Education Division

To communicate and develop advances in teaching, learning and training in microbiology.

• Recognize the importance of raising the profile of microbiology in primary and secondary schools, focusing particularly on transition
• Acknowledge the range of post-18 audiences: FE, HE, new postdocs/staff, technical, industrial and academic and the public
• Increase links with medical/dental/other professional courses/other disciplines to facilitate education and training
• Encourage communication with all relevant educational institutions
• Review, develop and build on existing activities
• Promote research-led teaching and encourage and support creativity and innovative approaches

Chair

Sara Burton
email s.k.burton@exeter.ac.uk

Chair-elect

Beatrix Fahnert –fahnertb@cardiff.ac.uk

Members

Laura Bowater – laura.bowater@uea.ac.uk
Dariel Burdass – d.burdass@sgm.ac.uk
Ruth Grady – ruth.grady@manchester.ac.uk
Joanna Heaton – j.heaton@uclan.ac.uk
Shaun Heaphy – sh1@le.ac.uk
Brian Martin – b.a.b.martin@bham.ac.uk
Julie Rattray – j.rattray@gcal.ac.uk