Academic Development

The REF Team has announced details of the arrangements for publishing the REF 2021 results. Read the full news item here: bit.ly/3u8qoLY @Economy_NI @HEFCW @ResEngland @ScotFundCouncil

And suddenly, it's mid September and we are about to welcome a new group of researchers on to our programmes at the @uniofglos . Induction on 1st October. I can't wait to meet everyone. #Research #PGR #Postgraduate

Very much looking forward to delivering my first keynote tomorrow. I'm presenting a summary of our work on the @CV19Heroes project, how we set it up, and where we're going next. I'll be sharing glorious tales of my failure as an academic, and sharing some top tips too.

Our new Deputy Vice-Chancellor Jackie Labbe is closing this years Festival of Learning by reflecting on the last year. Thank you to everyone who was involved in and attended this years event. #GlosLearn21

'Fascinated by the idea of rethinking feedback, it is often a block in our minds' - Colleagues are discussing their own ideas for rethinking feedback #GlosLearn21

Some fantastic ideas for alternative assessments are being shared at #GlosLearn21

This link provides access to the free resources Professor Kay Sambell is talking about in her #GlosLearn21 Keynote Lecture sally-brown.net/kay-sambell-an…

Professor Kay Sambell - Future facing assessment is going to be looking forward to equip students in other ways. Equip them to be lifelong learners and to make competent decisions on their own, so being self-regulated learners. #GlosLearn21

Professor Kay Sambell - We should put the assessment horse in front of the cart of learning #GlosLearn21

Thoughts from the judges: A thought-provoking presentation drawing our attention to the interactions of power and prejudice and how they impact upon the professional identity of social work and its ability to promote social justice.

Finally the People's Choice award for the PGR Virtual Poster Presentation Competition goes to Barbara Neale, 'Epistemic Injustice - An exploration into the struggles of the social work profession and causes that contribute to an ascribed negative identity' #GlosLearn21

with dementia, the care service, and the transformative role of the arts in care settings.

Judges commented: The presentation was very clear in its description of the project, very well structured, and exhibited clear passion for its subject. It offered a strong argument for a more holistic approach to treatment and considered potential benefits to those who live ...

First place in the PGR Virtual Poster Presentation Competition goes to Alice Vellender, 'Exploring the role of the performing arts in relation to delivering person-centred dementia care and the benefits for people living with dementia and those around them' #GlosLearn21

This well-structured presentation offered original and fascinating examples of the project’s creative exploration and experimentation with time within music, and the ways in which that fundamental quality may be changed and manipulated in order to create original compositions.

The second place prize in the PGR Virtual Poster Presentation Competition goes to Matt Deegan for his work 'Explaining non-linear time within interactive and adaptive electronic music competition' #GlosLearn21

More information on this lecture can be found on the festival blog: uniofglos.blog/festivaloflear…

To close this years Festival of Learning, we are delighted to welcome @kay_sambell whose External Keynote Lecture is titled 'Reimagining assessment, reshaping futures: how might our assessment and feedback designs support learning for the longer term?' #GlosLearn21

Prof. Adan Hart - Everyone thinks posters are easier than talks until they have to put one together. Posters are there and they need to be right #GlosLearn21

The winners of the PGR Virtual Poster Presentation Competition are to be announced in the next thirty minutes. Well done to all those who entered. It is a real task to synthesise your research topic and its significance into a three minute presentation #GlosLearn21