Reflection Matters – A reflective blog on Race Workshops
William is a first-year Mathematics student. He serves as a Student Partner on the Representation Matters project, facilitating workshops and co-authoring the project’s research outputs. Aiming for a career in mathematics research, in academia or possibly industry, he...
How to use historical objects to enhance teaching: A collaboration between Museum of Medicine and Health and BSc Psychology
Dr Amber Ruigrok is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Manchester and a Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE. Amber contributes to the BSc Psychology and BSc Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology programmes and is Year 2 Lead for the BSc Psychology. Amber also...
AI in Teaching and Learning: Learning together
Sarah Dyer is Manchester’s Associate Vice-President for Teaching Excellence and Innovation. She is a social scientist whose disciplinary research has explored work, expertise, care, and ethics. Drawing on these interests, her scholarly work has focused on courage and...
Building a working consensus on AI in teaching and learning
Dr Mark Carrigan is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester, where he co-leads the Digital Education Manchester group and serves as an AI Fellow at the Institute for Teaching and Learning. His work centres on three interconnected commitments:...
Reflection Matters – A reflective blog on Disability Workshops
Alayna is a final year student of BA Drama and English Literature. She serves as a Student Partner on the Representation Matters project, facilitating workshops, writing and assisting in the working of the project. Graduating in July, she aims to pursue a career in...
Communicating at a global university – why it matters and how we achieve it
Ruth Fordham, Deputy Director at the University Centre for Academic English, has extensive experience of teaching academic language and skills to UG and PGT international students at the university, having previously taught in Spain, Egypt and Venezuela. She is the...
How to test and learn?
Sarah Dyer is Manchester’s Associate Vice-President for Teaching Excellence and Innovation. She is a social scientist whose disciplinary research has explored work, expertise, care, and ethics. Drawing on these interests, her scholarly work has focused on courage and...
Teaching International Business Strategy as Decision-Making: Lessons from the Manchester Method
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 and...
The Student Change Lab: Reflecting on using journey maps to capture the Student Experience
Delilah Trotter Test and learn #3: Can Journey Map support our reps to initiate deeper conversations to learn holistically about students’ learning experiences? In this blog an Academic Rep shares their thoughts on the process: On the 16th of October, myself, and a...
The Student Change Lab: How to best analyse feedback – Reflecting on my experience at the Student Change Lab
Anshika is a BSc Psychology student at the University of Manchester and a student representative involved in academic and student-facing work within the University. She has held leadership roles across youth-led policy and advocacy spaces, including Operative Director...
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