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Day 1
Sir Martin Evans Building
Professor Jim Murray - Head of School
Dr Damian Parry - Newcastle University
Jon Crowe - Oxford University Press
Dr Michelle Morgan - University of East London
Katherine Rawlinson & Mel Lacey - The coat-hanger: a toolkit for increasing diversity in science transitions throughout the education system.
Emma Yhnell - Discos, wellbeing polls and draw-a-longs to support the student transition.
Nicholas Freestone - Tentative first steps in diversifying the curriculum: A beginner's guide.
Isabella Gavazzi - Building a community of Neuroscientists? An attempt at promoting the development of an academic and professional identity in first-year students.
Janella Borrell & Susan Crennell - Developing academic skills in first year Bioscience students: An investigation into skills requirements of students at the University of Bath.
Dave Lewis - Capstones cynhwysol / Inclusive Capstones.
Katharine Hubbard - Implementation of an Inclusive Education Framework to design effective transition into bioscience degrees.
Steve Rutherford - Personal Learning Networks: The significance of interpersonal learning during the transition to Higher Education.
The Old Library
Colum Hall
Day 2
Professor Jon Scott - Sector Update
Bill Heslop - LearnSci
Transformative digital tools of science educators
Dr Thomas Lancaster - Imperial College London
Student Assessment - Building Opportunities for Integrity and Engagement.
Sean Goodman & Terry Gleave - Don’t go chasing the marks: A study of the use of digital tools to encourage learner engagement with feedback & reflection.
Jessica Fletcher - The potential of podcasts in pedagogy: a novel assessment tool for communication skills in science education.
Charlotte Haigh - Inclusive authentic assessment methods in a skills-based module.
David Smith - Online assessment styles and approaches.
Vanessa Armstrong - Does a life science student's demographic background correlate with their access to careers, developmental opportunities and academic achievement?
Cressida Lyon - Promoting student engagement with feedback and skills development using an ePortfolio.
Harley Stevenson-Cocks - SciComm Summer: A Novel Project to Boost Student Employability and Skill Development.
Beth Dyson - Putting the Cart before the Horse – Designing Curricula based on Assessment to develop Graduate Attributes.
Zoe Burke - Using data interpretation as creative learning experiences and authentic assessments in online exams.
Gemma Wattret - A scalable approach: Using technology to develop commercial awareness and digital interview skills for Life Sciences Students.
Emily Coyte - Staff perceptions of bioscience UG teaching labs: a mixed-methods study.
Ian Turner - Improving Cultural Awareness in an UG Bioscience Module.
Nicholas Freestone