Sat.Jul 30, 2016 - Fri.Aug 05, 2016

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Student-led learning: a Head of School’s perspective

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

There are lots of reasons to like initiatives that promote student-led learning, and student-staff collaborations including co-production. We know they provide opportunities for our students to develop their potential as autonomous and collaborative learners, to deepen their engagement, and to sharpen their skills. It is clear from the various pilots across the University, most notably Student-Led Independently Created Courses (SLICCs), that these sorts of experiences enable our students to flou

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The ‘other side’ of the university: Employ.ed on Campus Internship

Teaching Matters Student Employment

By the end of my second year of my undergraduate degree, I found myself in a common position: wanting to do something productive and useful with my summer, but not knowing what I’d like to do after graduation. Finding meaningful work experience can be difficult, and finding paid work experience even more so. I was happy to discover that the Employ.ed on Campus internships offer both, and the accessibility of the scheme is one of its major benefits, allowing students to support themselves during

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The Rise of Snapchat in Higher Education

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The opportunities for Geofilters in the marketing and recruitment toolkit