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CoDI Show: Is astronaut food the future?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Looking at food provisions in extreme environments, researchers and engineers have come up with some very interesting, but also controversial solutions, which are now making their way into mainstream food production. What priorities does nutrition research put first, and is “tastiness” one of them? How does that look like?

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Working with alumnae teachers to prepare student teachers for professional practice

Teaching Matters Student Employment

One of the most memorable and successful was a group of three former students who returned at the end of their probationary year to give a session entitled, The things they don’t tell you: Anti bac, wet wipes, snot and blu tac , in which they took turns to talk about the highs and lows, challenges and joys of their first year in school.

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Why does teaching matter? Perspective from teaching in Earth Sciences and Physical Geography

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

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. Students are more likely to engage if they are excited about what they are taught. I discovered the job of “lecturer” in first year and was instantly sold on it.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

The majority will, rather, end up in familiar career paths in corporations, small businesses, and the public sector where they directly or indirectly make or sell goods and provide services that keep us all housed, fed, clothed, entertained, and so on.