Booking is now open for the NERUPI CONVENTION which will be in-person on the 18th September at the wonderful Friends House Euston London. We will be in their new conference suite this time which has adjacent break out rooms and a designated lunch space. The theme is collaboration and we are calling for papers from members asking you to share your collaborative activities. Please use the attached form to tell us about your activities and do feel free to get in touch if you aren’t sure about submitting.
We still have several events planned for June so book now as they are coming up soon.
NERUPI CONVENTION: COLLABORATION FOR WIDENING PARTICIPATION: Within and beyond Higher Education - BOOK HERE
In person 18th September at the Friends House Euston, London
Widening participation initiatives have resulted in considerable progress in understanding and delivering activities that improve access, success and progression for under-represented groups, despite the challenges for students and higher education. Nevertheless, significant inequalities remain a feature of sector and the OfS is encouraging a more collaborative approach to address these, based on longer term partnerships.
John Blake, Director of Access and Participation OfS will be one of the keynote speakers at the Convention and will update us on OfS plans for regional collaboration along with an opportunity to ask more general questions. Participants will also benefit from taking a wider view of regional development and collaboration with our keynote speaker Professor Joyce Liddle from Durham University. We know that NERUPI members already have established partnerships and collaborations and look forward to hearing about your activities as well. We will also get practical with a workshop session on developing a regional APP led by Sam Dunnett, Head of WP at Sussex and the Sussex Learning Network
UPDATED. NERUPI TOOLKIT: NEW APPROACHES TO IMPACT EVALUATION – online, 10th June 13:00 – 15:00
This session will explore the limitations of experimental methods and consider alternatives that could be of more value in the context of intervention strategies and Access and Participation Plans. Matthew Horton, Aimhigher West Midlands, will then introduce the Toolkit for Access and Participation Evaluation - the TAPE which has been developed to measure the impact of interventions on pupils’ non-cognitive factors such as: Higher Education expectations, knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and academic motivation.
MAPPING ACTIVITIES TO THE NERUPI FRAMEWORK – online, 11th June 10:00 – 12:00
This event is for those new to evaluation or who want to find out more about the NERUPI Framework. We will introduce the ideas behind the six main aims and explain the benefits to planning, evaluation, and reporting of mapping your activities on to the Framework. Colleagues from Bath Spa University and London Metropolitan University will provide practical examples of how they used the approach in their organisations.
STEM WORKING GROUP; MEDICINE NOT MEDICS – online, 12th June 2.00 – 3.30
This session will follow on from the previous meeting with a focus on Outreach activity and particularly CEIAG. Louise Crabtree will lead the session with a Lightning Talk about the University of Leeds’ ‘Medicine – not just medics’ programme. The subject of medicine interests many students - not all are going to become doctors. Our ‘Medicine – not just medics’ outreach programme aims to showcase the alternative pathways and careers in STEM.
PATHWAYS, PEDAGOGY AND PROGRESSION: LEARNING TO THRIVE THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS & ATTAINMENT – online 16thJune 12:00 – 14:00
In this Knowledge, Attainment and Pedagogy (KAP) working group session, Dr Yetunde Kolajo, Research Associate from University of Kent will explore how equity, pedagogy, and progression intersect to shape student experiences and outcomes in UK higher education.
CREATIVE SHIFT AT UAL – online, 23rd June 2.00 – 3.00
At this Creative HE Working Group event Lora Ghany and Sat Sehmbey from Creative Shift at University of Arts London will be presenting the team's approach to enterprise and employability education. The session will focus on how the programme explores the effects of taking a more equitable, asset-based approach to support retention, attainment, and employability of students from underrepresented groups. This includes unpacking what an alternative model of enterprise learning and education in employability, rooted in community, looks like. This will be the first in a series of events related to careers and employability in the Creative Industries so do come along and let us know if you have interesting practice to share with the group.
PATHWAYS, PEDAGOGY AND PROGRESSION: LEARNING TO THRIVE THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS & ATTAINMENT – online, 16thJune 12:00 – 14:00
In this Knowledge, Attainment and Pedagogy (KAP) working group session, Dr Yetunde Kolajo, Research Associate from University of Kent will explore how equity, pedagogy, and progression intersect to shape student experiences and outcomes in UK higher education.
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ETHNICITY ON ACCESS, SUCCESS & PROGRESSION – online, 24th June 16:00 – 16:45
This event is part 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. In this online session Fatmata K Daramy will provide an overview of the OfS approach, considering the strengths and limitations of the categories and risk-based system. Perspectives from South Asian, ‘black’ and East Asian experience will be explored by Shames Maskeen, Barbara Adewumi and Ada Mau before the session moves on to a presentation and discussion led by Deborah Husbands considering impostor phenomenon and the capacity building for individuals and organisations to promote positive change.