by Viewpoint | Nov 29, 2019 | PSLT
Open letter: The tide of change “We share a dark history – but its moments like this, when we come together as one, united by our desire to do better, to be better and to right the wrongs of the past, that we start to heal spiritual hurts and the intergenerational...
by Viewpoint | Oct 28, 2019 | PSLT, Registrar, SLT
Patrick Hackett: An update on the Student Experience Programme Dear colleagues,Now that the new academic year is well underway, there’s a real buzz around campus. We all want our students to have as positive an experience as possible throughout the whole time they...
by Viewpoint | Oct 10, 2019 | PSLT
Sarah Littlejohn: Supporting the mental health of our students You don’t need me to tell you that mental health is a significant issue – approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year [1].But I did want to use today –...
by Viewpoint | Oct 2, 2019 | Faculty of Humanities
Hannah Rundle: Do Humanities matter? ‘Schoolchildren who focus exclusively on arts and humanities-style subjects risk restricting their future career path, the Education Secretary has warned.’ Nicky Morgan”[A] lot of young people no longer see the trades and...
by Viewpoint | Sep 13, 2019 | Faculty of Humanities
Professor Andy Westwood: The week in Parliament Many of us will have been returning to work this week after some kind of summer break. I’ve managed a trip to Wales in between two to Belgium. In the first of these I was at a meeting in Brussels and amongst other things...