Higher education (HE) in the UK continues to prioritise equality (or equity), diversity and inclusion (EDI), but stark inequalities still exist, non-inclusive cultures persist. We have created Equality Pledge (EP) scheme which empowers HE staff contribute positive culture change by making a personal pledge improve some aspect of EDI their working lives. encouraged each set manageable pledge, either individually or as team, so not increase already high workloads. Staff recorded pledges on an...

1. In liver, rumen epithelium and kidney cortex of the sheep, a dehydrogenase active against dl-3-hydroxybutyrate occurred in both cytosol particulate fractions tissues. brain, heart, skeletal smooth muscles, enzyme only fraction. 2. Enzyme activity cytoplasmic fraction liver was similar with either d(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate or dl-3-hydroxbutyrate, but less acetoacetate as substrate. The showed very little d(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate, confirming that most l(+) isomer this tissue. 3....

Abstract If we start with the view that doing mathematics is making mathematical meanings using certain forms of discourse, it follows language considerations are profoundly involved in education. Aboriginal‐Australian communities use characteristic ways and values so encoded stand a particular social relation to registers English; acknowledging this an important first step developing programmes for Aboriginal children. Within framework problems education children analysed.

The majority of the polytopic proteins that are synthesized at ER (endoplasmic reticulum) integrated co-translationally via Sec61 translocon, which provides lateral access for their hydrophobic TMs (transmembrane regions) to phospholipid bilayer. A prolonged association between potassium channel subunit, TASK-1 [TWIK (tandem-pore weak inwardly rectifying channel)-related acid-sensitive 1], and complex suggests translocon co-ordinates folding/assembly present in nascent chain. N-terminus both...

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) resident proteins may be maintained in the ER by retention, where leak into post-ER compartments is absent or slow, retrieval, a significant countered retrieval from compartments. Here targeting of C-terminally anchored protein ER-resident protein, cytochrome b5a (cytb5a), considered to mainly process compared with that sarcolipin (SLN) and phospholamban (PLB); also ER-residents. Laser confocal microscopy, cell fractionation green fluorescent protein-tagged...

<ns3:p>This article was migrated. The marked as recommended. ability to find, interpret and use information is a key skill in any clinician's arsenal. During medical training, we aim equip our students with the navigate potentially baffling amount of available online, come valid conclusions. This reflects on nature research skills how they are delivered education. It also explores whether these most efficient methods for enabling become able researchers. Comparisons other types university...

The centrality of teamwork in ensuring the effective functioning institutions across all sectors is undeniable. However, embedding into higher education has been hampered due to a range deeply entrenched practices associated broadly with foregrounding knowledge, beliefs about place skill training and routines assessment. As result, despite an urgent need address teamwork, little progress made respect progressing education. We have designed evaluated novel module delivered fourth-year...

Summary The integration of transmembrane (TM)-spanning regions many channels and ion transporters is potentially compromised by the presence polar charged residues required for biological function. Although two TMs ATP-gated channel subunit P2X2 each contain charged/polar amino acids, we found that TM efficiently membrane inserted when it analysed in isolation, uncovered no evidence cooperativity between these during integration. However, using minimal N-glycosylation distance mapping, find...

To permit facile (15)N solid-state NMR (ssNMR) analysis of the degree acetylation (DA) chitinous materials in fungi a method for introduction isotopic label has been developed. Using Penicillium chrysogenum as model system, series (15)N-based media were surveyed their abilities to support mycelial growth, and rich medium supplemented with ((15)NH(4))(2)SO(4) supported good growth. Uptake into chitin extracted from mycelia grown ((15)NH(4))(2)SO(4)-based was monitored by mass spectrometry,...

Abstract Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic necessitated emergency changes to teaching, learning and assessment across higher education. Healthcare courses were particularly affected because of their interdependence with overstretched health services. We used this unprecedented situation provide insight into how students react unexpected crises institutions can most effectively support them. Materials Methods This cohort study explored students' experiences the programmes stages from five...

Abstract Background Clinical reasoning is reliant on students having acquired a strong foundation in the basic sciences. However, there remains uncertainty regarding whether medical are maintaining this knowledge over span of their degrees. Therefore, project aimed to assess long‐term retention science within cohort from an undergraduate school United Kingdom (UK). Methods This longitudinal study followed students, first final year. In year, participants sat bespoke formative assessment that...

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A number of studies using chimeric constructs made by fusing endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pump (SERCA) sequences with those the plasma membrane located (PMCA) have suggested that retention/retrieval signal responsible for maintaining SERCA in endoplasmic (ER) is within N-terminus these pumps. Because difficulties identifying presence at we used a trans-Golgi network (TGN) marker to evaluate whether proteins are retained ER or lost their and able enter wider endomembrane system...

Learning is productive when people with a common interest come together. The second 2-day training event to discuss Educational Research in the Biosciences was collaboration between Biochemical Society and Anatomical Society. Twenty-five educators (from UK, Ireland, USA) assembled how design, evaluate, publish new research projects bioscience education. workshops were built around collaborative design through group discussions, which provided an environment facilitate collaborations share...

Teamwork is vital to all types of work, and graduates higher education programmes must be prepared contribute a wide variety professional teams. This especially true in healthcare, where will work multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) under considerable pressure. study follow-up previous study, we described how competition between students barrier constructive teamwork. Since then, have made enhancements our transferable skills curriculum, moved away from norm referencing, there been national...

In order to understand better the way in which emerging field of citizenship education is being characterised we reflect on work from a higher network (citizED) for education. Three four authors this article are closely involved that network. CitizED was established with funding Teacher Training Agency (TTA) (now and Development Schools, TDA) establish provide resources support initial training teachers. We analysed download data network's website, sample produced by network, interviewed...

Driven by demand for high standards in university education, efforts have been made the UK to address perceived imbalance between teaching and research. However, is still many as having less credibility attributed importance. The purpose of our research was explore how distinct types academic job profiles (‘research’ or ‘education’ focused, ‘balanced’) impact on biomedical scientists' perceptions lecturer role. Specifically, we investigated experiences scientists ‘post‐1990’ medical schools,...