Judging Criteria and Judging Panel

Criteria against which applications will be judged

Equal weighting will be given to the following 3 criteria:

• Displays individual excellence through the design and development of approaches to teaching that have proven successful in promoting bioscience student learning and achievement
• Undertakes scholarly and professional developmental activities that actively influence and enhance the learning of their students
• Provides evidence of supporting colleagues and influencing bioscience student learning beyond their own department and institution

Deadline now CLOSED! Find out who has been shortlisted here.

The judging process and the judging panel

All applications will be collated by the Society of Biology and circulated to the judging panel, who will select a shortlist of finalists.

The finalists will be informed that they have been shortlisted by 13th January 2012 and asked to submit a short case study including information on their teaching methodology/practice, the rationale, and evidence of their success by 12th March 2012. The case study should identify a teaching methodology or element of practice which has been proven to enhance the bioscience student learning experience and addresses one or more of the above criteria. Finalists will also be invited to provide a short (c. 10 minute) audio or video podcast for the judging panel in which they can discuss their case study, and general teaching practices, further. The finalist's case studies will be made publically available on the Society's website following the announcement of the winner. Examples of previous years case studies and videos can be found here.

At the final stage of selection the 3 areas of excellence will each be weighted 20% and the case study will carry a higher weighting of 40%.

The winner will be notified by the end of March 2012.

The judging panel

The judging panel will consist of the following:

• Society of Biology Representative (one Council or ETP member)
• HUBS representative
• Oxford University Press Representative
• National Teaching Fellow (Bioscience)
• Previous year’s winner
• Bioscience lead from the Higher Education Academy

The award will be presented at the Society of Biology AGM in April.