulletin
• 15 volumes of our peer-reviewed journal
Bioscience Education
• 3 Learning Guides
• 6 Bioethics Briefings
• 9 Short Guides
• 8 Audit tools
And much more, including “How to” sheets, reports on
Practical work and Problem solving…
Our publications and resources for academics are
popular and in 2009/2010 we distributed over 500 copies
of our New Lecturers’ resource folder. Our publications
2. and resources for students are also growing in number –
from employability profiles to guides on getting the most
out of a bioscience course.
“I have found the guidance on student research projects
most useful. As a new lecturer I was faced very early on
with a number of project students but no active research
for them to work on. Seeing case studies of the different
styles of projects was really useful and sparked ideas for
some really interesting and enjoyable projects.”
Website
With over 35,000 visitors a month our website is a
popular way of engaging with the Centre, finding out
more about our current activities and viewing and
downloading our resources.
“I know where to go if I have a query – the website is
excellent and has superb downloadable resources and
guides.”
Spotlight on: ImageBank
Launched in 2002, ImageBank brings together copyright
cleared bioscience images for use in teaching and
learning. Developed entirely through image contributions
from the bioscience community, including learned
societies, industry and individuals and now with over
7,200 images, ImageBank is our most popular online
resource.
Representatives
Over the last ten years our network of Bioscience
Representatives (Reps), named contacts in bioscience
departments and faculties across the UK, has grown and
we now have 121 Reps. Each Rep keeps their
department up-to-date with news and developments
from the Centre and keeps the Centre informed of
learning and teaching activities and issues in their
department. Our annual Representatives’ Forum (held
for the first time in 2003) brings together Reps to
network and share practice which they can then take
back to inform their own teaching and teaching in their
own and other departments.
Looking Forward
What does the future hold for the Centre? With cuts in
funding to higher education in general, and with the
Centre also facing significant funding cuts, we are likely
to encounter many challenges over the coming years.
However we are hopeful we will continue to play an
important role in supporting higher education teaching
and learning across the UK. We believe that as the
demands on bioscience teaching staff increase, the
Centre will have an increasingly important role in
supporting bioscience academics as they strive to
deliver the best possible learning experience for their
students. Over the next few years it will be important for
us to keep up-to-date with, and respond effectively to,
the new challenges bioscience academics will face.
Changing technology will also impact on both the
teaching sector and the Centre and we hope to make
more effective use of Web2.0 technologies in bringing
together communities of practice, and ensuring effective
sharing of good practice across these communities.
We recently asked you to tell us what you thought about
the work of the Centre and your response was
overwhelmingly positive. You also highlighted a number
of areas you, as teaching staff, find challenging. These
ranged from increasing class sizes, to limited staff and
staff time, to students’ numeracy and literacy skills.
These are all issues that the Centre hopes to address in
the near future. In addition we intend to continue with the
many activities outlined above that are well regarded
and have a positive impact on our community. In
conjunction with the learned societies we are also
hoping to provide a more “discipline specific” focus in
some of our activities and resources.
It is important for us to stay in touch with the many
groups who influence our work, from policy makers and
those who employ bioscience graduates, to bioscience
students and bioscience teaching staff. Our unique
position enables us to help keep policy makers informed
about the challenges of teaching in the biosciences and
hence influence policy issues in bioscience education. It
also enables us to keep the bioscience community
informed about changing policy and the implications for
teaching in the biosciences. With the recent
amalgamation of the Biosciences Federation and the
Institute of Biology, to create the new Society of Biology,
UK bioscience has, for the first time, a unified voice. We
hope to work closely with the Society of Biology in a
number of key areas including provision of high quality
support for practical work in the biosciences.
Many thanks to all of you who have worked with us over
the last 10 years – we look forward to your continued
support as we continue to champion the role of teaching
in the biosciences.
What would you highlight from the last 10 years
of the UK Centre for Bioscience?