Bioscience Scholarship Research Blog

Ideas for higher education, informed by bioscience contexts.

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  • Inclusion Without a Structural Lens: Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough

    Universities often position their efforts around inclusion and closing awarding gaps as neutral and well-intentioned. Yet, despite years of reform, inequitable outcomes persist – especially for students who are racialised, disabled, or both. Why? Because universities usually address race and disability separately through distinct policies, overlooking the way these identities…

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  • From Practice to Page

    From Practice to Page

    A great deal of academic thinking never makes it beyond the classroom, the module team meeting, or the corridor conversation. We try something, notice a…

  • Unlocking Inclusive Student Experience in Bioscience

    Unlocking Inclusive Student Experience in Bioscience

    As the theme lead for Inclusive Student Experience, my everyday activities revolve around working with people who are passionate about helping students. The motto of…

  • Authentic and Engaging Teaching in Practice

    Authentic and Engaging Teaching in Practice

    When I was a student, the classroom looked very different from the vibrant spaces I teach in today. Learning was passive rows of desks, long…

  • Rethinking Innovation in Bioscience Education

    Rethinking Innovation in Bioscience Education

    What feels new today can quickly become part of everyday teaching tomorrow. I believe innovative pedagogy is about adapting to shifts, and that’s what makes…

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I’m Laurel, a teaching and scholarship academic at Nottingham Trent University, and I manage the Bioscience Scholarship blog for the Bioscience Scholarship Research Centre.