Research-rich teaching case studies

October 15, 2024 –

Patrick Shortall

My journey to presenting research in a lecture theatre in Copenhagen began a year and a half ago around February 2023. I’d made it through the initial literature review of my undergraduate masters (MEng) technical project and was beginning to form the outline of my …

Pedagogic Research Culture

October 15, 2024 –

Maria Pulman, Sheena Warman, Sarah Wood, Paul Chin (University of Bath), Sheila Amici-Dargan, Maggie Boswell, Ros O’Leary, Freya Gowrley, Steven Proud

The Practice The research project explored current pedagogic research culture and practice across the University with the aim of producing recommendations towards strengthening pedagogic research culture and practice overall. Pedagogic research is an integral component of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education …

Case Study: Education for Sustainable Development in Economics

October 30, 2023 –

Hailey Yoon

Unit name: International Trade (new 3rd year unit launched in 22/23), Summer Dissertation (MSc Economics, Finance, and Management) How is sustainability included in these units? How did you decide what was appropriate? At first glance, this unit might not obviously link to sustainability. Indeed, not all …

Case Study: The Foundations Conferences

June 7, 2023 –

Dr Sarah Allsop, Dr Juliet Brown, Dr Santiago Rodriguez and Dr Nihal Bandara

Offering autonomy and creativity in presented group work for year 1 healthcare students. Discover the aims, impact and future of the conferences. External Examiner Feedback …opportunity for student to collaboratively develop and discuss their learning with tutors and peers in the three different formats is …

Case Study: Research-rich interdisciplinary group work for Digital Health

May 9, 2023 –

Professor Ian Craddock

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The Practice The MSc in Digital Health is a new taught programme in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Bristol. One of the first such programmes in the UK, it is motivated by increasing use of digital …

Developing practical engineering skills through self-directed exploration

November 7, 2022 –

Dr Francesco Fornetti.

A Case Study on developing practical engineering skills through self-direct exploration. Dr Francesco Fornetti explains how home lab kits and simulation tools can help spark curiosity and exploration among engineering students. Transcript Practical skills are an essential part of any engineering degree. They enable students to understand …

Research-led interdisciplinary Sustainable Development blended learning

May 3, 2022 –

Dr Aisling Tierney

A case study describing collaboration, pedagogy and design of the Sustainable Development optional unit, an interdisciplinary blended learning 20cp unit taken by up to 300 students a year. …

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Swimming against the research current

April 27, 2022 –

Dr Aisling Tierney

A reflection on current events for Researchfish and UKRI, and how this can be used as a cross-disciplinary case study of research ethics and practice nationally. …

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For research-richer or poorer

April 25, 2022 –

Dr Aisling Tierney

A discussion of issues facing teaching staff looking to introduce or expand research-rich curriculum, how we can limit our ambitions, the role of intersectionality, and the interplay of research culture and research-rich teaching practice. …

Are student researchers ethical?

February 9, 2022 –

Tasha Suresh

Three Bristol students discuss why ethics are important to research, what’s most challenging about research ethics, and what the university can do to support students undertaking research. …

Oops, I forgot to get informed consent (Part One)

November 24, 2021 –

Tasha Suresh

Read the whole series. It might seem obvious that people participating in research must agree to participate. This is what we call ‘informed consent’, where a participant is told of all the potential risks and benefits of participating, what being a participant entails, and details …

Unethical Research Kills : the importance of ethics in any research

November 3, 2021 –

Tasha Suresh

A student perspective on the history of research ethics, research bias, and general research issues. …

Investigating green space issues through real-world learning in Physical Geography

August 12, 2021 –

Hannah Tweddell and Rachel Flecker

Case study reflecting on a first year unit involving real-world research for second year Geographical Sciences students. …

What pedagogies support students to become better researchers?

March 17, 2021 –

Tadeas Dvorak

Student perspective on pedagogies that support student research, including building communities of practice within the student body, to improve the student experience and build research skillsets that are future ready. …