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Evolving Student Engagement is a student-focused conference aimed at students’ union staff and provider staff working in student engagement. The event is an opportunity for student engagement practitioners at QAA Member institutions to share practice and hear from each other on a range of topics affecting the higher education sector currently.

 

This 2021 Evolving Student Engagement Conference was held online across two days and focused on the following two key themes:

  • student wellbeing, mental health and equality, diversity and inclusion
  • student engagement in teaching, learning and assessment.

Day 1: Student wellbeing, mental health and equality, diversity and inclusion

Keynote

Driving change for inclusivity: Students as partners


Following a welcome from QAA's Ailsa Crum, this keynote explores the role that students play in driving inclusivity within universities and their wider role in progressing transformational change in society.

 

Dr Zainab Khan
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Teaching and Learning
London Metropolitan University

Panel discussion

Inclusivity and well-being beyond COVID-19


Breakout session leaders from day 1 discuss student well-being, mental health and equality, diversity and inclusion, looking at challenges the sector has faced during the pandemic, and the initiatives in place to support students in future years.

Breakouts

Lessons learned from student-staff partnerships in curriculum development, design and review

 

Tamara Reid
Inclusive Curriculum Consultant Programme Lead, Kingston University

Nasra Hersi and Cara Rothwell
Senior Curriculum Consultants, Kingston University

Edom Yecalo-Tecle
Junior Inclusive Curriculum Consultant, Kingston University 


Presentation: Lessons learned from student-staff partnerships in curriculum development, design and review

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022


Supporting the mental wellbeing of BAME and LGBTQ+ student communities

 

Dr Heather Gray
Head of Physiotherapy & Paramedicine, Glasgow Caledonian University

Yazeed Qashwa
Postgraduate Student & International Postgraduate Student Ambassador, Glasgow Caledonian University 

 

Presentation: Supporting the mental wellbeing of BAME and LGBTQ+ student communities

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022


The Doctoral Academy

 

Professor Richard Neil
Deputy Director of Research, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dr Jenny Mercer
Reader in Qualitative Approaches to Applied Psychology, Cardiff Metropolitan University

 

Presentation: The Doctoral Academy

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022


The recovery curriculum: Supporting students new to higher education during COVID-19

 

Professor Helena Gillespie
Academic Director of Inclusive Education, University of East Anglia

 

Presentation: The Recovery Curriculum - supporting students new to higher education during COVID-19

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022

Day 2: Student engagement in teaching, learning and assessment

Panel session

Academic integrity

 

This panel session explores how academic misconduct affects students and how higher education sectors can collaborate internationally to address it.

 


Zoe Ranganathan
National President, NUS Australia

Chris Hall
National Education Officer, NUS Australia

Harry South
Vice-President Education 2020-21, Worcester Students’ Union

Kevin McStravock
Deputy President, NUS-USI 2019-21 and Ulster University SU President 2017-19

Chaired by Luke Myer
Policy and Public Affairs Officer, QAA

Keynote

Where do we go next? Lessons from a decade of student engagement

 

This keynote explore how academic misconduct affects students and how higher education sectors can collaborate internationally to address it.

 

Dan Derricot
Head of Academic Policy and Quality Assurance/Deputy Director of Academic Services, University College London 


Presentation: Where do we go next? Lessons from a decade of student engagement

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022


'From both sides now' - reflecting upon staff-student perspectives on a collaborative research project

 

Dr Laura Bennett
Associate Director of Academic Practice, University of the West of England, Bristol

Nicole Skidmore
PhD Student in Social Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol

Nhi Ho
Master Student in International Management, University of the West of England, Bristol 

 

Presentation: 'From both sides now' - reflecting upon staff-student perspectives on a collaborative research project

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022


Engaging students in periodic review through a student submission

 

Richard Monk
Assistant Director, Quality Enhancement and Inclusion, Birmingham City University

Victoria McGrath
Head of Quality Enhancement and Policy, Birmingham City University

 

Presentation: Engaging students in periodic review through a student submission

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022


Belonging through assessment - pipelines of compassion

 

Ms Liz Bunting and Dr Emily Salines
Educational Developers: Academic Enhancement, University of the Arts London

 

Presentation: Belonging through assessment - pipelines of compassion

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022


Students engaging in quality assurance and enhancement

 

Karen Moore
Head of Quality Enhancement, North West Regional College’s (Northern Ireland)

 

Presentation: Students engaging in quality assurance and enhancement

Publication date: 01 Aug 2022