CREATIVE HE WORKING GROUP - online, 28th April 14:00 – 15:00 In this session we will be joined by Josie Holding, from the Occupational Therapy team at Leeds Conservatoire. The conservatoire was the first provider in England to offer in house occupational therapy as part of their student wellbeing support and Josie will discuss their approach, the impact on students and the benefits of bridging the gap between disability services and wellbeing support using Occupational Therapy.
STEM WORKING GROUP - online, 15th May 14:00 – 16:00
The STEM working group has been set up to share practice and ideas about ways to improve outreach activity, support access, and effectively support success and progression in STEM. The session will start with a lightning talk from Kate Mulcahy from Imperial College London about how the Dangoor Reach out Makerspace is supporting underserved young people from local communities to engage hands on with STEM. Kate will discuss challenges faced and lessons learnt from her work in this space. The meeting will provide opportunities to meet other people working in STEM outreach and supporting students on course.
WRITING JOURNAL ARTICLES - online, 5th June 10:00 – 12:00
This workshop is the first in a series of five, free sessions to support NERUPI members in sharing and disseminating their research and evaluation around their vital work in WP and social justice. The first session will focus on drafting an abstract as this is a great way to get started on your article. Drafting your abstract will help you to clarify the core aims of your article as well as help you remember what you are trying to achieve.
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ETHNICITY ON ACCESS, SUCCESS & PROGRESSION – online, 24th June 16:00 – 16:45
This event is part of our NERUPI series focused on specific student groups highlighted by the Office for Students through their Equalities of Opportunities Risk Register. A specific cluster of risks affect the participation of minority ethnic groups, particularly those identified as ‘black’ or ‘mixed’. These include quality of information and guidance, perceptions of HE, lower application success rates, insufficient academic and personal support, mental health issues and progression to employment. In this online session Fatmata K Daramy will provide an overview of the OfS approach, considering the strengths and limitations of the categories and risk-based system. Perspectives from South Asian, ‘black’ and East Asian experience will be explored by Shames Maskeen, Barbara Adewumi and Ada Mau before the session moves on to a presentation and discussion led by Deborah Husbands considering impostor phenomenon and the capacity building for individuals and organisations to promote positive change.