Seeing the Whole Picture: Optometry, Feedback, and Finding Your Own Path
Fatima is an Optometrist, Lecturer in Optometry at the University of Manchester and a fellow of AdvanceHe. With over a decade's experience of delivering clinical teaching and assessments at her alma matter, she contributes to BSc and MSci Optometry programmes. She is...
A Journey through Aurora: From Self-Doubt to Self-Belief
Biography Dr Lei Zeng (LZ) is a Lecturer from the Department of Materials. She serves as a Year Manager in Fashion Business Technology and as the project lead for the International Students Support Project. Dr Wennie Subramonian (WS) is a Senior Lecturer (Teaching...
Responsible AI in Learning: A Student-Informed Approach
BiographyDr Wennie Subramonian and Dr Maryam Malekshahian are Senior Lecturers (Teaching and Scholarship) in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Wennie also contributes as the Department’s Deputy Admissions and Outreach Lead. Her work focuses on enhancing...
Building Science Belonging: Using Foldscope Outreach to Enrich Primary Teaching and Learning
Samina Naseeb is teaching-focused lecturer passionate about making science more accessible to children who may not see themselves as ‘science people’. She recently led a Microscopy Foldscope outreach project in less privileged primary schools and schools with higher...
From Classroom to Boardroom: Pedagogical Lessons from the AIB UKI Sustainable International Business Poster Competition
Dr. Stefan Zagelmeyer, Reader in Comparative and International Business at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), has extensive experience in international higher education and research. He leads multiple programmes at AMBS and serves as the Teaching &...
Supporting Student Academic Development: Content, Comfort and Communication
Dr Amir Rahbarimanesh (Lecturer in Engineering Project Management (EPM) in the Department of Civil Engineering and Management within the School of Engineering, FSE) is a frequent winner of UMSU’s student-nominated academic awards for his teaching, student support and...
Academic Advising and professional development
Caroline Hoyle is a Senior Lecturer in Law and the Senior Academic Advisor for the School of Social Sciences. Earlier this year she achieved professional recognition as Recognised Senior Advisor (RSA) by the UK Association of Advising and Tutoring (UKAT). Here she...
A Hollistic View on Assessment – Why We Must View Assessments Through the Lens of the Whole Programme
Dr Grazyna Grace Lipowska-Bhalla is a Lecturer in Cancer Biology within the School of Medical Sciences and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She serves as the Programme Director for the postgraduate programme in Cancer Pathology, whilst also...
Eye Know How, Co-Creating Team-Based Learning: A Journey in Active Learning
Authors: Catherine Porter, Catherine Collin, Janna Ajmal, Samra Syed Team members: Arij Dar, Fateema Gani, Amy Le, Natasha Qader TBL (Team Based Learning) is a pedagogical strategy designed to foster collaboration, critical thinking, and the application of knowledge....
An Essay in Seconds: What AI Reveals About Broken Assessments and the Need for Pedagogical Reimagining
Stephen Wheeler is an eLearning Technologist at the University of Manchester, supporting values-led approaches to digital learning. Grounded in Critical Pedagogy, his work focuses on how technology shapes power, participation, and the learning experience, rather than...
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