Since our last BILT Briefing, International Day of Education has been celebrated. Dr Aisling Tierney shared her reflections and thoughts about why education matters. Share why it matters to you with us #BILTEducation follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Call for Contributions: BILT Annual Conference
Building community and belonging in a challenging and changing world
Wednesday 12th July 2023. In-person, at the Bill Brown Suite, Queens Building, Woodland Road.
This conference will explore the role of community and belonging in creating what Bell Hooks calls “the best climate for learning”. It will examine various themes such as inclusivity, interdisciplinarity, embedded authentic pedagogies, connection with the environment and with local and global communities. We are delighted to welcome contributions from staff across the University of Bristol. Application deadline Monday 6th March, 2023 at 9am.
Publishing a book in a Year (ish)
Professor James Norman updates us on his adventures in publishing and what he has learnt.
Case Studies: embedding employability and community based learning
The Faculty Employability Team have been busy working with academic colleagues developing five new embedding employability and engaged learning case studies.
Use of coaching in Higher Education
Dr Rushana Khusainova explores the definition of coaching, looks at examples of it in practice and addresses its limitations.
Valuing research-rich storytelling skills
Dr Aisling Tierney discusses a recent Times Higher Education article which covered a curious finding about how research is perceived by government and uses it to reflect on how the full cycle of the research system can be conveyed to students.
The Future of Student Knowledge Exchange in Social Sciences and Law
Join the conversation
Date: Friday 17th February 2023
Time: 8:30am-1:00pm (breakfast and sandwich lunch included)
Venue: Clifton Hill House
Since September 2020 the Professional Liaison Network’s (PLN) Bristol Model programme has enabled 41 students to work as Research Assistants across seven Social Science projects with partners in the city region.. A team based in the Faculty’s School of Education have been working to evaluate the Bristol Model, analysing and evidencing the direct benefits of this activity on students and external partner organisations, with a strong focus on reducing barriers to entry for students from widening participation backgrounds. To share learnings from the evaluation team and celebrate the success of the Bristol Model, the PLN are running a half-day event exploring this ‘student as researcher’ model of knowledge exchange. We would love to see you there, to join the conversation and contribute your own perspectives. To register please complete this form .
Student Research Journal – call for papers
Please share this opportunity with all undergraduate and postgraduate taught students.
Upcoming events
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This event was previously scheduled for 22 February, 2023.
