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We’re recruiting for the BILT Student Research Journal and Festival
BILT is delighted to announce that applications are now open for subject editorial board members, journal submissions and conference presentations for 2025-26. Please share the link below with any students you know who may be interested.
BILT’s Student Research Journal is an online, peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to the encouragement of students and the wider academic community to value student research. All articles are subject to thorough peer-review, after making it past a competitive selection process.
The deadline to apply for editorial boards is 12 January 2026.
The Student Research Conference (formally known as the Student Research Festival) offers students the opportunity to present their work to academics and peers. This year we are creating space for students to get feedback on their research before submitting to the Student Research Journal. The conference will also have three winning presentations, selected by expert judges, and these presentations will be featured in the Journal’s highlights magazine in the summer.
The Student Research Conference will be hosted on the 20 February 2026 in the Great Hall, Wills memorial Building.
For more information and links to apply, please visit our website.
New: Pedagogic research training
We are excited to announce the launch of online training modules to support colleagues to take their first steps in pedagogic research. These three self-paced modules introduce participants to the main steps of pedagogic research including the types of data and data analysis that are used in pedagogic research, and help participants identify potential funding and dissemination routes.
Each module takes approximately 30-60 minutes to complete.
The training modules will be supported by a BILT workshop that will be carried out in person in spring 2026. This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to consolidate the material covered in the modules and meet colleagues who are new and experienced in pedagogic research for further support with their own project.
I found the training super helpful overall; between it and the BILT conference this year, it gave me the confidence to get going with a small project which I got ethics approved for over the summer.”
Dr. Ffion Jones, Lecturer in Dental Sciences, Bristol Dental School
Registration is now open on Develop.
Shaping the Future at Temple Quarter supported by BILT
With the move to Temple Quarter, BILT is offering colleagues across the University a range of support to help them with the transition to the new teaching spaces. Some of the provisions are targeted towards specific Schools, whereas others are open to all.
Most of the events are open for registration now, with later events in 2026 to be added soon.
We’ve created a new web-page containing links to all the planned events which can be filtered by ‘All colleagues teaching at TQ’, ‘Business School colleagues’ and ‘Faculty of Science and Engineering colleagues’.
Visit the new ‘Shaping the Future at Temple Quarter‘ webpage and register for events.
PGR Supervision Symposium
BILT warmly invites all PGR supervisors to our annual PGR Supervisor Symposium, focusing on effective supervision practices, innovation, and collaboration.
Expressions of interest to present a case study or lightning talk close on Thursday 5 December.
Date: Thursday 15 January 2026 | 2:15 – 5:30 pm
Location: Wills Memorial Building, Great Hall
For more information and links to apply, please visit the event page.
Blogs and resources
- Marking, feedback, and student engagement
Read an update on the collaborative project exploring student engagement in history departments across the Universities of Bristol, Warwick and Nottingham. - The BILT Broadcast (podcast)
A reminder that the our regular podcast series, The BILT Broadcast is now available on SoundCloud. Click the link above to hear the latest podcast from October, as well as previous editions.
Events
Visit the BILT events calendar for a full list of all our forthcoming events
Jisc AI literacy curriculum for teaching and learning staff
Jisc will be running their AI literacy curriculum for teaching and learning staff, designed to build confidence and critical awareness in using AI. Each session will run between November and December.
The programme is delivered online via Microsoft Teams, with one-hour live sessions that can be booked individually or followed as a complete pathway.
Module 1 – Understanding AI in tertiary education for teaching and learning
Exploring AI’s role and impact in teaching and learning: 18 Nov 2025, 11:00–12:00
Prompting for teaching and learning: 21 Nov 2025, 11:00–12:00
Module 2 – Essential AI skills for teaching and learning
Effective use of AI in teaching and learning: 24 Nov 2025, 12:30–13:30
How AI can improve productivity for teaching and learning: 27 Nov 2025, 14:00–15:00
Module 3 – Ethical and responsible use of AI for teaching and learning
Recognising AI bias and misinformation: 01 Dec 2025, 14:30–15:30
Maintaining academic integrity in an AI age – FE: 03 Dec 2025, 11:30–12:30
Maintaining academic integrity in an AI age – HE: 09 Dec 2025, 10:30–11:30
AI privacy and data security for teaching and learning: 12 Dec 2025, 11:00–12:00
Find out more and book your place on their training page.
Show Tell and Talk: Active Learning
19 November, 1.30 – 3 pm, Room 2.26, 35 Berkeley Square
Our first ‘Show, Tell and Talk’ of the year kicks off next week. Embedding effective and inclusive active learning into teaching and curriculum design, which engages, motivates and supports all students in their learning is an important University of Bristol strategic aim. Active learning is fundamentally about student engagement and participation.
Find our more and book on Develop.
Tools for Tempered Radicals : Changing the system from within
20 November 2 – 4 pm, AIMS CENTRE SR1 E323
What drives organisations to be more environmentally engaged? How can motivated staff within organisations work to move things forward? Can such ‘tempered radicals’ really make a difference, and how do they relate to activists protesting from outside.
Through examples and discussion, this workshop will explore what it means to work as a tempered radical. We will consider a number of different ‘drivers’ that impact organisations’ engagement, and how tempered radicals can put them to work to accelerate the pace of change of society.
The 2 hour workshop will be hosted by Professor Chris Preist, University Academic Director of Sustainability.
Book tickets for Tools for Tempered Radicals : Changing the system from within
Green Games Night
25 November 4.30 – 7 pm, Senate House, Global Lounge
Join us in the Global Lounge for an open board games session with free pizza! We will have a range of sustainability/environmentally themed board games for you to play with. Come alone and join a group or bring your friends. The first 30 minutes will be for games browsing/reading rules then we have 2 hours of gameplay with pizza at 6 PM.
Book Tickets for Green Games Night
3 December, 4 – 5 pm, Room 2.26, 35 Berkeley Square or ONLINE
As part of our series of support events for colleagues moving to Temple Quarter, this event will hear from practitioners in the US who have enjoyed teaching in the round spaces for several years. This event is open to all colleagues who will be teaching in Temple Quarter. You can attend in person at The School of Education, or online.
Find our more and register on our event page.
Show Tell and Talk: ‘Generative AI’
28 January 1.30 – 3 pm, Room 2.26, 35 Berkeley Square
Our next Show Tell and Talk workshop takes place in January and places are filling up fast. This sharing innovations workshop will provide an opportunity to hear from a range of colleagues about how Generative AI is being embedded at UoB, why it is important and what Generative AI projects, supported by BILT, are being undertaken at the University. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion with colleagues.
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