title: Innovations and best practice in undergraduate education.
abstract: University-based scientists hold the collective responsibility for educating the next generation of citizens, scientists and voters, but the degree to which they are individually trained and rewarded for this pursuit is variable. This F1000Research channel has its origin in a Society for Experimental Biology Conference held in Prague, 2015 and brings together researchers who excel at undergraduate education or the scholarship of teaching and learning to discuss challenges and best practices in contemporary higher science education.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Littlejohn
authors.affiliation: School of Biological, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: American Society of Plant Biologists, Rockville, USA.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williams
keywords: Biology; Education; Learning; Teaching; Undergraduate