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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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Developing graduate attributes in a landscape of practices

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Reaching such an understanding involves identifying the factors which enable, but also constrain, studentsdevelopment of these attributes. The research participants were from the MSc Language Education programme.

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How can our Graduate Attributes inform programme and course development? Challenges and opportunities

Teaching Matters Student Employment

However, what do they do when they look to develop students’ ‘mindsets’? What evidence do we have to show our students develop these graduate attributes? Perhaps the best is that our graduates are highly regarded and sought after by employers, and the continued successes of our alumni. communication, teamworking).

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Reflections of an Edinburgh Award tutor

Teaching Matters Student Employment

It has been wonderful to see students develop during their participation in the award, not all staff get to witness this change at such close quarters – almost in real time. Neil Speirs Dr Speirs works on a number of Widening Participation projects as a practitioner and researcher. The certificate? Not really is the answer.

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Learning from each other: Adventures in student engagement with learning and teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Vet students work with a model of a dog’s head [Paul Dodds]. Some of the students also attend staff talks on educational topics, which they find helpful for their own teaching. Staff and student teachers from the 2018 cohort receiving recognition for their commitment to learning and teaching at the vet school.

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Mentoring groups for success – Top tips from SACHA coaches

Teaching Matters Student Employment

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

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Bridging the seminar room and the world of public policy: Six practical tips for organising work placements

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Manage relationships during the placement A typical placement might involve four people: the student, an academic supervisor at the University, a supervisor at the host organisation, and somebody at the University who handles any non-academic issues that arise on the placement.