Higher Education Institutional Research conference 2024

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The theme of this year’s conference, which will be hosted by Buckinghamshire New University, is equitable student progression. The conference has the following sub-themes: Into HE During HE Beyond HE Transition into Higher Education Inclusive Student Experiences Progression into careers and further study Inclusive Curriculum/Decolonisation Learning and Educational Gain. The call for papers has been extended to 23 June – papers that span a breadth of evaluations and analyses, operating at highly-localised or sector-level scales, and encompassing the major stages of student progression. The HEIR network has members in the UK, Ireland, and beyond. We welcome submissions for paper presentations, posters, and workshops – please see the call for papers here (https://easychair.org/cfp/HEIR2024). Attendance at the 2-day conference costs £295 and includes the conference dinner. Other ticket categories are also available. Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-and-ireland-heir-network-conference-2024-tickets-888323327987?aff=oddtdtcreator  

NERUPI Convention 2024: ‘Building organisational change for Widening Participation and Equity

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The conference line up offers something for everyone including managers, outreach staff and those engaged with student success and curriculum development.  The NERUPI Team will also be introducing some important developments in the NERUPI Framework and it would be very worthwhile to take the opportunity to engage with these in-person. It is no longer sufficient to confine widening participation and equity to one-off initiatives or activities delivered by separate departments.  A whole-organisational approach is needed before meaningful change can take place that will prepare an increasingly diverse student body for the globalised world of the 21st Century.  The NERUPI Convention 2024 will give participants the opportunity to explore this issue in-depth as well as providing practical tools to generate and evaluate positive change. We will start the day with a panel of organisational change leaders: Professor Nicola Ingram, University College Cork and NERUPI Chair, Dr Tamsin Bowers-Brown, Leeds Trinity University Professor Tony Moss, London South Bank University There will be a number of NERUPI member-led sessions and workshops providing practice examples of activities designed to improve access, student success and progression. NERUPI members only.  

In conversation with our (NNECL) Executive Director: Working in the Civil Service

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You may know someone who would be interested in this free, virtual drop-in from NNECL, the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers, for those who are curious about working in the civil service.  The Civil Service is continuing with the its Care Leavers Internship – a scheme is “designed to be a launchpad for care leavers to help them gain the skills and experience at the start of their working life.” NNECL’s care experienced Executive Director, Denise, who worked in the civil service for nearly 30 years often reflects that she “grew up in the civil service” and says her time there provided her with fantastic career opportunities, stability and life-long friends.  The term ‘Government’ can be a scary one to a lot of us, our experience with government institutions has often been painful as well as positive.  Denise will be honest about her experience in an environment where most of the people she worked with had a very, very different upbringing than herself. Amongst other things Denise will share her experience of starting work, her career progression, learning and travel opportunities and the different departments she worked in.  This conversation is an opportunity for anyone thinking of applying for the Care Leaver Internship or other roles within central or local government to hear from someone who has been there. You will find the Care Leavers Internship candidate pack and a bit more information about the scheme.  

NEON Capacity Building Programme 2024-25 Launch Event

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Join this free online launch event as NEON unveils its 2024-25 Capacity Building Programme. With over 20 activities and events the 2024-25 Programme is designed to allow widening participation practitioners to work more effectively utilising their limited resources to have the greatest impact on educational inequality.  The programme includes: their relaunched Access and Success Academy offering bespoke capacity building in key areas of access and success work Summits with policymakers and university sector leaders their annual symposium new accredited courses for those working in widening access and success. This event is the opportunity to learn about all the activities and events in the programme and how it can benefit you and your organisation.  As the new government establishes itself this is a crucial year for access and success work.  Their programme will help take the maximum advantage of the new opportunities this government will bring and support the thousands of learners in the UK from widening access backgrounds who want to enter and succeed in higher education.