…generally and / or those with an interest in how universities are run. If you would be interested in being involved with the programme please contact tea@www.unialliance.ac.uk. More information can be found at www.unialliance.ac.uk/tea …
…well as key colleagues, and our initial priority has been to establish an online resource addressing the complexities of sexual consent. To achieve this we have partnered with leading UK sexual health charity Brook Young People. From September 2021 students will have access to 5 interactive online modules which consider the meaning of consent; myths and the law; ambiguities of consent including active and passive consent, and verbal and non-verba…
…ithin this survey polled social sciences at 24%, with 13% for languages and 12% for the arts. Despite this, we remain committed to defending the value of these subjects. We have to acknowledge and recognise that there is work to be done to win over voters and government on key issues such as the debates around ‘low value’ courses. We will be using these findings as a benchmark of current opinion, a chance to understand where we’re starting from, a…
…mmunities Throughout this crisis, our members have demonstrated their deep commitment to serving their communities. Staff and students have been leading volunteering initiatives to support vulnerable groups, and universities have been offering their support to local businesses to help them navigate the uncertainty. Find out how we are supporting our communities. Contributing research and innovation Alliance universities are central to the hope tha…
…s) and equivalent structures have a role to play – and here are my three recommendations for them. Create cohesive online cohorts Fostering cohesive cohorts amongst PhD students is recognised as an important factor in countering the isolation that worsens mental health issues. But when access to labs and offices are limited, this becomes even more challenging. There are, however, strategies that can support it. Inter-university DTPs provide cohort…
…hat makes us distinctive? This session is designed to: Session suitable for: Length: approx. 1½ hours Articulating the distinctive characteristics of your student experience Help participants explore what characterises the student learning experience Teaching and Learning conference session Provided by: a team of two or more PRC Members, including at least one TEA Sandpit graduate. Enable them to be clear about the values which are shared within t…
…stepped up to the plate. In April, myself and others gave evidence to the committee. The Committee report affirmed many of the issues raised in the evidence-gathering sessions, particularly on the sustainability of higher education funding as it stands. We now look forward to working with the OfS constructively as they address the committee’s concerns in 2024. 2. #InnovateForGrowth and regional innovation funding Ahead of the Spring Statement, we…
…entation, I feel much more confident. Therefore memorising something for a competition was out of my comfort zone. The second biggest challenge was that the presentation was going to be recorded. Knowing that I was being recorded made me extremely uncomfortable. It added a little pressure on me which distracted me from focusing on my speech. Luckily my university, Kingston, organised training sessions for the shortlisted students. The training was…
…coming into higher education straight from my previous life as Director of Commercial & Communications at UK Sport. Our job was to enable 1100 outstanding Olympic and Paralympic National Lottery-funded athletes to realise their full potential. The talent, of course, was always there even when we languished at 36th on the medal table at Atlanta in 1996. It was only through building a high-performance system that we could find and nurture that talen…
…responded well to that and saw me as a friend and, as one student said, my communications felt: ‘less big brother and more big sister!’ I didn’t realise just how many students read my posts until I started getting recognised on campus as ‘the Moodle lady’ and during lockdown it was the Moodle lady that some students reached out to when they needed some advice or just to hear a friendly voice. We have all helped each other throughout the past twelv…
