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Bioscience laboratory practicals, projects and placements in a Covid-19 world

Rolfe, Vivien; Adukwu, Emmanuel

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The aim of this review is to discuss alternatives to the traditional practicals, undergraduate projects and student placements that are presently being disrupted by Covid-19. We focus on bioscience higher education (biology, biomedical sciences) with an emphasis on the laboratory sciences. In the context of a shifting environmental and political landscape, we consider whether higher education institutions can deliver the latest bioscience skills and knoweldge sought by employers through the use of virtual learning. To take the pressure off being in the laboratory, we suggest that there may be opportunities to reduce lab teaching, and in doing so, meet industry needs for more computational and policy-related knowledge. There may be opportunities for academic teams to build relationships with local businesses and industry partners to find new solutions, and think about how agility can be incorporated into curriculum design to accommodate the rapidly changing external environment. In this paper we share examples of how the authors work together to enhance student employability. Further research is required to understand the views of each stakeholder–student, academic and business or industry partners - in order to fully understand the context of the problems and possible solutions.

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Rolfe, V., & Adukwu, E. (2023). Bioscience laboratory practicals, projects and placements in a Covid-19 world. Journal of Biological Education, 57(3), 668-677. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2021.1941187

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 1, 2021
Online Publication Date Jun 30, 2021
Publication Date Jul 1, 2023
Deposit Date May 18, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Biological Education
Print ISSN 0021-9266
Electronic ISSN 2157-6009
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 57
Issue 3
Pages 668-677
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2021.1941187
Keywords SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19, laboratory practicals, undergraduate projects, student placements, bioscience, higher education, STEM
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7406309
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00219266.2021.1941187?journalCode=rjbe20

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