The Society of Biology is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2014 Higher Education (HE) Bioscience Teacher of the Year Award.

The award seeks to identify the UK's leading bioscience university teachers, and the recognise and reward the invaluable role played by teachers in higher education.

We received a high calibre of nominees and the judges have shortlisted the following individuals as the 2014 finalists:

• Dr Nick Freestone - Kingston University
• Dr Peter Klappa - University of Kent
• Dr Heather McQueen - University of Edinburgh

Congratulations to them all.

For the final stage of judging, the finalists will submit a short case study which highlights how they have enhanced bioscience student learning. These case studies will be made publicly available on the Society's website following the announcement of the overall winner at the Heads of University Biosciences (HUBs) Spring Meeting on the 8th April 2014.