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Our Successful Student Research Festival
Thank you so much to everyone who presented and attended our Student Research Festival yesterday. Over 100 people attended the event with 15 presentations, 11 posters, two panel discussions and 50 pizzas eaten (as well as literally hundreds of biscuits!). We’ve shared the winners, runners up and a few photos from the day below and will provide a more detailed update from the event in the next Briefing.
Session 1: Impact
Winner: Freya Farr, “Assessing freshwater fish biodiversity with DNA barcoding“
Highly commended: Yuk Ching Nicole Wong, “MrBeast and the TeamTrees campaign: The Fountain of Social Capital and Cultural Inertia”
Session 2: Innovation
Winner: Saruki Pradeepan & Wiam Mohammad, “Smile, AI is watching! An agreement study between dental experts and AI at detecting dental caries radiographically.“
Highly commended: Thrisha Rajkumar, “Food for a Cause: A Data-Driven Solution to Food Waste and Hunger”
Session 3: Ethics
Winner: Toni Milla, “Why we should radically lower the voting age”
Highly commended: Fabienne Vailes, “Well-being or BE-ing well together? Exploring relational well-being through a Participatory Research Project in a whole school”
Poster winner: Heba Masood, “Biting the bullet: Questioning the credibility of bite mark analysis”
BILT Conference – call for contributions
Our annual conference will take place on Wednesday 25 June, this year and we are now accepting expressions of interest from potential presenters. You can also register as a delegate from today. The title of this year’s event is Education for a changing world.
We are delighted to welcome contributions from staff and students from across the University of Bristol. As well as presentations, workshops and posters, this year we have added conference stalls to the list of options. Applications will close at midnight on Sunday 2 March 2025.
To read more about the themes of the conference, criteria for applying and links to register, please visit the conference homepage.
Blogs and resources
- How to stay engaged and make the most out of large lectures: tips for students
Senior Lecturer Rushana Khusainova has shared her top tips for students in large lectures in this useful and engaging piece.
- L is for Learning Design
We have a guest contribution this week from our colleague Souwoon Cho, a Senior Distance Learning Developer, who has shared her a piece about Learning Design, to continue our A – Z of BILT series.
- New Year, New School Routine: How has the change in the academic year changed the routine of students
Our Student Fellow Miyambo Kabwe has shared this piece on the impact the change in the assessment period had on her, and the reflections and changes she’s made since this new routine has come into play.
Events
Show, Tell and Talk: Pedagogic Research and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Our next Show, Tell and Talk event takes place on 18th February. For full details and registration links, please visit our Events page.
View all of our upcoming ‘Show, Tell and Talk’ events.
Libraries and Decolonisation: an introduction for academic staff
- Wednesday 12th February, 2pm
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
Bristol Conversations in Education: Creative Practice in Higher Education Book Launch
- Wednesday 5th February, 4.30 – 6pm
This must-read book considers the ways in which creativity can inspire new ideas, invigorate teaching in the adult learning space, and motivate professionals and learners alike.
Written by a diverse group of international collaborators from the TLC research group, this book empowers readers to embrace creative practices that are considered innovative, engaging, and impactful for adult learners at different levels. Drawing from a range of theoretical perspectives, contemporary research, and the lived experiences of the contributing authors, this edited volume offers readers a rich collection of pedagogical ideas and practical examples to apply within their professional practice.
