As the new academic begins we are looking forward to seeing our members at the NERUPI CONVENTION on the 18 September. As you would expect the NERUPI is busy planning events for the new academic year and are adding new events continuously. Our programme includes our annual free, in-person event for evaluators so:
- Save the date 18 February, Leeds Becket University in-person NERUPI evaluators event.
USING SURVEY SCALES TO MEASURE NERUPI FRAMEWORK OUTCOMES - 7th October, online 14.00 – 15.30
At the first of our new working group specifically for Evaluators Mauricio Rivera and Robyn Long, University of Sussex, will present the initial validation process of a set of newly developed scales designed to measure attributes linked to academic success and outcomes in Higher Education. These include university support knowledge and decision-making, academic and social self-efficacy, self-regulated learning, and graduate progression preparedness. BOOK HERE
PARENTS & CARERS WORKING GROUP - 16th October, online, 14:00 – 15:30
Dr Anna Varadi will discuss how Cardiff Parent Power (CPP) community programme empowers parents to initiate campaigns that benefit their community, how the partnership has established a mutually enriching relationship between Cardiff University and the local community. Also, how parents, most of whom do not have first-hand experience of HE, have embraced the opportunity to become HE champions. BOOK HERE
REFUGEES IN HIGHER EDUCATION – 20 October, online, 1.30 – 3.30
For those forced to leave their countries and homes because of war, famine or persecution there is a pressing need for higher education to understand the specific challenges that displaced people encounter in engaging with higher education. At this extended SsREE working group event Mir Abdullah Miri, University of Bath and Anna Varadi, Cardiff University will consider how universities can support access to and successful participation in undergraduate provision. BOOK HERE
WRITING JOURNAL ARTICLES: SESSION 2 - 21st October, online, 13:00 – 15:00
This session is for those who have already produced an abstract and will focus on writing a literature review and abstract. BOOK HERE
COMMUTING & MATURE STUDENTS – 23 October, online
LEARNING FROM EVALUATIONS: IMPLEMENTING & EVALUATING IN YOUR OWN CONTEXT - 20thJanuary, online, 10:00 - 11:30
In this session specifically for evaluators 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 & HOW CAN WE MEASURE IT? – 18th March, online
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.