One of the benefits of paying a subscription to NERUPI is access to free, online and in-person events for all professional service and academic staff in the subscribing organisation. This represents excellent value for money and we get very positive feedback on the combination of research, practice and discussion in our events along with the range of topics. We have a series of great activities to liven up these wintery months so sign up now and encourage your colleagues to come along.
Don’t forget to save the date for our FREE in-person events for members.
- In-person Evaluators event on the 4th February, kindly hosted by Leeds Beckett University.
- In-person Awarding Gaps event on the 18th May, kindly hosted by London South Bank University.
New Members' Introduction – 5th November, online, 10.00 - 11.30
This event will be useful for those in organisations that are new to NERUPI and for individuals who have joined teams in NERUPI member organisations and want to find out more. You will meet the NERUPI team, hear about NERUPI activities including our Working Groups and find out more about the NERUPI Framework. BOOK HERE
Transition to Higher Education: from widening access to student success– 25th November, online, 14.00 – 15.30
The transition from school or college to becoming an undergraduate is challenging for all students. For those who have been underserved by education and come from marginalised communities the higher education environment can feel quite alien. Intimidating support systems and misrecognition about academic capacities can compound feelings of isolation and difference. Increasingly, HEIs are recognising that their systems, curricula, and pedagogies need to change. In this session Marva de la Coudray, London Metropolitan University, will consider some of the challenges that increasing the diversity of the student population presents and will explore strategies for transforming higher education to improve the experience for all students. BOOK HERE
Enhancements to the OfS Standards of Evidence: Report Launch – 26th November, online, 11.30 – 13.00 - The Enhancements to the Standards of Evidence for Access and Participation Plans project was a collaboration between NERUPI members, funded by the UKRI Policy Support Fund. The report launch is an opportunity to hear about how the OfS’s Standards of Evaluation Evidence have been operationalised in a diverse group of institutions, and to contribute to the recommendations resulting for Access and Participation policy makers and practitioners. The session will include discussion from NERUPI partner institutions, along with reflections on the policy implications from project steering group members Tony Moss (LSBU), Anna Anthony (HEAT) and Suzanne Carrie (OfS). BOOK HERE
Paradoxical Parenting Processes – 22nd January, online, 14.00 – 15.30
In this Engaging Parent and Carers Working Group session Professor Rachel Brooks, University of Oxford will provide insights from her research into intensive parenting practices of students in higher education. The talk will be followed by discussion with Rachel about the implications of this research for practitioners involved in supporting equitable practices in HE. BOOK HERE
Learning from evaluations: implementing and evaluating in your own context– 28th January, online, 10:00 - 11:30
In this Evaluators Working Group session Rebecca Harland, University of Law, and Jared Patel, Loughborough University, will describe how they used the Racially Inclusive Practice in Assessment Guidance (RIPIAG) tool in their particular contexts. BOOK HERE
What is student success and how can we measure it?– 18th March, online, 14.00 – 16.00
In this event Camille Kandiko-Howson, Imperial College London, and Andy Pitchford, University of Westminster, will focus on how we might evaluate the academic, social and economic benefits to students, and the wider society, through approaches that support continuous organisational development to improve student outcomes and experience. BOOK HERE
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