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Bioscience Education Research Group

Welcome to our launch event!

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ULBERG launch event - programme

Welcome from the Dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Professor Steve Homans

Welcome from the ULBERG group leader, Dr Neil Morris

Presentations from ULBERG theme leaders Refreshments, posters and networking

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Professor Steve HomansDean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences

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Dr Neil MorrisULBERG group leader

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ULBERG mission statement:

Within the next five years ULBERG will be recognised as a centre of excellence for bioscience teaching, scholarship and innovation in the UK and internationally.

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Strategic aims:

• Undertake innovative research into learning and teaching in Higher Education;

• Undertake focussed research in a wide range of educational areas;

• Provide a forum for sharing and dissemination of pedagogic and scholarly research;

• Undertake activities which directly improve undergraduate and taught postgraduate student engagement and enhance the quality of the student experience;

• Enhance professional development opportunities for teaching and scholarship focussed staff.

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Major current areas of interest:

• Technology enhanced learning;• Open educational resources;• Curriculum enhancement;• Employability;• Public understanding of science.

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Members of ULBERG:

Neil Morris Al PicklesDavid Lewis Katie SmithSusan Whittle Stevie McBurneyDavid Roberts Daniella StraussAysha Divan James PickeringCharlotte Haigh Simon HarrisonSheila Nunn Henry Greathead

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Current funding:

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Critical friends:

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Professor Julian ParkReading

Dr Jon ScottLeicester

Dr Graham ScottHull

Professor Deborah

Murdoch-Eaton,Leeds

Updates:

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For news and updates, follow us on Twitter @UL_BERG

For details of ongoing projects, see our blog at:https://elgg.leeds.ac.uk/ulberg/weblog/

Promises:We will be launching our website soon. We will publish regular newsletters. We will set up an email distribution list.e To get in touch, email: ulberg@leeds.ac.uk

Join our group on Linkedin

Seminars:

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Networking: Please browse our posters and speak to group members (identifiable

by ULBERG labels) over a glass of wine and nibbles.

Please feel free to wear a label with your name and to add “interests” labels to help with networking.

Collaboration: Members of ULBERG are actively seeking collaborators for

future projects – please get in touch.

Future events: Symposia, networking events, seminars

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