The issue: Based on recent HESA reports, 35% of academics in the UK are working either on teaching-only or teaching and scholarship (T&S) contracts. However, for natural sciences such as biology, it is not always clear what scholarship is (often confused or replaced with traditional lab-based research), including targets and criteria for professional progression, leading to poor staff satisfaction and delayed progression outcomes. Scholarship includes pedagogical or community research, therefore funding and admin back up for supporting biological education PGR students, conference attendance, publication fees, writing and publication of reviews, book chapters or books are essential. Unfortunately, institutional support for such activities is usually very low (at least compared to lab-based research). In addition, educational knowledge exchange (KE) is often underdeveloped and only limited to outreach for admission purposes. Educational KE can include a myriad of beneficial activities such as policy, placements & student exchange, public engagement, CPDs/short courses, commercialisation and consultancy. Why? Clarifying, establishing and supporting bioscience Scholarship and Educational KE can lead to better T&S careers, improved staff satisfaction, new avenues of income generation, enhanced teaching quality and student satisfaction levels that reflect to TEF and KEF. How? UK universities will need to invest more funding and resources to Scholarship and Educational KE. Funding can also derive from other sources (scientific societies, governmental money pots, etc.). Conclusions: Maintaining good parity in support levels between the three HE career strands (education, research and KE) is crucial for a balanced working environment and institutional prosperity in UK academia.