Our October Society for Natural Sciences Learning and Teaching e-Seminar: “Disciplinary literacies in STEM: What do undergraduates read, how do they read it, and can we teach scientific reading more effectively?” will be delivered by will be delivered by Katharine Hubbard (University of Hull) and will take place on Thursday 27th October 2022 from 12.00-12.50. Please register via this event link to receive joining details prior to the event.
The Society for Natural Sciences Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group host a series of monthly lunchtime online seminars to support dissemination and discussion of best practice in an interdisciplinary science education. These informal webinars take place online from 12.00-12.50 on the final Thursday of each month and start with an introductory presentation from a member of the network followed by question and answers/discussion. They are open and free to attend (for both members of the Society and non-members)- so do feel free to extend this invitation to colleagues!
Professor Nicky King, chair of the Society for Natural Sciences and Professor of Natural Sciences Education at the University of Exeter has today been announced as one of the winners of the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship Scheme awards for 2022, run by AdvanceHE.
Nicky led the development of our ground breaking accreditation framework which embeds interdisciplinarity at it’s heart and supports institutions to develop and share best practice around interdisciplinary science education. This work was core to Nicky’s NTFS nomination alongside her endeavours developing Natural Sciences at Exeter and advocating for both wider access to higher education and a more compassionate approach to educational leadership.
Nicky says “I’m really proud of the work we’ve done with the Society for Natural Sciences to introduce an accreditation scheme for UK HEIs and to champion interdisciplinary science education. This award recognises the value this scheme and I hope will act as a platform to raise the profile of Natural Sciences education and the role of the Society for Natural Sciences in the wider scientific community”
In this year’s annual student conference the Society launched a student journal – this is a great opportunity which we are excited to announce.
Students can publish work carried out in their undergraduate projects, maximising dissemination of their research in the Natural Sciences and giving them a platform to further strengthen their CV and develop a research-focussed career. Submissions are welcome from any student carrying out their project in the Natural Sciences, with multi-, cross- and interdisciplinary work being particularity sought.
Please see here for more details. We look forward to seeing this journal grow in the coming years!
The Society for Natural Sciences is a professional body for scientists, educators and students who work across the disciplinary boundaries in science. It exists to encourage collaboration and the sharing of ideas among its members, share best practice for science education and interdisciplinarity, represent interdisciplinary science in education policy and promote the benefits of interdisciplinary science to prospective students, educators and industry.
This social media interns role is to support society activity on social media by generating ideas for content and producing content which can support our work to promote interdisciplinary science to prospective students, raise the profile of natural sciences and interdisciplinary science as a whole and raise the profile of the society and the work that it does.
The Society for Natural Sciences are looking for a few enthusiastic Natural Sciences students from one of our member institutions to help us to raise the profile of the work of the society and Natural Sciences. The role will entail regular online meetings with our Social Media Manager to discuss, plan and generate ideas for content and then independent work to create static and video content which can be used on our social media channels. The Social Media Interns will also take an overview of our digital presence and make suggestions for improvements and development.
Our May Society for Natural Sciences Learning and Teaching e-Seminar: “Experiences in interdisciplinary learning: from studying Molecular Sciences to the Head of Natural Sciences” will be delivered by Tharin Blumenschein (University of East Anglia) and will take on Thursday 26th May 2022 from 12.00-12.50. Please register via this event link to receive joining details prior to the event.
The Society for Natural Sciences Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group host a series of monthly lunchtime online seminars to support dissemination and discussion of best practice in an interdisciplinary science education. These informal webinars take place online from 12.00-12.50 on the final Thursday of each month and start with an introductory presentation from a member of the network followed by question and answers/discussion. They are open and free to attend (for both members of the Society and non-members)- so do feel free to extend this invitation to colleagues!
Our May Society for Natural Sciences Learning and Teaching e-Seminar: “Experiences in interdisciplinary learning: from studying Molecular Sciences to the Head of Natural Sciences” will be delivered by Tharin Blumenschein (University of East Anglia) and will take on Thursday 26th May 2022 from 12.00-12.50. Please register via this event link to receive joining details prior to the event.
The Society for Natural Sciences Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group host a series of monthly lunchtime online seminars to support dissemination and discussion of best practice in an interdisciplinary science education. These informal webinars take place online from 12.00-12.50 on the final Thursday of each month and start with an introductory presentation from a member of the network followed by question and answers/discussion. They are open and free to attend (for both members of the Society and non-members)- so do feel free to extend this invitation to colleagues!
Our April Society for Natural Sciences Learning and Teaching e-Seminar: “Scientific case-building as a learning objective: using an open-ended interdisciplinary lab to teach rhetoric” will be delivered by Dr John Pearl (University of Leicester) and will take on Thursday 28th April 2022 from 12.00-12.50. Please register via this event link to receive joining details prior to the event.
The Society for Natural Sciences Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group host a series of monthly lunchtime online seminars to support dissemination and discussion of best practice in an interdisciplinary science education. These informal webinars take place online from 12.00-12.50 on the final Thursday of each month and start with an introductory presentation from a member of the network followed by question and answers/discussion. They are open and free to attend (for both members of the Society and non-members)- so do feel free to extend this invitation to colleagues!
Our March Society for Natural Sciences Learning and Teaching e-Seminar: “Systems thinking approaches to interdisciplinary learning for sustainable development” will be delivered by Dr Glenn Hurst (University of York) and will take on Thursday 31st March 2022 from 12.00-12.50. Please register via this event link to receive joining details prior to the event.
The Society for Natural Sciences Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group host a series of monthly lunchtime online seminars to support dissemination and discussion of best practice in an interdisciplinary science education. These informal webinars take place online from 12.00-12.50 on the final Thursday of each month and start with an introductory presentation from a member of the network followed by question and answers/discussion. They are open and free to attend (for both members of the Society and non-members)- so do feel free to extend this invitation to colleagues!
Our February Society for Natural Sciences Learning and Teaching e-Seminar: “What can pandemic policies such as no-detriment tell us about awarding gaps – a discussion of the data!” will be delivered by our society chair Prof Nicky King (University of Exeter) and will take on Thursday 24th February 2022 from 12.00-12.50. Please register via this event link to receive joining details prior to the event.
The Society for Natural Sciences Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Group host a series of monthly lunchtime online seminars to support dissemination and discussion of best practice in an interdisciplinary science education. These informal webinars take place online from 12.00-12.50 on the final Thursday of each month and start with an introductory presentation from a member of the network followed by question and answers/discussion. They are open and free to attend (for both members of the Society and non-members)-so do feel free to extend the invitation to colleagues!
