EDI Colloquium: Inclusive Recruitment, Advance HE
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This one-day, virtual colloquium will focus on progress made on improving representation and creative initiatives in the space of creative initiatives in the space of inclusive recruitment across both student and staff communities. This area can be explored from multiple angles from widening participation initiatives to diversifying the undergraduate and postgraduate composition of student cohorts, to HR approaches to address any barriers identified in organisational staff recruitment processes across a discipline or an entire organisation. A call for papers is now out.
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10 January 2023, 14:00 – 15:00pm: ‘Building confidence in RPL (the Recognition of Prior Learning)’, QAA Scotland This online interactive session will give participants an opportunity to learn about Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework’s RPL Toolkit. It will discuss approaches to assessing RPL claims and the institutional structures and practices that support this practice, including how candidates are identified, how claims are assessed, whether RPL appears on student transcripts, how the process is quality assured, and where responsibility lies in the institution. Participants will have a chance to deepen their understanding of RPL claims, and will leave with practical tips and tools to support their own practice. Speaker: Fiona Garry, Development Officer, SCQF Partnership.
Tackling drug use in higher education
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This conference from Westminster Higher Education Forum will examine the latest issues and priorities for tackling drug use in higher education. It is timed to follow the release of the first phase report from the Universities UK taskforce, led by Professor Nic Beech, a keynote speaker at this conference. It will be a timely opportunity to discuss the report’s findings, key issues, and suggested next steps. Delegates will assess the latest research on the trends and characteristics of drug use in higher education, along with the role of drugs within student life, and the drivers of supply and demand. There will also be discussion on the priorities for further research and the ways in which HEIs can gain a better understanding of their own drugs landscape. Areas for discussion include: the drugs landscape in UK universities – supply and demand – student culture and pressures – vulnerable groups – local issues and patterns drug policies and harm reduction strategies – whole university approaches – co-production – implementation – disciplinary procedures – building trust – support services – accommodation policies universities in the context of UK-wide drug use – impact on students – the role of HEIs – priorities for research – developing a system for prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery creating local and regional partnerships to tackle drug harms – supply disruption – developing multi-agency working and coordinated approaches Keynote speakers include Professor Nic Beech, Vice-Chancellor, Middlesex University London; and Chair, Drug-Use Taskforce, Universities UK; and Professor Dame Carol Black, Lead, Independent Review of Drugs (2019-2021).
The Teaching Excellence Framework 2023, Westminster Higher Education Forum
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This online conference is bringing together stakeholders with regulators to discuss the new Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and exercise for 2023 – including the introduction of new regulatory requirements in student outcomes. Delegates will hear latest thinking and updates from the OfS as final adjustments are made ahead of the submission deadline on the 24th of January, and learn from peers in preparation for submissions in future years. Sessions examine the process for the gathering and presentation of data to demonstrate excellence in the student experience, incorporating evidence from across student groups and subjects, meeting and exceeding new B3 thresholds for outcomes, and the experience of specialist providers in tackling the challenges of limited data sets and resources. There will also be a focus on new independent student submissions, the relationship and nature of collaboration between students and providers, and the priorities for support and guidance following the experience of new TEF student contacts. Delegates will also have the opportunity consider the changes in the latest TEF exercise, with discussion expected on: the utility of the TEF as a tool for quality enhancement the future role of TEF in student choice and the impact of new ratings on provider reputation the effectiveness of the exercise in measuring teaching excellence wider measures of positive outcomes and alternatives to the B3 indicators. Speakers include: Graeme Rosenberg, Head of TEF, Office for Students; Professor Paul Ashwin, Lancaster University; Mandy Edmond, Registrar and Norland College; Professor Janice Kay, University of Exeter; Dr Scott Kelly, New York University London; Callum Perry, University of East Anglia; Jade Underwood, University of Portsmouth Students’ Union; Professor Judith Williams, University of Manchester
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