Education policy
Physiology education is one of The Society’s key policy priorities.
A number of initiatives and partnerships have been set up to ensure that The Society is able to promote and inform physiology education at all levels.
Up to age 19, The Society works particularly with the Royal Society of Biology through its Education Policy Advisory Group, feeding into consultation responses and working collaboratively on cross-disciplinary projects such as the Biology Curriculum Committee.
At higher education level, The Society works with the Education Policy Advisory Group on cross-disciplinary issues but also responds individually to these issues, where appropriate. The Society also leads on a substantial body of work looking into the reward and recognition of higher education teaching.
Education policy is overseen by The Society’s Education, Public Engagement and Policy committee, with valuable support from The Society’s Education and Teaching Theme.
Recognising Teachers In The Life Sciences
This booklet is one strand of a collaboration between The Physiological Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) and the Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS) that aims to raise the status and valuation of teaching in careers in Higher Education. It features 32 bioscientists and medical scientists whose promotion at one or more stages of their academic career has been achieved largely, sometimes exclusively, through recognition of their achievements in teaching / educational leadership. All the contributors share a passion for teaching, for supporting students and for developing educational initiatives – as their biographies clearly demonstrate.