With the advancements in technology, mathematics has become an important part of bioscience. The data, numbers and measurements need to be represented mathematically. My objective is to improve the mathematical skills of students pursuing degrees in biosciences by providing maths support. This is aimed at developing the graduate qualities in line with QMUL strategy 2030 and students attributes of solving problems and to engage with knowledge critically.

The idea is to organise maths workshops where the students do hands on problem solving. The topics will be aligned with the mathematics they need to perform experiments for their lab courses. The problems in the exercise sheet each week are related to actual problems with real life application and discipline-specific context. Students can apply the relevant mathematical concepts to find the solution of actual bioscience problems and develop a deeper understanding of the actual concept. A Qmplus page is developed with e-learning resources which consists of exercise sheets, reference material, online NUMBAS quizzes.

The action is informed through the literature review, discussion with colleagues and the preliminary running of the sessions. The results of diagnostics tests and questionnaires, and a reflective experience from my last year experience of the sessions forms the foundation of this action research. The action will be evaluated by external observers, student feedback, results from weekly quizzes, assessments and my own reflection. I will also be tracking relevant data of students and see if it correlates with their performance in lab modules.