Beyond the immediate impact on people’s lives and livelihoods, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused a great deal of disruption in how we work. The burden on academics, particularly with respect to teaching, has been considerable. … Continue reading
Decolonising the curriculum: some misconceptions
In 2017, in an effort to decolonise their curriculum, Cambridge student Lola Olufemi and Fly (Cambridge University’s network for women and non-binary people of colour) penned an open letter in which they called for “non-white … Continue reading
Supporting Students as Researchers: flipped teaching
I began university like many other students, with little knowledge of what research is or the processes behind it. Yet, almost three years later, I graduated having conducted my own independent research project. This was … Continue reading
Engaged learning in a COVID landscape – what we learnt from our latest Community meeting.
Engaged Learning sees students working as part of their curriculum in partnership with external organisation on real world questions. The joint Careers Service/ BILT Engaged Learning Community is a peer support network for academic and … Continue reading
BILT Friday Briefing Issue 46
News
Appointment of 2020/21 Student Fellows – Meet the Fellows
We are delighted to announce the appointment of 4 new Student Fellows for 2020/21. The Student Fellows will be working on the themes of building … Continue reading
New arrival: Real World Learning book!
Working with a bunch of new and seasoned authors and publishing a modest-sized edited collection against all odds is indeed an extraordinary experience! After the persistent hard work during the eventful last two years, our … Continue reading
Meet the Student Fellows… Chloe Reed
Hello Bristol!
My name is Chloe and I’m one of four fabulous Student Fellows who will be working with BILT over the academic year. Although this will be my fourth year at university, as I’m studying for a Masters degree in … Continue reading
Meet the Student Fellows… Jonny Barnes
Hi, I’m Jonny! I will be a BILT Student Fellow alongside studying for my Master’s in Education (Learning, Technology and Society). I am incredibly excited to embark on this experience as I will hopefully be able to apply what I have learned within my studies to … Continue reading
Meet the Student Fellows… Michelle Jideofor
My name is Michelle Jideofor and I am one of the new BILT Student Fellows. Being a third year Civil Engineering student, this may not have been the most obvious role for me but throughout my university journey I have developed … Continue reading
Meet the Student Fellows… Rhona Wilkinson
Hi all – hoping you are all doing well in such strange times (I am sure you have heard this phrase a lot!)
My name is Rhona, and I am a new BILT Student Fellow. I am currently studying … Continue reading