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Heads of University Biological Sciences Spring Meeting and AGM : Biosciences Curricula and Employability Weetwood Hall Conference Centre University of Leeds 20th and 21st May 2008 Tuesday 20 May Widening participation and retention 14.00 Sue Tatum (Foundation Degree Forward) Foundation degrees and their likely impact on University Biosciences. 14.35 Dr Pauline Balac ( University of Huddersfield ). Attracting non-standard students into University science: Year 0 Foundation Science and Women into Science. 15.10 Rachel Tobbell ( UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology, Bradford ). Retaining women in SET: problems and progress. 15.45 General discussion about widening participation and retention. National issues: BSF, IOB, RAE and REF 16.20 Prof Peter Heathcote ( Queen Mary College ). Update on Costing the Biosciences. 16.55 Dr Jonathan Adams (MD, Evidence Ltd.). Research Assessment Exercises us all. Wednesday 21 May Employability, professional courses and accreditation - the future or a threat? 08.45 Prof David Coates ( University of Bradford ). The BioSciences Federation and the Institute of Biology : an update on developments. 09.00 Brian Rankin ( President of the Forensic Science Society and Head of Centre for Forensic Investigation at the University of Teesside ). The growth, limitations and standards of forensic science courses in Universities. 09.35 Dr Alan Wainwright ( Institute of Biomedical Sciences ). Prospects for biomedical science graduates. 10.10 Margaret Culshaw ( University of Huddersfield ). Pharmacy with Biosciences - a natural Symbiosis? 11.05 David Adams (Director of the HEA Centre for Bioscience, University of Leeds ). Working with the Centre for Biosciences. 11.40 Prof David Coates ( University of Bradford ). Biosciences coexisting with the professions: optometry and pharmacy in Bradford . 12.05 Summary and discussion about future trends in University bioscience courses.
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