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Political influence in policy and education. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, B., & Holloway, A. (2015, October). Political influence in policy and education. Presented at Florence Nightingale Foundation Conference

No abstract available.

What’s in a Name? Exploring the Nomenclature of Science Communication in the UK [version 2] (2015)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., Redfern, J., Millington, S., & Gray, S. (2015). What’s in a Name? Exploring the Nomenclature of Science Communication in the UK [version 2]. F1000Research, 4, Article 409. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6858.2

This study, via a consideration of the literature, and a limited survey of active science communicators, presents concise and workable definitions for science outreach, public engagement, widening participation, and knowledge exchange, in a UK contex... Read More about What’s in a Name? Exploring the Nomenclature of Science Communication in the UK [version 2].

Fresh thinking about academic development: authentic, transformative, disruptive? (2015)
Journal Article
Loads, D., & Campbell, F. (2015). Fresh thinking about academic development: authentic, transformative, disruptive?. International Journal for Academic Development, 20(4), 355-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2015.1083866

We highlight three ways of conceptualising and enacting academic development: firstly as authentic, practice-based activity, secondly in terms of a new transformative paradigm for academic development units (ADUs), and thirdly as a space for disrupti... Read More about Fresh thinking about academic development: authentic, transformative, disruptive?.

The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A. (2015, July). The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation. Paper presented at Improving University Teaching, Ljubljana, Slovenia

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is being promoted as an activity for teaching-focused academics in the UK. However, support for SoTL is not a priority for most institutions, and formal provision for such support may not extend beyond... Read More about The Role of SoTL in Classroom Innovation.

TESTA - lessons learned. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, B., & Adamson, E. (2015, June). TESTA - lessons learned. Presented at Learning, Teaching and Assessment Conference

No abstract available.

Transition to Research: Experiencing new paradigms (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tierney, A., & Barkess, G. (2015, June). Transition to Research: Experiencing new paradigms. Paper presented at International Conference on Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education , Glasgow

The transition from undergraduate study to postgraduate research is a difficult one for students to negotiate. Similarly, the transition from disciplinary researcher to pedagogic researcher is a difficult transition for staff to undertake. There are... Read More about Transition to Research: Experiencing new paradigms.

Flexibility of bunyavirus genomes: creation of an orthobunyavirus with an ambisense S segment (2015)
Journal Article
van Knippenberg, I., & Elliott, R. (2015). Flexibility of bunyavirus genomes: creation of an orthobunyavirus with an ambisense S segment. Journal of Virology, 89(10), https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.03595-14

The Bunyamwera (BUNV) orthobunyavirus NSs protein has proven a challenge to study in the context of viral infection. NSs is encoded in a reading frame that overlaps that of the viral nucleocapsid (N) protein thus limiting options for mutagenesis. In... Read More about Flexibility of bunyavirus genomes: creation of an orthobunyavirus with an ambisense S segment.

Plenary presentation and panel (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fotheringham, J. (2015, May). Plenary presentation and panel. Paper presented at Policy and Practice Summit for senior managers and student representatives (QAA Scotland

No abstract available.

Does attending a large science event enthuse young people about science careers? (2015)
Journal Article
Illingworth, S., Lewis, E., & Percival, C. (2015). Does attending a large science event enthuse young people about science careers?. Journal of Science Communication, 14(2), https://doi.org/10.22323/2.14020206

A survey was conducted during the University of Manchester’s 2014 ‘Science Extravaganza’, which saw the participation of over 900 Key Stage 3 (ages 11–14) students in a range of interactive demonstrations, all run by active University researchers. Th... Read More about Does attending a large science event enthuse young people about science careers?.

Shape of caring recommendations. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, B. (2015, April). Shape of caring recommendations. Presented at Nursing and Midwifery Council

No abstract available.

Interactive and Interdisciplinary Student Work: A Facilitative Methodology to Encourage Lifelong Learning (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, J., & Illingworth, S. (2015). Interactive and Interdisciplinary Student Work: A Facilitative Methodology to Encourage Lifelong Learning. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 17(2), 108-118. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.17.2SI.107

In order to support and facilitate continuous learning and a growth mindset, it is essential that students be exposed to learning opportunities that explicitly allow them to apply and practice what they have learned. (Dweck, 2007)This paper focuses o... Read More about Interactive and Interdisciplinary Student Work: A Facilitative Methodology to Encourage Lifelong Learning.

An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes (2015)
Journal Article
Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2016). An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes. Journal of Biological Education, 50(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2014.1002520

The development and evaluation of a two-week laboratory class, based on the diagnosis of human infectious diseases, is described. It can be easily scaled up or down, to suit class sizes from 50 to 600 and completed in a shorter time scale, and to dif... Read More about An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes.