Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 11, 2017

In January 2017, the Senate Researcher Experience Committee (REC) approved a comprehensive programme of work designed to investigate, map and enhance the postgraduate research student experience. The Senate Researcher Experience Committee (REC) acts as the Programme board and the work is a standing item on the committee agenda.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The workshop featured talks from representatives of Help Musicians and the Musicians Union, to highlight where students can get practical career support. Gina Black Gina Black is ECA’s Career Consultant, based at the University’s Careers Service. Her research examines communication in musical performance.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Seeing the imperfections, assumptions and short-cuts needed to implement research into practice is revelatory to students. Students keep a blog (≥10 weeks) and write a reflective report of their experiences. She is the link Careers Consultant for the Moray House School of Education ( Suzanne.Agnew@ed.ac.uk ) Nov 30, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

To this end, the Employability Consultancy has done a lot of work revising the University of Edinburgh’s Graduate Attributes , which, at a base level, can be used as a guide towards structuring reflection.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Furthermore, those resources of money and researchers, act as great enablers.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 22, 2019

I was therefore keen to play a role in developing another online, interdisciplinary course based on my experiences and interests (for example, as is shared in this video that showcases part of the senate talk on research led-learning in May 2017), in addition to the numerous skills and networks I would gain and contribute to.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 10, 2022

Graduate attribute frameworks have long been part of the conversation in HE as universities endeavour to prepare students for the supercomplex future they face (Barnett, 2000). Reaching such an understanding involves identifying the factors which enable, but also constrain, students’ development of these attributes.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

In this post, Lynsey Russell-Watts, Careers Consultant for ECA, discusses her involvement in the recent Graphic Design in a Box project. This aimed to improve design-related careers resources in schools, but the final-year students involved also gained a wide range of career benefits from their participation.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

The Edinburgh Medical School uses Student Selected Components ( SSCs ) as part of the medicine timetable to deliver a range of learning outcomes which mainly relate to developing research skills, and professional development including teamwork and teaching skills. Apr 4, 2016

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JANUARY 13, 2017

But, at a personal level, how does an international student perceive they develop their employability during a one-year Masters-level study in a UK university? This is the title of my PhD research. However, this blog post is a reflexive piece about developing my employability during my Masters programme. Jan 13, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 3, 2023

Furthermore, both students mention developing professional workplace and management skills, which are often difficult to experience without being in work – a simulation or work-related assignment can only go so far! Furthermore, the odds of finding graduate level employment were 40.1% 100% can recommend.”

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 27, 2018

With the group labour market project my aim was to make the assessment more relevant to the students (they will be entering the labour market at some point in the future after all) and to embrace the concept of students as co-creators of knowledge. 2010): Motivating students to learn 3rd edition London: Routledge Gibbs, G.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer another approach and way forward. This is a reflective framework for experiential learning, where students consider their learning gains through undertaking an activity of their choice, e.g. research, work experience, volunteering. Jan 16, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 22, 2018

These projects also develop research and critical skills obtained when writing essays. Moreover, students engage with the ‘real word’ and solve ‘real problems’ compared to artificial ones posed by a lecturer. These are skills required to function in the professional world and match attributes outlined by the University. May 22, 2018

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 4, 2025

With enrollment numbers dropping and student demographics evolving, corporate partnerships offer an opportunity to align academic programs with workforce needs , creating a win-win-win scenario for students, employers, and universities. And that was my initial foray into education consulting. Alana earned her B.A.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

20 or students designed their own 10 credit courses over the summer ranging from research projects that explored degree-related topics more deeply to projects for volunteering or during summer internships. Apparently not, from the evidence of those who took part in the first SLICCs pilot in 2015.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MARCH 7, 2017

The Leadership Group has over 400 members globally and has been developing a number of new work stream focusing on research, impact evaluation, leader and professional development among others. We are also planning to run the inaugural PASS/PAL/SI European Forum in Lund, Sweden in June of this year. Although she also loves a lazy Sunday.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MAY 25, 2017

It may seem counterintuitive to add to the significant task of writing a thesis with more writing, particularly when the blogging style is so different, but I hope here to convince you of the benefits for PhD students. Obviously during a PhD, as with any research, there will be restrictions about what can be openly shared.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Maybe, in response to these questions, you thought back to a course that asked challenging questions and encouraged learners to research and find the answers independently. Tobias Thejll-Madsen Tobias Thejll-Madsen has been working with the University’s Employability Consultancy since graduating in the summer of 2018.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 9, 2024

She has 9 years’ experience contributing to the development and delivery of strategies that support students to flourish and enhance the student experience. Valerie is Carbon Literate, passionate about helping others grow and succeed, as well as social and environmental impact.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 22, 2020

Additionally, analysis reports are passed to each school ahead of Welcome Week, highlighting common themes within students’ responses for each school and can provide areas to address at the cohort level. or gavin.mccabe@ed.ac.uk Kirsty Stewart Kirsty Stewart is the Edinburgh Award Coordinator at the University of Edinburgh.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Throughout this project, I researched technical aspects of solar energy generation as well as current UK energy policy, and I was required to do cash flow analysis. This assignment gave me first-hand experience of the world of consultancy, and I have now used the experience gained to propose new, effective sustainable measures to management.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 10, 2017

In 2016/17, Focus On took the postgraduate research (PGR) student experience as its theme, an important aspect of which was postgraduates who teach. Omolabake Fakunle Omolabake (Labake) Fakunle is a MSc Educational Research graduate and current PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Aug 10, 2017

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 25, 2019

We had some pretty famous professors there, and the idea that they could do top research AND share it with us students was particularly attractive. And our students don’t lack imagination! Interestingly, this tends to happen fairly often: our students seem to be doing very well, and this is a source of immense satisfaction.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The Historian’s Toolkit takes students through all steps of the historical research process. The starting point is the skillset our students require, based on the QAA/SQA History Benchmarking Statement , and the order in which they need to apply them.

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CAPD

APRIL 29, 2024

What kind of internships do Premed students end up doing at MIT? Many of our students pursuing an MD/PhD get involved in undergraduate research. That said, depending on their long-term goal (research, clinical practice, etc.), We have seen a decline in full-time Bio Pharma, Consulting, and larger Tech companies.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 22, 2024

I was filled with an optimism and belief that has continued to grow over the two years since we started researching this subject. Having graduated with a BSc in Geography from Durham University, Ross joined EY Management Consulting in London, eventually moving to Scotland in 1997 to work for Diageo, the global drinks giant.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These range from physical resources, like real estate and facilities, to intellectual property and research capabilities. The failure to leverage these assets effectively has resulted in missed opportunities for revenue diversification and has weakened the institutions’ ability to invest in their core mission of education and research.

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Creatrix Campus

MARCH 24, 2023

Accreditation by AMBA serves as an assurance to students, employers, and other stakeholders that a business school's MBA program meets the highest standards of excellence in business education. The role of AMBA accreditation in accrediting business schools is to provide a mark of quality and excellence for MBA programs worldwide.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Our guest today is Michael Itzkowitz, president of the HEA Group, a higher ed consulting and research group that focuses on helping colleges be more affordable. You’ve had quite a career in higher ed, including with your own consulting group, the HEA Group, which, I’ve got to ask, how did you come up with that name?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Last year, Advance HE conducted a thorough review of the employability literature from 2016–2021 and, though a year has elapsed since publication, the theme of this blog series presents a golden opportunity to revisit and share the findings. Portugal, South Africa, and Ghana. Oct 20, 2022

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 3, 2018

CC0 [pixabay] Deborah Fowlis, Careers Consultant, shares with Teaching Matters how interactive workshops with chemical industry experts has helped Chemistry students prepare for the workplace… Many Chemistry students are keen to use their degree knowledge directly in a graduate job. May 3, 2018

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