Here’s our back-to-school issue of Physiology News. Packed with useful insights, tips and advice from educators as they share their experiences of new activities and approaches they’ve tested that you can adopt into your own teaching. Enjoy the Education and Teaching Issue.

Summer 2025 - Issue 136

Education and Teaching Special Issue

Why your next undergraduate capstone projects should be a collaboration: A model for cross-institution projects

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The early educator diaries

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From August, discover more about physiologists past and present

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Immune surveillance, brain mechanisms and brain border dynamics at UK Glia 2026

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From cells to students: A career in physiology education

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From Brown to broadband: Keeping physiology teaching experimental

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Communicating the research evidence: Q&A with Sarah Bunn on a career in science policy

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GenAI in physiology education

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Addressing unmet needs in healthcare for neuromotor degenerative diseases

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Introduction

In anticipation of the start of the new academic year, here’s our back-to-school issue. Packed with useful insights, tips and advice from educators as share their experiences of new activities and approaches they’ve tested that you can adopt into your own teaching style. Enjoy the Education and Teaching Special Issue of Physiology News.
Introduction

Editorial: Welcome to our back-to-school issue

Issue Highlights

Professor Craig Sale (EiC, The Journal of Nutritional Physiology) writes about the future challenges and solutions for nutritional physiology education. Read his article 'Feeding minds' in Physiology News magazine.
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Feeding minds: The future challenges and solutions for nutritional physiology education

Educators, Sean Roe and Mary McGahon share their process of creating a learning environment that better celebrated difference and represented each individual student at Queens University Belfast. Read more about their EDI work in this article.
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Co-creation in action: Empowering students to empower each other

Historical research to foster student curiosity - researching historical breakthroughs in physiology for a competition, inspired students to think creatively and innovatively about future research possibilities. Read the article to find out more about the competition.
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History of Physiology Competition 2025

Physiologist, or Educator? Learning to wear both hats, as shared by Matthew J. Mason, The Society's 2025 Otto Hutter Teaching Prize recipient. Read his article in Physiology News magazine.
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Otto Hutter Teaching Prize and Lecture

Here’s our back-to-school issue of Physiology News. Packed with useful insights, tips and advice from educators as they share their experiences of new activities and approaches they’ve tested that you can adopt into your own teaching. Enjoy the Education and Teaching Issue.
Events

Physiology teaching: Fit for the future

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Historical research to foster student curiosity - researching historical breakthroughs in physiology for a competition, inspired students to think creatively and innovatively about future research possibilities. Read the article to find out more about the competition.
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History of Physiology Competition 2025

Using film references in lectures is both a fun and educational tool for students to assess the portrayal of physiological scenarios. Áine Kelly and Christopher Torrens tell us more about the benefits of this teaching approach.
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Physiology on film

Understanding the experiences of those starting out on teaching careers can help support Early Career Educators on their own educational journeys. Read more about the project to define and better support Early Career Educators.
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Defining and better supporting the Early Career Educator

How to solve a problem like Generative AI? Matt Hardy shares why he used GenAI to teach critical appraisal. Read his article.
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How to solve a problem like Generative AI

Would you like help designing effective active learning activities for your students? Dr Clare Tweedy and Dr Alexandra Holmes take you through 3 steps to assist with this task. Read the article to learn more.
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Active learning by design: Scalable strategies for physiology education

Understanding the student experiencing - physiology educators explore the factors influencing student engagement in large group settings. Read more about their student-led project.
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Understanding factors influencing engagement in large group teaching through a student-led project

Features

"I hope my journey shows that a career in physiology education isn’t a detour from science—it’s a powerful way to live it," shares Charlotte Haigh. Read her inspiring story of her career in physiology education.
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From bench to boardroom: A career in physiology education

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Why I chose a career in physiology education

My career journey in physiology education. Louise Robson shares her story and tips for students looking to begin their own careers in teaching. Read the article.
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From PhD student to Professor in physiology education

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Assessment and feedback in the AI era

Adopting a holistic approach and embedding reflective practice could play an important role in a student's higher education journey. Dr Emily Bell explains why. Read her article in Physiology News.
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Flourishing and languishing during the transition to university

Physiologist, or Educator? Learning to wear both hats, as shared by Matthew J. Mason, The Society's 2025 Otto Hutter Teaching Prize recipient. Read his article in Physiology News magazine.
Features

Otto Hutter Teaching Prize and Lecture

News & Views

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Two heads? No problem, flatworms as a model organism for practical lessons

How to engage first-year physiology students? Read how workshops using puzzles and games can improve attendance and encourage collaborative learning.
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Interactive activities to encourage engagement in first-year physiology workshops

Help is at hand to overcome undergraduates' coding anxieties. In this article, Nadia Cerminara (University of Bristol, UK) shares a framework to teach R coding to life science students and help boost their confidence.
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Facing the fear: A scaffolding approach to teaching life sciences undergraduates R coding

Educators, Sean Roe and Mary McGahon share their process of creating a learning environment that better celebrated difference and represented each individual student at Queens University Belfast. Read more about their EDI work in this article.
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Co-creation in action: Empowering students to empower each other

Encouraging early engagement in career planning - Dawn Davies and Sarah Phillips, (University of Bristol, UK) share how to build students' career research skills.
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Developing ‘career literacy’ in undergraduates

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Physiology is a worldwide enterprise

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Inspiring students: From spark to symphony

The Journal of Precision Medicine: Health and Disease. A pivotal moment for shaping the future of healthcare shares Professor Colleen E. Clancy, the journal's founding EiC.
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Educating for precision: Physiology through a precision medicine lens

Professor Craig Sale (EiC, The Journal of Nutritional Physiology) writes about the future challenges and solutions for nutritional physiology education. Read his article 'Feeding minds' in Physiology News magazine.
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Feeding minds: The future challenges and solutions for nutritional physiology education

Read about the virtual collection, 'Physiological Effects of Atmospheric Pollution'. Josephine Adams (Editor-in-Chief, Physiological Reports) discusses extreme physiology research and the studies published in Physiological Reports with Physiology News magazine.
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Air Pollution: Global health risk and pressing topic for physiological research

Events

Here’s our back-to-school issue of Physiology News. Packed with useful insights, tips and advice from educators as they share their experiences of new activities and approaches they’ve tested that you can adopt into your own teaching. Enjoy the Education and Teaching Issue.
Events

Physiology teaching: Fit for the future

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