Reports and Articles

For more information on Society of Biology's Degree Accreditation Programme, please read these reports and articles.

Society of Biology Degree Accreditation - The Future

A guidance pack provided to the attendees of our Accreditation Awards Ceremony on March 20th 2012.

Report on the Industry Survey on Accreditation

A report on the industry survey which sought the views of UK industry on the employability of bioscience graduates through our Industry Survey on Accredited Degrees.

Report on the Student Survey on Accreditation

A report on the Student Survey which gave students and recent graduates the chance to share their opinions on a range of topics including the factors affecting their degree choice, their experiences of practical work at university and their feelings toward employment from the perspective of Accreditation.

Article on Degree Accreditation in The Biochemist

Dr Eva Sharpe, Higher Education Policy Officer at the Society of Biology has written an article on Degree Accreditation for The Biochemist.

Accreditation Handbook 

A Handbook to the Accreditation Pilot, with information for both participating higher education institutions and the assessors on the process and criteria for assessment.

Pilot participant selection criteria

The selection criteria for participants in the Society of Biology's Degree Accreditation Pilot

Article on Accreditation of Biology Degrees in the Parliamentary Newsletter

Dr Mark Downs, Chief Executive of the Society of Biology has written an article on Society of Biology Degree Accreditation for the Parliamentary Newsletter.  

Article on Accreditation in The Biologist

Niamh Johnston, Higher Education Policy Officer at the Society of Biology has written an article on Degree Accreditation for The Biologist.

2010 Stakeholder Consultation Event report

A report of the main outcomes of the Launch & Consultation of the Society of Biology's Accreditation Framework held on October 13th 2010, Charles Darwin House, London.

2010 HUBS Spring meeting Report on Accreditation

A report of the Heads of University Biological Sciences (HUBS) 2010 Spring Meeting on the recognition and accreditation of bioscience degrees.  

2009 Stakeholder Consultation Event report

A report of the Accreditation workshop held on the 30th October 2009.