News
The 2024 BILT Conference – our most successful yet!
We had such a brilliant day at our conference last Wednesday – there were over 250 of us attending presentations and workshops, starting with Tansy’s brilliant keynote in the morning and Jason’s funny and heartwarming (and very late!) keynote in the afternoon, with captivating and innovative sessions on a huge range of topics throughout the day.
Thank you so much to all of our presenters for making the day the success that it was – I think every person left the conference feeling inspired and full of ideas to share with their students.
You can read two blogs about the conference from differing perspectives:
BILT’s Fiona Hartley shares her experience chairing the International Student Experience sessions. Read it here.
BILT student fellow Izzy Ford, also shares her thoughts on the day from a student perspective. Read it here.
We’re already looking forward to next year’s conference – post your ideas for themes in the comment section below!
Visit the conference homepage to view resources from the day, including PowerPoint presentations (where available) and videos of the keynote speeches. We also have a huge gallery of images from the day – a selection of which you can find below. (click on each image to view full size).
Student Partnership Impact Award – congratulations to our Student Fellows Carla and Izzy!
Huge congratulations to our Student Fellows Carla Forster and Izzy Ford for being awarded a JISC/SEDA Student Partnership Impact Award for their work on the Student Research Festival and Journal. We are so proud of all of the work of our Student Fellows and lovely to see this work recognised through this award!
National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) and Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) Schemes 2025 – Expressions of Interest and workshops
BILT are accepting expressions of interest (EOIs) for the 2025 NTF and CATE schemes.
Those interested are strongly encouraged to attend a virtual workshop taking place in September to find out further details about the schemes. Find out more and register on the NTF and CATE BILT webpages. Closing date for EOIs – Monday 30 September 2024, noon.
Blogs and resources
- D is for Decolonisation
BILT Student Fellow Ethel Ng has shared this thought-provoking take on decolonisation – looking at the little discussed area of orientalism in education policy.
- CEP Case Studies
We are pleased to share 8 new case studies about innovating assessment practices taking place across the University, featuring Applied Anatomy, Music, Translation, Innovation, Chemistry, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences and Civil Engineering. Read them here.
- Student Research Journal: Issue 5
We are so excited to share that the full version of our Student Research Journal is now available to view online! You can see both the full issue and the curated highlights on this page. All of the articles are also available to view on Pure.
- Black Students Network report on decolonisation
The Black Students Network have asked us to share their recently published report on decolonisation activities taking place in the University. You can find the report here.
Events
Libraries and Decolonisation: an introduction for academic staff
Thursday 8 August 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Decolonisation is shaping and influencing how the University views itself and how it delivers programmes and services. As a central service, the Library plays an important role in this area. In this session for academic staff we aim to explore some of the connections between libraries and colonial power, discuss how information resources have the potential to be a key part in decolonial practice, and share practical tips for finding resources from under-represented communities and regions.
You can sign up on Develop.
For queries email Subject-librarians@bristol.ac.uk
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