Programme
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
9.30-9.40am Welcome
9.40-10.20 Key note - Professor Pam Birtill and Harriet Cannon
10:25 - 11:15 Parallel session 1 - Student voice and authentic, inclusive assessment and Financial wellbeing and student success
Room 1 - Herringbone Suite (Hybrid)
- ‘A different world: The impact of socioeconomic background on the student experience.’ - Jenny Shaw, Unite Students
- Can Students Thrive in a Cost-of-Living Crisis? - Elen Rose and Abigail Smith, University of Leeds
Room 2 - Denim Room (Hybrid)
- Overcoming occupational marginalisation for African and Caribbean pathways in higher education: Reflection on personal experience - Charmaine Chiedza, Leeds Beckett University
- Introducing ‘Your Subject Exploration’: implementing a new module space to support foundation year transitions - Dr Madeleine Newman and David Ibitson, University of Leeds
Room 3 - Cotton Room (In-person only)
- Co-creating assessment rubrics for data science projects - Jenny Sexton and Pete Edwards, University of Leeds
- Addressing the digital hidden curriculum: a collaborative approach - Haworth Towler and Anthony Warde, University of Leeds
11.15-11.30 Break
In the breakout area you'll be able to:
Explore an exhibition as part of a LITE-funded project entitled 'How do mature students experience academic reading? Using Participatory Action Research to co-produce an inclusive good practice resources for embedding reading literacies into the curriculum.' (Catherine Bates, Beverley Freeman and Farah Batool)
View campaign posters from: "You Say, I Hear”: Collaboratively Tackling Microaggressions to Foster Student Success in the School of Medicine. (Kate Summers and Zuhura Akhtar)
11.30-12.20 Parallel session 2 - Delivering results through collaboration
Room 1 - Herringbone Suite (Hybrid)
- "You Say, I Hear”: Collaboratively Tackling Microaggressions to Foster Student Success in the School of Medicine - Kate Summers and Zuhura Akhtar, University of Leeds
- Building Belonging: Bridging Theory and Practice - Inca Hide-Wright and Sarah Bennett, University of Warwick
Room 2 - Denim Room (Hybrid)
- Towards A Common Language: Co-Creating Programme Learning Outcomes with Students - Laura Conroy and Alessio Baldini, University of Leeds
- Opportunities and challenges of global partnerships for developing and assessing pedagogical interventions: A case study of Psychological First Aid - Noor Aqsa and Madeleine Pownall, University of Leeds
Room 3 - Cotton Room (In-person only)
- Decolonisation and Black mental health: In what ways do Black students conceptualise their mental health through a cultural lens - Sharnel Wiggins and Richard Harris, University of Leeds
- Understanding Decolonisation Through Action Research - Cam Highland and Xuanxuan Zhang, University of Leeds
12.25- 13.00 Snap presentations
Herringbone Suite (Hybrid)
- Embedding equity to get career ready: Student Advisory Panels as catalysts for systemic change - Joanne McKenna, Edge Hill University
- Language Groups: Empowering Students Through Peer-Led Language Practice - Carolin Schnider and Jayne Barnes, University of Leeds
- How do mature students experience academic reading? Using Photovoice to understand students' lived experience and co-create positive change - Catherine Bates, Beverley Freeman and Farah Batool, University of Leeds
- Like it or not, all assessments have to be flexible - Richard de Blacquiere-Clarkson, University of Leeds
- From Barriers to Belonging: Rethinking Inclusive Education for International Students in Civil Engineering - Iyad Al Belushi, University of Leeds
- “Navigating Transitions through Dental School”: a co-produced Wellbeing Rep podcast episode promoting self-care and support seeking for first year students - Liz Bridger and Laura Testa, University of Leeds
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.05-14.10 Welcome back
14.10 - 14.50 Panel discussion - Student Opportunities and Futures
Chair:
Karen Burland Clark
Speakers:
Jane Campbell - Head of Student Careers, University of Leeds
Rebecca Fielding - Founder and Managing Director, Gradconsult
Antony Hadley - Digital strategist, Manifesto
Andrea Bobadilla - Founder of Macaw Markets, Spark Incubator Business
Ali Toosi - Founder and CEO, Experiential Academy
Rosie Waters - Employability and Progression Assistant, University of Leeds
Kena Kuria - Employability and Progression Assistant, University of Leeds
14.55-15.45 Parallel session 3 - Student journey
Room 1 - Herringbone Suite (Hybrid)
- Bridging the Expectation Gap - Collaboration to Support Transition for Contextual Offer Holders - Jodie Connon, and Rebecca Surin, University College London
- Progress through Partnership - Claire Swanwick, Edge Hill University
Room 2 - Denim Room (Hybrid)
- Action Learning Sets within the Lancaster Success Programme - Kate Usher, Lancaster University
- Student experience and finances resources - Samantha Fletcher, Student Loans Company
Room 3 - Cotton Room (In-person only)
- What If University Was Kind? Reimagining Success Through Humanising Pedagogies and Structures - Nick Cartwright, University of Leeds
- Insights from Student Development Coaching: Amplifying student experience of teaching to Student Success Working Groups & Committees - Ellen Avery and Elina Stylianou, University of Leeds
15.45-15.55 Break
In the breakout area you'll be able to:
Explore an exhibition as part of a LITE-funded project entitled 'How do mature students experience academic reading? Using Participatory Action Research to co-produce an inclusive good practice resources for embedding reading literacies into the curriculum.' (Catherine Bates, Beverley Freeman and Farah Batool)
View campaign posters from: "You Say, I Hear”: Collaboratively Tackling Microaggressions to Foster Student Success in the School of Medicine. (Kate Summers and Zuhura Akhtar)
15.55- 16.45 Parallel session 4 - Removing barriers and empowering international students
Room 1 - Herringbone Suite (Hybrid)
- Empowering Coaches, Empowering Students: Intercultural Training as a Pathway to Global Student Success - Isabelle Brent, Buckinghamshire New University
- Secrets of academic writing- uncovering the hidden curriculum for international students - Dr Meenakshi Sarkar and Frances Noble, University of Leeds
Room 2 - Denim Room (Hybrid)
- Belonging in Higher Education: Addressing Barriers and Improving Transitions for Black International Postgraduate Students - Iman Federico Awi, University of Leeds
- Stepping Up, Standing Out: Supporting international PGT students to make the most of their time at a UK university - Alison Leslie and Sally Heier, University of Leeds
Room 3 - Cotton Room (In-person only)
- “It's entirely new for me. I never experienced anything like this”: Responding institutionally to postgraduate students' undergraduate EMI learning experiences - Clark Girdlestone and Jenna Bodin-Galvez, University of Leeds
- Degree in a Day - Enabling International Postgraduate TESOL Students To Gain Teaching Experience In a Safe Authentic Setting - Sarah Shackleton and Amy McKay, University of Leeds