Equality, diversity and inclusion
Project Team: Sharon Xuereb
It is well documented that Black and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) students are awarded lower grades at university than their White counterparts. In the UK, a first class and second upper class degree classifications are considered ‘good degrees’.
Project Team: Alexander KolassaLilian Simones
There are three objectives of this project (presented in order of priority):
Project Team: Wendy HumphreysVicky Johnson
One of the findings of our completed project, The Quality of Tutor-Student Early contact in Post Level 1 Modules, was the extreme variation in both the interpretation and practice of tutors, in terms of early communication within a module.
Project Team: Sean WilliamsNaomi Barker
This project examines the use of networked technologies for group music practice, within the context of a small group of 3-7 players.
Project Team: William Brown
In the age of digital information and high levels of technology in academic life, critical thinking skills are not just considered as an element of academic literacy; they have been interpreted in terms of the ability to use Microsoft Office and reference managing software effectively when underg
Project Team: Sue NielandIan McGarryAmita Sen-Gupta
In the age of digital information and high levels of technology in academic life, critical thinking skills are not just considered as an element of academic literacy; they have been interpreted in terms of the ability to use Microsoft Office and reference managing software effectively when underg
Project Team: Trevor FearNaoko YamagataCora Beth FraserArdle Mac Mahon
‘Relaxed’ events are held across the Arts sector, primarily as a means of accommodating neurodiversity, but also as a way of suiting other specific needs.
Project Team: Maria NitaStefanie SinclairDavid RobertsonAlison KirkbrightHeather Scott
The foci of this project is to understand best practice in (1) the delivery of online conferences; (2) promoting and hosting; and (3) engagement and inclusion. Consequently, the research questions are:
Project Team: Robin MackieSteve PadleyMaddy SharmanJen ShepherdAstrid Voigt
In our previous project we were able to use data from the LEM system to explore student attendance in tuition from across the Arts & Humanities programme.
Project Team: Gerry MooneyJanet ColeIain Macpherson Steven McGeeverKhadija Patel
The primary purpose of the proposed project was to:
Capture the experiences of students, tutors and partnership managers (both OU and College) and to evaluate the impacts of these Collaborative Teaching Partnership in three of Scotland’s Colleges: Ayrshire, City of Glasgow and Fife.