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Curriculum design in biosciences: setting up first-year students for success
Curriculum design in biosciences: setting up first-year students for success
Transferable skills and employability are more important than ever, and students arrive at university with a widening diversity of backgrounds. So, how should we prioritise what to teach in the first year of a biosciences degree?
Audrey Heppleston
University of East Anglia