Discipline specific OER for academics

Biological Science

This page is designed to support academics with teaching by providing a wealth of OER specifically for Biological Science.

Explore our curated collection that highlights Australian OER, and resources on the following topics:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Foundations of Biological Science
• Microbiology

NOTE: While there is currently limited Australian-specific OER on these subjects, we encourage you to explore international OER and consider adapting these materials to better suit local contexts and curriculum needs.

Anatomy and Physiology

• Anatomy and Physiology 2e by J. Gordon Betts et al. (2024), OpenStax, is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Applied Human Anatomy by Michael Nolan and John McNamara (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is under licence CC BY 4.0
• Human Anatomy: Self-assessment Review Questions by Nolan and John McNamara (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is under licence CC BY 4.0
• Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course by Carlos Liachovitzky (2015), Bronx Community College, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Foundations of Biological Science

• Biology by Julianne Zedalis and John Eggebrecht (2018), OpenStax, is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Concepts of Biology by Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush and James Wise (2013), OpenStax, is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Threshold Concepts in Biochemistry by Julian Pakay, Hendrika Duivenvoorden, Thomas Shafee and Kaitlin Clarke (2024) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Microbiology 

• General Microbiology by Linda Bruslind (2017), Oregon State University, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Microbiology by Nina Parker, Mark Schneegurt, Anh-Hue Thi Tu, Philip Lister and Brian M. Forster (2016), licensed under  CC BY 4.0
• Laboratory Exercises in Microbiology: Discovering the Unseen World Through Hands-On Investigation by Susan McLaughlin and Joan Petersen (2016), Queensborough Community College, CUNY Academic Works, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Where to find more OER?

There are many platforms available that contain OER, the platforms listed below are a good starting place to find resources on biological science.

• NSDL: National Science Digital Library
  Repository gathers all possible online open resources from various providers in all STEM disciplines. Resources are browsable by education level, resource type, and subject. Even though most resources are free on this site, there are also some that have some cost associated with them.
• IntechOpen - Open Access Book
  World’s largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher. The website contains more than 3,000 open access books distributed under CC BY 3.0 license in various subjects.