Category Archives: Biological and Biomedical Sciences

News stories and updates from our Biological and Biomedical Sciences team

Introducing Jonathan Disley our new Academic Practice Learning Manager

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Hello all! I am really excited to have joined the team in the School of Life Sciences and Education.

As Academic Practice Learning Manager my role is all about our graduates’ employability skills. I am working with local, regional and national employers to support the development of work-experience placements for our students.We know from feedback and academic performance that our students value work placements and what they offer in terms of employability skills and opening up opportunities. Many have said their work placement has set them up on successful and previously undiscovered career pathways. Continue reading →

Higher Education’s Invisible Learning

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At this time of year we often hear of our recent graduate students obtaining employment and being accepted for higher degrees. They clearly impress employers and other HEI’s with their transferable knowledge and skills, some of which they have obtained during their placements, perhaps in hospitals, analytical laboratories and schools. On hearing such news we, as tutors, can look back and remember these students in their first year – and this often makes their achievements even more impressive. Of course, all our students learn more than just biology and transferable skills.

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Quality – from laboratory bench to hospital bedside

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Ian Davies, lecturer in Biomedical Science and course leader for Healthcare Science, has just been selected to be part of the Q Community – a diverse and growing community of professionals with experience and understanding of improvement and committed to improving health and care across the UK.

Founded by the Health Foundation in 2013 and supported by NHS Improvement, Q (which stands for Quality if you haven’t guessed) is a community of frontline staff, managers, researchers and policymakers who share a common aim in developing a critical mass to accelerate improvements to the quality of care.

 

Although a common public perception of healthcare centres around nurses and doctors, as Ian explains biomedical and healthcare scientists play a vital contribution to patient care throughout the NHS: Continue reading →

Welcome

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Welcome to our blog and our opportunity to share with you our knowledge of life sciences and education.  Here you will find out about our events, our students and staff, as well as everything that excites us, and hopefully you, about the world.

In the School of Life Sciences and Education we work together with key external partners to deliver flexible and applied courses in psychology, sport & exercise, biological and biomedical sciences, and education.  Our students experience exciting, interactive and digitally supported learning environments.  We focus on applying research and learning to real work settings, and working with employers and industry partners to provide our students with employability skills and networks and to contribute to our communities.

Our staff are conducting international research and our staff and students are making a real difference in our regional communities. This blog is all about sharing the news and stories of our students, staff and partners, the connections we are making and the impact of our School.  This blog is about connecting to you, so please take the opportunity to interact with us through:

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