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...
Category: Student partnership
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...
The Student Change Lab: Learning and co-design to unlock the creativity of our Academic Student Reps
The Student Change Lab is a collaborative space where students and staff work together to explore how human-centred design approach and tool can implement meaningful improvements in teaching and learning, especially in the student voice and engagement. Through...
Responsible AI in Learning: A Student-Informed Approach
Dr 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 inclusive student...
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 idle time to relationship building
Toyin is a teaching-focused lecturer in Accounting and Finance. She was recently awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Since 2021, she has been a member of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee at AMBS. Toyin is...
Ivory Tower Inequality: Exploring Class Disparities in Higher Education
Alicia Smith, an upcoming third-year law student, is passionate about initiating discussions on topics often considered taboo. She believes that addressing these subjects is crucial for societal progress and is dedicated to fostering environments where such...
Redesigning the Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) to Enhance Student Voice
Abdullatif is a senior lecturer in chemical engineering in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He has a background in the provision of taught modules, facilitating inquiry-based learning, student projects, and teaching laboratory modules. He is the Student-Staff...
Paediatric simulation clinics as a student vs. as a facilitator
Freya Mulderrig is currently a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. 6 years ago I began my journey to a career in Speech and Language Therapy as a first year student at the University of...
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