Beyond the Cheating Narrative: Understanding How Students Actually Use Generative AI
Dr Salman Shahid is a Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester. He also serves as the Discipline Head of Education for Chemical Engineering. His work focuses on enhancing inclusive...
Closing the gaps: How data and collaboration can drive inclusive teaching
Maria is Deputy Director for Inclusive Education in the School of Biological Sciences and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA). She was one of the inaugural Institute of Teaching and Learning Fellows (2020) and winner of a University of...
Addressing Motherhood Bias in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Medicine): Leading Inclusive Educational Practice Across the Pipeline
Samina Naseeb1 and Isabel Torres2 1 School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, UK 2 Mothers in Science, Montpellier, France Samina Naseeb is a teaching-focused lecturer passionate about creating inclusive educational environments that inspire young...
Reflection Matters – Developing Resources that Matter
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...
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...





