Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 30, 2018

My engagement practice provided me with many opportunities to observe researchers from different disciplines working together as a cohesive team to research some of the most urgent medical challenges of our time. What health research agendas would they set if they could?

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JANUARY 16, 2018

While many courses of this kind are excellent, there is nevertheless the danger of conveying an impression that research and teaching are disconnected. Research is something that happens upstream, where experts produce ideas. The course is designed to bridge the gap between teaching and research. General discussion ensued.

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University Business

APRIL 6, 2023

. “Tenure is the primary means of protecting academic freedom and exists not only to protect individual faculty members but also to benefit students and serve the common good by ensuring the quality of teaching and research in higher education,” wrote AAUP in the report.

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MARCH 9, 2023

As such, ensuring the quality of education provided by higher education institutions is of utmost importance. Quality assurance is a process of evaluating and monitoring the quality of education provided by higher education institutions to ensure that they meet certain standards and expectations.

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JULY 24, 2019

Throughout my years as an educator, both in schools and university, I have prioritised the promotion of learners’ positive mental health. I now lecture in health and wellbeing in primary education. For example, I hold positive regard for every student and make them aware of this.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 24, 2025

Up until the late 20 th Century, medical education has relied on the apprenticeship model where trainees were able to perform procedures on patients before they were fully competent. Continuing to innovate and expand simulation whilst being faced with increasing student numbers has proved difficult.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In this post, Dr Sarah Ivory, a lecturer in the Business School, reflects on why an interdisciplinary course is so important to prepare undergraduate business students for professional employment in an uncertain world… If you ask academics ‘ what is the purpose of undergraduate education ?’, Oct 11, 2018

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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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MARCH 1, 2024

Moreover, meaningful work experience or employment can be seen as critical for a number of professions – a mechanism to distinguish between graduates with the same 2:1 degree but with differing employability capital. To what extent is student employment detrimental? Her research is in the area of inequality and education.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A sub-set of 8 students have also successfully taken this a step further and, under staff mentorship, have achieved Associate Fellowship of the HEA. Activities include outreach workshops with local schools, like Liberton High School, to foster the link with young people aspiring to enter higher education. Sep 11, 2018

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A Fundamental Rethink of the Higher Education Business Model In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, institutions must embrace educational innovation and strategic adaptation to change. But when you look at the numbers of students, from 18 million down to 16.5

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2018

The purpose of higher education is in a state of transition. Therefore, our higher education consultants at The Change Leader want to offer a series of articles that lay out where we believe higher education is going in the face of all of these challenges. There are opportunities for higher education to transform and grow.

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 5, 2023

EQUIS is a prestigious and rigorous accreditation system that assesses the quality of management education offered by higher education institutions. In this blog, we will explore the benefits and process of EQUIS accreditation for European higher education institutions. What is EQUIS accreditation? What is EQUIS accreditation?

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Let’s learn everything in detail about CAA in the UAE Ministry of education. CAA is UAE’s official higher education quality assurance organization. It accredits all higher education institutions not affiliated with the federal government by taking them through a series of quality assurance steps and offering them a license to operate.

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JUNE 25, 2023

How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India editor Mon, 06/26/2023 - 01:39 A robust and high-quality higher education system plays a vital role in the advancement and prosperity of any nation in today's rapidly changing world. What is a Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

I was motivated not only to gain professional accreditation via a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, but also to reflect on my teaching practice and pedagogical approaches within the context of my new role that involved designing and delivering training for postgraduate researchers and research staff across career stages.

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MARCH 24, 2023

Accreditation by reputable organizations like AMBA accreditation is an essential aspect of promoting the quality of business education and ensuring that business schools are meeting the needs of their students and stakeholders. The top business schools in the world are those that have earned AMBA accreditation.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Dr Neil Hudson, Senior Veterinary Clinical Lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education reflects on the benefits of enabling undergraduate students to participate in teaching. I am really pleased to receive this fellowship.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 4, 2017

For example, think about the last task you gave to a student, directly or indirectly, academic or non-academic, practical or conceptual. Now multiply this across every task, experience and interaction a student has with the University during their lifetime with us.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

This doesn’t mean they have to be fixed on a career path, but rather that they should make the most of their university experience (develop new skills, broaden horizons and networks through part-time work, student societies, or volunteering). We can’t afford to ignore this concern.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

Supporting Student Success in Higher Education: A Comprehensive Guide editor Thu, 07/20/2023 - 04:08 Higher education is an exciting and transformative journey, offering students a wealth of opportunities for personal growth and academic achievement. This is where Student Success in Higher Education peeps in.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

For many students – particularly mature students – MSc study is the chance to start exploring something new and fascinating, generating multiple research questions. How does a student, thirsty for knowledge in a subject area they have become passionate about, progress?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this post, Kit Daniel Searle, University Teacher in Operational Research (OR)↗️ at the School of Mathematics↗️ shares their experience embedding a low-risk consultancy project within their course curriculum highlighting the perks of student-industry collaboration.

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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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JANUARY 10, 2022

Credit image: Sergey Pesterev, unsplash, CC0 In this extra post, Lindsay Knox reflects on her EdD dissertation findings, which look at how international students on the MSc Language Education programme understand graduate attributes, and what this could mean for curriculum transformation. Higher Education , 40, 409-422.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this post, Kit Daniel Searle, University Teacher in Operational Research (OR) at the School of Mathematics shares their experience embedding a low-risk consultancy project within their course curriculum highlighting the perks of student-industry collaboration. Do industry collaborative projects enhance students’ learning?,

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 17, 2017

Part 1: The Purpose of Higher Ed The purpose of Higher Ed is the first in The Changing Face of Higher Ed series as it’s the most important to the success and sustainability of higher education institutions. Higher education is in a state of transition.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 29, 2018

The first phase of the primary research involved a series of focus groups held with students (drawn largely from Edinburgh College of Art), supplemented by contextual interviews with relevant professionals and key university staff. Educational Studies. References: Haushofer, J (2016): ‘CV of Failures’. 32(3): 251–264.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Based on findings from the project ‘Learning from Labour: Critical Pedagogy for Working Students’ carried out at Middlesex University in 2022-2023, the study explores the educational and employment challenges faced by working students in UK post-92 universities ( MDX News, 2023 ).

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 3, 2023

Employability is important to all higher education stakeholders, and a core factor when students are selecting their degree subject and place of study. Helen mentions “Opportunity Stacking” and “Time to engage” in relation to inequalities in accessing employability enhancing activities. 100% can recommend.”

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Photo credit: Unsplash CC0 In this post, Mathew Brook makes a compelling case for teaching students to translate their research into entrepreneurial project in preparing them for the competitive world of biomedical science.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 17, 2018

HCA’s commitment to employability is supported by the School Management Committee and an ongoing research project into employability and the HCA degrees. In December 2017, we celebrated some of the wonderful work done as part of this by hosting our first HCA Recognition Celebration.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

What better way for my final year students, products of the successful peer intensive curriculum, to test their skills outside of the University setting. Creative problem solving, risk taking, lateral thinking, communication, project management, amongst the many core design skills this student employed in order to fulfil this unique ‘task’.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

Delivering the Graduate Attributes “Each student at the University of Edinburgh joins us from different educational backgrounds, cultures and experiences. Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer another approach and way forward. Failure is instructive.

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JULY 9, 2019

I still am a teacher in higher education, but I feel that my words do not have nearly as much impact as those of practising teachers when it comes to preparation for professional practice. Deborah Holt Dr Deborah Holt is a Bicentennial Fellow in the Moray House School of Education and Sport. I was a school teacher. Jul 9, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Vet students work with a model of a dog’s head [Paul Dodds]. We offer up to 6 spaces within each cohort, and the students selected are ones who show a keen interest in working in Higher Education in the future. Medical Teacher 38, 208-210. Read more about the AFHEA route through IAD’s IntroAP.

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