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What even is a University anyway?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

During this time, she has advocated for students at a University level, including Court and Executive, but also to Scottish and UK Government on matters surrounding student safety, student experience and the rising cost of living.

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Collegiate commentary: Five take-aways from 'Embedding Enterprise in the Curriculum' series

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Whatever a student’s destination, the development of an entrepreneurial mindset will positively contribute to their career development. It’s the four or five “in the middle” who either have not thought about it or have not considered it as an option who are the ones that we are interested in engaging with to help them explore their potential.

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Mentoring groups for success – Top tips from SACHA coaches

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Sophie is also an accomplished Waste Manager. She has project managed new waste strategies for the automotive industry, contracted and implemented waste management contracts for the University of Edinburgh, and benchmarked and conducted waste management gap analysis for many private and public organisations.

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Involving an industry partner in student projects, a win for all parties?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In recent years, increased pressure has been placed on educational institutions, by government and industry, to provide opportunities for higher education students to acquire and develop the skills required for industry ( Thomas S, & Busby S, 2003 ).

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Meet the Syllabus: engaging in current research

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Whilst writing her postgraduate dissertation on the ethics of the Anthropocene, she completed a traineeship at the International Center for Climate Governance in Venice, Italy.

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Strategic Adaptation in Higher Education: Navigating 2024 and Beyond: Embracing Transformation and Resilience in Higher Education Business Models

The Change Leader, Inc.

Universities are bastions of tradition and academic freedom, often characterized by decentralized governance structures that can impede swift decision-making. This requires institutions to engage directly with prospective students, employing methodologies akin to consumer research to capture the voice of their primary clientele.

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Engaging the professional community in teaching medical students

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

You might think that the teaching content in a professional vocational degree like medicine – defined by the governing body the General Medical Council ( GMC ) and detailing what a medical student should know as they exit their undergraduate programme and embark on their first day as a junior doctor – would be almost entirely prescriptive.

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