Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS)

• Read the HUBS constitution
• Read the HUBS 2024-2027 Strategy Document

This is an online platform developed by Early Career Lecturers in Biosciences Forum and Heads of University Biosciences hosted by the AdvanceHE Connect. This reference point for bioscience teachers and investigators provides curated resources for teaching, research, scientific outreach, and funding. The site delivers online support materials for new lectures, as well as webinar recordings of past workshops on a variety of topics. This platform also serves as secure and safe forum of exchanging ideas and experiences among the bioscience lecturers community. It is open to any HUBS member university.

Resources from several HUBS workshops and events are also available in our online resource library hosted at AdvanceHE. These include recordings of talks, presentation slides, and more.

To connect:

• Register with AdvanceHE connect  
• Once logged in, click on the connect tab and search for HUBS in the righthand side search box, the HUBS-ECLBio Biosciences Lecturer Resources and community will appear
• Request to join the HUBS-ECLBio community

Full HUBS membership is open to university departments interested in contributing to debates on priorities in the biosciences. The Head of Department is normally the point of contact but they can also nominate others to attend meetings and receive updates on their behalf.

Higher education institutions offering bioscience degrees with 'university title' are eligible for Full HUBS membership.

Full HUBS membership benefits

• Priority invitation to all HUBS events and 30% off the delegate fee for the HUBS Annual Meeting
• Ability to apply for annual HUBS Teaching & Learning Grants, worth £1,000 each (see below)
• Opportunities to influence HE policy through contribution to Royal Society of Biology (RSB) responses to government consultations
• High-level networking opportunities to share best practice with heads from a wide range of UK universities
• Chances to contribute to HUBS work, e.g. review of HE practical work, creation of Open Educational Resources, collation of the external examiners database
• Invitations to HUBS and RSB special occasions
• Discount on all RSB training courses for your staff through a membership code
• Exclusive access to the HUBS mailing list with bulletins of latest opportunities and news in the HE biosciences sector
• Exclusive access to the HUBS online educational resource, available at AdvanceHE connect
• Discount of 50% on your first two years of RSB membership

Affiliate HUBS membership is open to further education and international institutions interested in contributing to national debates on priorities in the biosciences

Further education institutions offering bioscience degrees with degree awarding powers and cited on the UK government website as 'recognised body' are eligible for Affiliate HUBS membership.

International institutions are eligible when offering accredited Royal Society of Biology programmes, or have formal links and articulations with institutions in the UK who are members of HUBS, and are therefore subject to oversight by the QAA.

• Aberystwyth University
• Anglia Ruskin University
• Aston University
• Birmingham City University
• Brunel University London
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Cardiff University
• Coventry University
• Durham University
• Edinburgh Napier University
• Glasgow Caledonian University
• Heriot-Watt University
• Keele University
• Kingston University
• Lancaster University
• Leeds Beckett University
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Loughborough University
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Middlesex University
• Newcastle University
• Nottingham Trent University
• Oxford Brookes University
• Queen Mary, University of London
• Queen's University Belfast
• Roehampton University
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• Sheffield Hallam University
• St George's University of London
• Staffordshire University
• The Open University
• The University of Manchester
• University College London (UCL)
• University of Aberdeen
• University of Bath
• University of Bedfordshire
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bolton
• University of Bradford
• University of Brighton
• University of Chester
• University of Derby
• University of East Anglia (UEA)
• University of East London
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• University of Hertfordshire
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Hull
• University of Kent
• University of Leeds
• University of Leicester
• University of Lincoln
• University of Liverpool
• University of Oxford
• University of Plymouth
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Reading
• University of Sheffield
• University of Southampton
• University of St Andrews
• University of Surrey
• University of Sussex
• University of the West of England
• University of Ulster
• University of Warwick
• University of West of Scotland — Hamilton Campus
• University of Wolverhampton
• University of York
• Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
• York St John University
• Zoological Society of London

HUBS are pleased to invite UK bioscience departments to be part of a series of workshops on learning and teaching. Funding has been provided to enable us to offer a grant of up to £1,000 to individual institutions to host and deliver a workshop on learning and teaching in the biosciences, with the aim of there being three such workshops, delivered by different institutions, per year.

The workshop series has the following aims:

• to support the bioscience sector in enhancing the student learning experience;
• to enable institutions to disseminate findings from research or evaluation studies, or evidence-informed policy and/or best practice;
• to facilitate the sharing of policy, practice ,and evidence, across institutions;
• to facilitate the establishment of networks of staff supporting teaching and learning in the biosciences;
• to promote critical discussion in relation to enhancing the quality of the student learning experience in the biosciences.

Workshops will be held thoughout academic year. Proposing departments are asked to specify their preferred dates on the proposal form. Where possible we will aim to spread the workshops across the year, preferably with one in each of late autumn, early spring and in the summer to interlink with the annual events. Each workshop should typically run from 10.00-16.00 hours with opportunities for networking and/or discussion.

Organising departments should aim to attract 30-40 attendees from their own constituency, from neighbouring higher education providers and from the wider higher education sector.

The seminars will be hosted by and held in the institutions that have had a proposal accepted in response to the call. Institutions interested in hosting a workshop or seminar during the series must ensure that their workshop or seminar is fully accessible to any delegates who may wish to attend. This includes the provision of an accessible venue and accessible presentations, which are made available to delegates electronically (preferably in advance). Hosts may be able to minimise room booking costs by badging the activity as a development event if a number of local staff are attending.

Host institutions will be solely responsible for managing bookings and communicating with delegates. The host will also be responsible for advertising the workshop or seminar. HUBS will assist, using a number of established mechanisms to advertise the workshop via the Royal Society of Biology communication channels and HEABIOPEDR JISC mailing list.

Joint applications for workshops run collaboratively by two institutions will be welcome as well as individual applications.

It's expected that wherever possible the workshop should be recorded with the recording made available to HUBS for inclusion in the group's online resource library. It is the workshop organisers responsibility to make all participants aware that the workshop will be recorded, and ensure that delegates have consented to this during the booking process.

As well as a recording, hosts will be required to provide any resources resulting from the workshop, such as slides and delegate packs.

The following criteria will be used to select proposals for the series:

• The workshop content is relevant to developing teaching and learning priorities within the biosciences.
• The programme for the workshop or seminar is well planned and structured.
• Proposers will be required to agree to draft a short report on the outcomes of the workshop.

Applicants must agree to write a short report to be posted on the HUBS website following the meeting.

Applicants are welcome to propose the themes that they consider to be particularly relevant. Examples of previously selected themes can be seen below.

2023-24

• Authentic assessments in an AI world
• Intelligent assessment in the age of artificial intelligence workshop
• Developing my scholarship of teaching and learning project

2022-23

• Teaching the life sciences in three dimensions
• Happy staff, happy students: mental wellbeing for the whole university community
• Developing inclusive pedagogies in the biosciences

2021-22

• Exploring the scholarship of teaching and learning
• Fundamental biosciences: what foundations do students need for success in their study of biosciences?
• Universities and Professional Bodies working in partnership to decolonise the STEM curriculum

2020-21

• Co-creating assessments for the remote world
• Teaching biosciences in a pandemic: what lessons did we learn?
• Robust online assessment and how to avoid plagiarism
• Inspiring, developing, and supporting the future stars of bioscience education

2019-20

• Enhancing teaching and learning partnerships
• Re-imagining the first-year student experience
• Reimaging non-traditional final year research and honours projects: preparing graduates for the 21st century workplace
• Closing attainment gaps in the biosciences

2018-19

• Rubics for all: designing robust and transparent grading rubrics in the biological sciences
• Work-integrated learning: enhancing graduate employability
• Building resilience in and out of the curriculum
• Overcoming barriers in chemistry teaching within the biosciences (Joint HUCBMS & HUBS)

2017-18

• Minecraft in the biosciences
• Collaborative learning and teaching: developing skills for the future
• Improving the transition to higher education in the biosciences

If you have any queries, please email hubs@rsb.org.uk.

HUBS Workshop Series 2025: Bioscience on a Budget — Affordable Innovation in Bioscience Teaching 

09 July 2025, 09:30 – 17:00 | Newcastle University

A joint HUBS and HUCBMS Learning & Teaching Workshop. More details and registration link to follow.

Mastering systematic review project in bioscience and beyond — HUBS and HUCBMS Joint Learning & Teaching Workshop 2025 19 June 2025

This interactive workshop was designed to equip educators with the confidence and tools needed to effectively support students in systematic review projects. Drawing from successful interventions at University of East London, we provided practical guidance on project design, essential tools, and teaching strategies to help integrate systematic reviews seamlessly into bioscience curricula. 

HUBS Workshop Series 2025: gaining and evidencing inclusive education skills 11 June 2025

HUBS Workshop Series 2025: effective ways of diversifying the curriculum in the biosciences 30 May 2025 

HUBS Annual Meeting: Doing more with less 12-13 May 2025 

UK higher education heads of departments, subject leads, or nominees were invited to this two-day in-person conference for an opportunity to hear from diverse and influential voices in higher education. This year, with even more major financial pressure placed upon the HE sector, our theme was 'Doing more with less' — survival and transformational change. Sessions included Policy/Key Priorities, Reimagining learning and teaching, Attracting student numbers — apprenticeships, and the HE Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award. 

HUBS Workshop Series 2025: Bridging the Skills Gap — how to best prepare students for the employment market 24 April 2025

This event followed from our 2022 & 2024 workshops, in which we 'defined the fundamentals' for success in biosciences and 'identified authentic assessment strategies'. This hybrid event offered a timely opportunity for colleagues to extend this dialogue and focus beyond HE, examining the requirements and expectations for skills in the employment market, and exploring how to prepare our students to move into this world.

ECLBio Workshop: a gentle introduction to R for the biosciences 14 April 2025 

This friendly, hands-on session was designed for bioscience lecturers and researchers who want to explore the basics of R without the jargon or steep learning curve.

HUBS Workshop Series 2025: bridging the skills gap — how to best prepare students for the employment market 24 April 2025

This event follows from our 2022 and 2024 workshops, in which we have 'defined the fundamentals' for success in biosciences and 'identified authentic assessment strategies'. This hybrid event offered a timely opportunity for colleagues to extend this dialogue and focus beyond HE, examining the requirements and expectations for skills in the employment market, and exploring how to prepare our students to move into this world. 

BEN, BAG, and ECLBio Workshop: bioscience career progression through pedagogy Tuesday 25 June 2024 

The three HUBS supported networks, Bioscience Educators' Network (BEN), Bioscience Awarding Gap (BAG), and Early Career Lecturers' (ECL), came together to offer this one-day interactive workshop for bioscience colleagues at all stages of their career to reflect on their personal progression goals, consider opportunities for collaborative learning and teaching research, and to seek inspiration from the wider bioscience network that we have available to us.

HUBS Workshop Series 2024: enhancing effective and ethical engagement with AI: preparing bioscience graduates for future workforce in AI led industry Friday 5 July 2024 

Roehampton University ran an in-person workshop which addressed the critical issues of AI and discussed the ways to prepare bioscience graduates for their employability by providing guidance to engage with it ethically and with integrity. An overview was provided of AI applications in bioscience research/industry and delegates explored the ways to equip graduates with practical skills for effectively engaging with AI technologies.

Participants learned how to be better prepared to engage with AI ethically and effectively to assist the students in their careers in bioscience. They also gained practical skills, ethical awareness, and a deeper understanding of the opportunities/challenges presented by AI in the bioscience workforce. Please download the programme for more information.

HUBS Workshop Series 2024: developing my SoTL project' 9 May 2024 

This event built on previous workshops to encourage participants to engage with Scholarly practice with sessions on developing questions and identifying appropriate methods for undertaking pedagogic research. A key-note will highlight the benefits and challenges of undertaking such research before participants will be given the opportunity to pitch their ideas to foster inter-university collaboration.

HUBS ECLBio Workshop 2024: enhancing student engagement Monday 13th May

ECLBio's online workshop focussed on digital engagement, widening participation, students as creators and work-based learning.

HUBS Workshop Series 2024: intelligent assessment in the age of AI' 14 May 2024 

The University of Leeds held a workshop on how we can improve teaching and assessment in the biosciences, in the new artificial intelligence (AI) age. The event was open to anyone involved in teaching the biosciences in a Higher Education setting.

HUBS Annual Conference: future priorities for biological sciences in higher education 29-30 April 2024 

This conference included sessions on: Policy/Key Priorities, Learning and Teaching and AI in higher education. The meeting hosted the RSB/HUBS Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year award presentation, and was a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from across the sector. 

HUBS BAG Conference 2024 Thursday 18th April 2024 

The theme for this year's meeting was ‘Inclusive Assessment'. 

Authentic assessment in biosciences: how to measure what matters? 16th April 2024 

Teaching the life sciences in three dimensions 15 September 2023 

The structure-function relationship in the Life Sciences Education. Student creation of 3D material for engaging and inclusive workshops, creating authentic assessments.

HUBS and HUCBMS Joint Workshop: happy staff, happy students: mental wellbeing for the whole university community June 20th 2023 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2023: practical teaching in the biosciences 23 May 2023 

Developing inclusive pedagogies in the biosciences 21 April 2023 

The keynote speaker was Professor Winston Morgan, Professor of Toxicology, Equity, and Inclusive Practice at the University of East London. 

What makes our feedback unsatisfactory? A safe place to discuss 19 April 2023 

HUBS Annual Conference: future priorities for biological sciences in higher education 20-21 March 2023 

This two day conference included sessions on future priorities, EDI, and teaching and learning. The meeting also hosted the RSB/HUBS Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year award presentation, and was a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from across the sector.

HUBS and The Company of Biologists co-branded Workshop: increasing the visibility and impact of your research 23 Feb 2023 

The webinar was chaired Malavika Legge, Program Manager, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and speakers were Katherine Brown, Executive Editor, Development, The Company of Biologists, Theo Bloom, Executive Editor, The BMJ and Co-Founder, medRxiv, Claire Moulton, Publisher, The Company of Biologists, and Steven Vidovic, Head of Open Research & Publication Practice Library, University of Southampton. 

HUBS and HUCBMS Joint Workshop: remote exams and EDI 14 July 2022 

Remote exams are likely to remain part of the assessment mix of many departments going forward due to both pedagogic drivers and perceived resource efficiency. The workshop included presentations and discussions. We considered research addressing socioeconomic status and the experience of remote exams as well as the effects of digital poverty and learning differences. The computer sessions and discussions allowed us to share best practice at both local and institutional levels as to how to optimally deploy remote exams.

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2022: universities and professional bodies working in partnership to decolonise the STEM curriculum 6 July 2022

There is a growing global call to ‘decolonise’ HE curricula, including within the STEM subjects. The aim of the decolonisation agenda is to tackle racial injustices by acknowledging that the way we teach and practice our science is white and takes a Eurocentric viewpoint and instead, adopt practices that promote a wider view of the world. Universities and Professional Bodies/Learned Societies have missions that speak to engaging in activities that benefit all life and cultures and therefore have a critical role to play in effecting educational change in this space. Whilst practical efforts are being made within the STEM areas, these are currently localised, in the main, within individual organisations. Thus the aim of this workshop was to bring together Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Professional Bodies/Learned Societies from the STEM disciplines (spanning biological sciences, chemistry, physics, engineering, ecology and geoscience) and to explore how we work in partnership to drive forward decolonisation of curricula in a more unified and impactful way. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2022: exploring the scholarship of teaching and learning 25 May 2022 

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) underpins pedagogic research for academics in higher education. Pedagogic research draws from a range of disciplinary traditions which is both a strength and a weakness, as it is flexible in terms of how it can be carried out, but individuals from particular disciplinary traditions may struggle with some of the research methods and methodologies. This workshop aimed to explore the conventions of SoTL and pedagogic research, taking a research-informed approach to look at how we can develop our expertise, from taking first steps in teaching inquiry to developing work for presentation and publication. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2022: fundamental biosciences: what foundations do students need for success in their study of biosciences? 22 April 2022 

This online workshop offered the opportunity for the bioscience community to 'define the fundamentals' — which skills and knowledge do all students need after their first year in an undergraduate degree?

The Awarding Gap in the Biosciences: how can we close it? 23 March 2022 

This event, comprising invited talks and a panel discussion, examineed the characteristics of awarding gaps within the context of biosciences. It also discussed practical examples of ‘what works' in closing these gaps, including the role of student-staff collaborations and reflections on engagement, teaching and assessment practices. In addition, this event provideed an opportunity to network and develop cross-institutional collaborations focused on eliminating awarding gaps.

HUBS Annual Meeting 2022 28-29 March 2022

This two day conference included sessions on knowledge exchange, enhancement of the PGR student experience, and student transition. The meeting also hosted the RSB/HUBS Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year award presentation, and was a valuable opportunity to network with colleagues from across the sector.

HUBS ECLBio Workshop Series 2022: build back stronger: workshop on the continuation of good blended teaching practises and innovation 14 January 2022 

The workshop from the Heads of University Biosciences Early Career Lecturers in Bioscience group was for newcomers and relative newcomers to a university research and teaching career. The workshop focussed on lessons learned during the pandemic and aimed to share a range of good blended teaching practices and innovation that can be implemented into your bioscience teaching.

HUBS Bioscience Educators' Network (BEN) Workshop: inspiring, developing, and supporting the future stars of bioscience education — launch event for cohort 2 15 September 2021 

We invited applications to join the launch event for our second cohort of the national Bioscience Educators' Network (BEN) (supported by HUBS). At this launch event in September, we began our next cycle of developing and supporting the future stars of bioscience education. BEN supports bioscience educators at all career stages through a sustainable network around career support, promotion and award nominations. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2020: re-imagining the first-year student experience 16 July 2021 

The School of Life Sciences hosted a HUBS and RSB-sponsored meeting to develop ideas and strategies to inform our understanding of what makes for the best possible undergraduate bioscience first year.

HUBS and HUCBMS Joint Workshop: co-creating assessments for the remote world 4 June 2021 

The transition to a blended model of education has challenged many of the existing pedagogic paradigms prevalent in Higher Education bioscience courses. It has also highlighted the need for flexible multi-modal assessments that simultaneously allow students to demonstrate learning outcomes whilst being robust, secure, and able to discern ability in a digital world. Typical of the immediate responses to remote working were staff-led adaptions to assessments intended to adequately differentiate ability through a variety of pedagogic (e.g. PBL questions) and remote proctoring. This HUBS and HUCBMS Joint workshop proposed to ‘flip’ the narrative ‘and focus on the potential of students and staff working together to co-create authentic and applied bioscience assessments. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2021: teaching biosciences in a pandemic: what lessons did we learn? 21 April 2021 

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, higher education was forced to quickly adapt their practice to allow students to continue gaining the required knowledge and skills without leaving their homes. A year on, this online workshop encouraged academics to reflect on the positive and negative implications of the changes in teaching and learning caused by the global lockdown. Also, it initiated discussions around enhancement and innovation in teaching practices so we can prepare our graduates for the jobs of the future. 

HUBS Annual Meeting 2021 12-13 April 2021 

This two-day virtual conference was an opportunity to hear from diverse and influential voices in higher education, and will include sessions on the national research picture, the changing policy landscape, closing awarding gaps in the biosciences, BAME awarding gaps, Covid-19 impacts on awarding gaps and creating an inclusive environment in the biosciences. 

HUBS ECLBio Workshop Series 2021: scientific outreach for the early career lecturers 19 March 2021 

This two hours workshop was designed to cater for the specific needs of science colleagues who are (newly) appointed in Higher Education; from new lecturers, research focused academics, to postgraduate students and early-career researchers. The workshop brought together a line-up of award winning public engagement specialists as well as early career lecturers in biosciences that will showcase their experiences in communicating science to the larger public. 

HUBS and HUCBMS Joint Workshop 2021: robust online assessment and how to avoid plagiarism16 March 2021 

Joint Biosciences Learning and Teaching Workshop 2021 on how to avoid plagiarism with online assessments.

HUBS ECLBio Workshop Series 2021: academic publishing for early career lecturers in biosciences 26 February 2021 

Online webinar focused on academic publishing for early career lecturers and researchers in biosciences. This two-hour online webinar was designed to cater for the specific needs of science colleagues who are relatively newly appointed in Higher Education; from new lecturers, research focused academics, to postgraduate students and early-career researchers. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2021: inspiring, developing, and supporting the future stars of bioscience education 24 February 2021

Career development and support for education focussed academics often lags behind that of researchers. This workshop supported bioscience educators at all career stages, by building a sustainable network around career support, promotion and award nominations. We shared best practice and encourage attendees to link their work in improving student outcomes to their own career development. We also established an on-going career mentorship network; delegates are encouraged to become a mentor or mentee or both so that the workshop can have lasting impact. 

HUBS ECLBio Workshop Series 2021: new to teaching bioscience in higher education 15 January 2021 

This half-day, online workshop was designed to cater for the specific needs of science colleagues who are relatively new to teaching in Higher Education; from new lecturers, fixed-term teaching-focused academics, to postgraduate students and early-career researchers. The workshop provided an opportunity to discuss and share best practice in science education with other early-career academics and lecturers who have won awards for their teaching. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2020: enhancing teaching and learning partnerships 

7 January 2021 

Engaging students as partners in T&L continues to attract growing attention and critical debate, including in relation to enhancing the learning process itself and empowering students as T&L change agents. 

HUBS and HUCBMS Joint Workshop 2020: reimaging non-traditional final year research and honours projects — preparing graduates for the 21st century workplace 7 July 2020 & 14 July 2020

This collaborative workshop focused on alternatives to the traditional final year research project. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2020 : closing attainment gaps in the biosciences 2 July 2020 

In this workshop, a co-production between Royal Holloway and Kingston University, speakers shared their own effective practice and practical ideas for improving the outcomes of under performing demographic groups. 

HUBS ECLF Workshop 2020: research and teaching 10 January 2020 

A workshop event from the Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS) and the Royal Society of Biology for newcomers and relative newcomers to a university research and teaching career. This one-day workshop event was designed to cater for the specific needs of bioscience colleagues who have reached a career stage in which they are called on to develop their own research programme while providing lectures and other university teaching but who are yet to (or have only recently been) appointed to substantive academic posts. HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2019: work-integrated learning: enhancing graduate employability 18 September 2019

The workshop focused on the three current predominant WIL strategies; module provisions and work-simulated learning, short four week credit bearing and volunteering placements opportunities and longer year-long industrial placements. 

HUBS and HUCBMS Learning & Teaching Workshop 2019: overcoming barriers in chemistry teaching within the biosciences 1 July 2019

The one-day workshop examined chemistry teaching challenges in biomedical and bioscience programmes in the UK and focused on overcoming disciplinary and technological barriers to improve chemistry teaching in bioscience and biomedical science (BMS) programmes. 

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2019: building resilience in and out of the curriculum 13 June 2019 

This workshop considered the advantages, disadvantages and pitfalls of strategies to build resilience within and outwith the undergraduate curriculum. 

HUBS Annual Meeting 2019 30 Apr — 1 May 2019 

HUBS held their inaugural Annual Meeting 2019 at the Wellcome Genome Campus. The HUBS Annual Meeting 2019 included sessions on research, higher education policy, and teaching and learning in the biosciences. 

New to Teaching Bioscience in Higher Education 9 January 2019 

This one-day workshop event catered for the specific needs of early career bioscience colleagues who have reached a career stage in which they are called on to provide lectures.

HUBS Learning & Teachig Workshop Series 2018: minecraft in learning and teaching 12 July 2018 

This HUBS funded workshop explored how the popular game Minecraft can be used to support learning and teaching in the biological sciences in Higher Education.

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2018: improving the transition to higher education in the biosciences workshop 28 June 2018 

This HUBS funded workshop was an opportunity to discuss ways to support and prepare students for the transition for further study.

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2018: collaborative teaching and learning workshop: developing skills for the future 21 June 2018 

This HUBS funded workshop was run by the school of biosciences at the University of Birmingham and disseminated best practice and promotes critical discussion around the best ways to achieve effective collaboration for teaching staff and students. 

HUBS Spring Meeting 18-19 April 2018 

The HUBS Spring Meeting focused on teaching and learning in higher education. This event was held in Leicester. 

HUBS Early Career Lecturer Workshop 2018: new to teaching bioscience in higher education

This HUBS-funded workshop catered for the specific needs of bioscience colleagues who are new or relatively new to university teaching. 

HUBS Winter Meeting 2017 16 November 2017 

This policy-focused conference explored widening participation and public engagement with science. It took place at the Natural History Museum, London.

HUBS Learning & Teaching Workshop Series 2017: learning through games and play 19 July 2017 

This HUBS-funded workshop was held at the University of York.

HUBS, HUCBMS, and IBMS Joint Workshop 2017: teaching maths to biologists using non-digital games 30 June 2017 

This hands-on workshop examined how games and play can help us teach the more numerical parts of the bioscience curriculum. 

HUBS Spring Meeting 2017 10- 11 May 2017 

This two-day conference at Leicester explored digital teaching and learning in the biosciences, bioethics, and current issues in higher education.

2024

• Enhancing effective and ethical engagement with AI: Preparing bioscience graduates for future workforce in AI led industry

2023

• HUBS and HUCBMS joint workshop: Happy staff, happy students: Mental wellbeing for the whole university community
• HUBS learning & teaching workshop series May 2023: Practical teaching in the biosciences
• HUBS learning & teaching workshop series April 2023: Developing inclusive pedagogies in the biosciences
• HUBS learning & teaching workshop series April 2023: What makes our feedback unsatisfactory? A safe place to discuss
• HUBS and The Company of Biologists co-branded workshop: Increasing the visibility and impact of your research

2022

• HUBS learning & teaching workshop series July 2022: Universities and Professional Bodies working in partnership to decolonise the STEM curriculum
• HUBS and HUCBMS Joint Workshop: Remote exams and EDI

2021

• HUBS Bioscience Educators' Network (BEN) workshop: Inspiring, developing, and supporting the future stars of bioscience education — launch event for Cohort 2
• Teaching biosciences in a pandemic: what lessons did we learn?
• Scientific outreach for the Early Career Lecturers
• HUBS ECLBio workshop series 2021: Academic publishing for Early Career Lecturers in biosciences 
• HUBS/HUCBMS joint learning & teaching workshop: Inspiring, developing, and supporting the future stars of bioscience education
• HUBS ECLBio workshop series 2021: New to teaching bioscience in Higher Education 
• Enhancing teaching and learning partnerships

2020

• HUBS and HUCBMS joint workshop: Reimaging non-traditional Final Year Research and Honours Projects: Preparing graduates for the 21st Century workplace
• Closing attainment gaps in the biosciences
• HUBS ECLF workshop: Research and teaching

2019

• Work-integrated learning: Enhancing graduate employability
• HUBS and HUCBMS joint workshop: Overcoming barriers in chemistry teaching within the biosciences
• Building resilience in and out of the curriculum

2018

• Collaborative teaching and learning workshop: developing skills for the future

2017 

• Learning through games and play
• HUBS, HUCBMS and IBMS joint workshop: Teaching maths to biologists using non-digital games
• Understanding and implementing inclusive learning and teaching in bioscience education | Talk slides | Report

2015

Teaching and learning issues in the biosciences

2014 

Improving the status and valuation of teaching in the careers of UK academics 

The HUBS Executive Committee maintain a number of watching briefs covering the following topics:

• Teaching Excellence Framework
• Office for Students
• Research Excellence Framework
• Knowledge Excellence Framework
• Brexit
• Degree apprenticeships
• Inclusivity and widening participation
• Scotland and Curriculum for Excellence
• International and FE

The purpose of these (written) watching briefs were keep the committee and HUBS member institutions up to speed with recent developments. 

Previous (written) watching briefs were compiled twice yearly, examples of which can be downloaded below:

• July 2021 Watching Briefs
• November 2020 Watching Briefs
• July 2020 Watching Briefs