en-gb t.j.mcandrew@leeds.ac.uk http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/images/ukcbio_180.jpg http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/ 125 70 Centre for Bioscience http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/news/The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Bioscience is a national centre providing subject based support for the UK higher education bioscience community in the area of learning and teaching. http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/funding/tdf/call0110.aspx The UK Centre for Bioscience is pleased to announce the availability of grants of up to £4,000 for members of the bioscience community departments offering bioscience HE provision in Wales. Applicants from institutions in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are not eligible to apply for this round but a UK-wide funding call will be issued by the Centre later in 2010. This funding is offered to encourage the development, establishment or validation of innovative learning, teaching and assessment materials or methods. The deadline for applications is Friday 15th October 2010. http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2010/08/oer2bii.aspx The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Higher Education Academy are offering ten £1,000 awards for insightful, reflective case studies into the use of open educational resources OER for learning and teaching. http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/funding/recognition/award.aspx Supported by the UK Centre for Bioscience and sponsored by Oxford University Press, the Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award recognises outstanding learning and teaching practice in the biosciences. We're looking for lecturers who: *Excel at engaging, motivating and inspiring their students *Go the extra mile to support their students' development as individuals *Have influenced and enhanced students' achievements and colleagues' practices within and beyond their own institution The winner will receive the Ed Wood Memorial Prize: £1,000 to spend as they wish and one year's subscription to an OUP journal. Visit the website for more information or to apply. The closing date for applications is noon on 15 October 2010. http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/ftp/teachingguides/eoicall.pdf The Centre is planning a second edition of Self- and Peer-Assessment: Guidance on Practice in the Biosciences and we are seeking case studies to include in the new edition.