Online
Members onlyThis session we will be joined by Josie Holding, from the Occupational Therapy team at Leeds Conservatoire. Josie will discuss their approach, impact on students and benefits of bridging the gap between disability services and wellbeing support using Occupational Therapy.
Online
Members onlyWe are excited to announce that the first meeting for the STEM working group will be taking place on the 15th May 2-4pm. The STEM working group has been set up to share practice and ideas about ways to improve outreach activity, support access, and effectively support success and progression in STEM. The first working group session will start with a lightning talk from Kate Mulcahy from Imperial College London about how the Dangoor Reach out Makerspace is supporting underserved young people from local communities to engage hands on with STEM. Kate will discuss challenges faced and lessons learnt from her work in this space. The meeting will provide opportunities to meet other people working in STEM outreach and supporting students on course.
Online 10.00- 12.00
Members onlyThis workshop is the first in a series of five workshop sessions led by Professor Vikki Boliver and Dr Clare Gartland. The workshops will support NERUPI members in sharing and disseminating their research and evaluation around their vital work in WP and social justice. The first session will focus on drafting an abstract as this is a great way to get started on your article. Drafting your abstract will help you to clarify the core aims of your article as well as help you remember what you are trying to achieve.
Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyThis session, for evaluators and managers, will consider how evaluation of the impact of intervention strategies is being taken forward within the context of Access and Participation Plans. It will consider the approaches to outcome and impact evaluation, and the methods being used in different contexts, and lessons learnt for ongoing evaluation practice.
Online
Members onlyPart of our NERUPI series focused on specific student groups highlighted by the Office for Students through their Equalities of Opportunities Risk Register. A specific cluster of risks affect the participation of minority ethnic groups, particularly those identified as ‘black’ or ‘mixed’. These include quality of information and guidance, perceptions of HE, lower application success rates, insufficient academic and personal support, mental health issues and progression to employment. This session will provide an overview of the OfS approach, considering the strengths and limitations of the categories and risk-based system.