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Writing a Dissertation Without the Library: A Guide

April 29, 2020September 8, 2020 Emily Kinder

It’s getting to that time of year where students usually inhabit the library every day, furiously typing away at their dissertations. But how do you go about writing your diss when there’s no library to … Continue reading

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The Primary Experience: What Can We Learn about Cross-Institutional Changes?

September 27, 2019December 2, 2020 BILT

The following post was written by Dr. Isabel Hopwood-Stephens, a TESTA Researcher.

As one of the TESTA researchers attached to BILT, I’m going to be involved in collecting and analysing data about Bristol undergraduates’ experience … Continue reading

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Learning Games #2

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 BILT

The second ‘Learning Games’ event took place on 17th January. To give everyone a chance to eat their lunch, the session started with a discussion around the tables about where we would like to … Continue reading

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Meet the Student Fellows… Johannes Schmiedecker

December 7, 2018December 2, 2020 BILT

We asked our Student Fellows to write us a short blog about their background and what they are doing as part of their BILT role. The following blog is from Johannes Schmiedecker, who has been … Continue reading

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Calling all Bristol Students!! We are delighted to Calling all Bristol Students!! We are delighted to confirm that we have 4 Student Fellow positions available - search for opportunities on MyCareers to find out more. This year's project themes include: building inclusive online communities, students as researchers, assessment and feedback, and decolonisation.
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