…tives “Successful negotiations with UET for them to grant us money towards online events to tackle isolation within the student community” Barbara Pereira Union Affairs Officer, Leeds Beckett Student Union Supporting their Communities, and the Nation/s, throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Alliance universities have been at the forefront of the Covid response. Thousands of nursing students from all 12 Alliance universities volunteered to take up posi…
…mmuting students) often benefits all. While some ideas specifically target commuters, such as ‘Commuters Connect’, an online space set up by our Students Union to help commuters network and engage, many do not. By listening to the voices of our commuters, we realise they are asking for flexibility and choice in how or when they study, socialise or communicate with us. And that flexibility and choice benefits all students – even on campus students…
…, while supporting more tailored training options. [April Murray Cantwell] Coming up! The Committee is currently working towards an end-of-academic-year event for all DTA researchers. More information will be forthcoming in the New Year, so watch this space. Katheryn Margaret is also developing a Mini-Methodology Festival to encourage peer-to-peer learning and to support researchers’ understanding of the diverse methodologies that inform qualitati…
…our systems and processes to this new way of working. We also need to overcome the perception that online teaching is less valuable, and cheaper than face-to-face teaching – predominately underpinned by the traditional model of a student studying full time and living in halls. It goes against what is happening at many Alliance universities (pre-pandemic), where more than half of students commute from home, balancing studying with work and other r…
…art-time alongside full-time employment. During my first 4 years at JBA, I completed the Level 3, HNC and HND qualifications. These allowed me to join the Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship at Leeds Beckett University in 2020. I have really enjoyed studying for a degree apprenticeship at LBU and have been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to achieve a BSc qualification whilst gaining relevant industry work experience and earning at the same ti…
…. After a brief coffee and catch-up, the session was kickstarted with a welcome address by the Head of DTA Jennie Eldridge, followed by a conversation panel discussion on the topic: ‘What is Community in Research?’. The speakers, Dr Heather Sears, Professor Amin Al-Habaib, Dr Anna Seabourne, Dr Ellie Crabtree, Professor Mark Devenney, Professor Michael Cole, myself and Udit Tiwari discussed what research community means to them. This session was f…
…to open innovation. By defining projects into modular ‘challenges’ it is becoming increasingly common for academics, researchers and private organisations to seek solutions through a network of problem solvers from diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a global organisation and anchor institution, we have a responsibility to support economic development, local growth and regeneration in the towns, cities, regions and countries in which we and ou…
…HD researcher’s wellbeing and mental health. 9. The University Alliance welcomed 3 new members to the group: Birmingham City University, Leeds Beckett University and Anglia Ruskin University. 10. Through the ministerial taskforce we made urgent representations for more support for teaching and healthcare placements, and as a consequence, Health Education England was awarded £15m funding for healthcare placements, a 50% increase on the funding prev…
…vice for academics on how best to conduct themselves when engaging with the press. Watch the full launch event recording below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaafg7OhIAE&t=1392s …
…DTA (and I think this is often overlooked) is the people and the sense of community that comes with it. Attending these events, seeing my fellow DTA cohort 3 times a year between all the online training and so forth. A PhD can be a very lonely affair – most PhD candidates work from home, you’re in your own head thinking an awful lot, if you’re doing it right you should be looking at something that is unique and few others in the world are studyin…
