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Peer learning and support
13 June 2025
4 minutes to readLet’s make some CAOS! The use of drama-based pedagogies in Higher Education.
How can we ensure that different standpoints, particularly those often silenced and neglected, are included and that students play an active role in making their experience of learning truly memorable and transformative? CAOS – CAmpus On Stage builds on these questions and recent calls to develop appropriate pedagogical tools to teach complex…
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15 May 2025
3 minutes to readAssessed Workshops : AI Integrated learning
As concerns about student use of AI in assessments grow, a knee-jerk reaction to increase in person exams may lead to unsustainable practices. In addition, we know that exams are not an inclusive or accessible way to assess knowledge in one single assessment. In this blog, we report on an alternative approach…
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10 January 2024
4 minutes to read‘Melanin Matters’ – A student-led skin diversity project
A group of Exeter medical students established ‘Melanin Matters’ to expand the dialogue surrounding ethnic diversity in medicine, with a view to facilitate curriculum change which better reflects the global patient population. Project Lead, Natasha, shares how it all started and the next steps below. Why was ‘Melanin Matters’ initiated? For too…
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12 April 2022
4 minutes to readEmpowering health protection practitioners to deliver excellence in public health
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health emergency preparation, forward planning and robust outbreak management systems. By expanding its continuing professional development programme, the University is continuing to support public health teams in meeting these challenges.
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19 May 2021
4 minutes to readBuilding social connections between students during the pandemic
University life is about more than just studying. It’s about building social connections – friendships and relationships that can shape you forever. These social connections with peers are crucial to students’ success and overall wellbeing. But establishing these connections
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29 April 2021
4 minutes to readMaking the case for online conferences: The UG Research Showcase
This year marked two important milestones for the University’s Undergraduate Research Showcase: the annual event celebrated its fifth birthday, and, for the first time ever, it took place all online. The exhibition offers an opportunity for undergraduates to share projects they’ve undertaken during their time at the university
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15 April 2021
4 minutes to readFinding the ‘write path’: how writing groups help postgraduate researchers
Pandemic-era higher education conversations have tended to focus more on the issues of undergraduates and taught postgraduates, rather than postgraduate researchers (PGRs) – an issue repeatedly raised on a national stage by Professor Andrew McRae, Dean of Postgraduate Research and the Exeter Doctoral College.
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3 March 2021
3 minutes to readSerious Play: how LEGO® can help build learning communities and knowledge
Back-to-school supply lists commonly include items like notebooks and pens, but these days you might find an unexpected addition: LEGO® bricks. LEGO® is thought to be the world’s most popular building toy, and is a highly recognisable brand. Yet that wouldn’t usually recommend it for use in an educational setting. However, LEGO®…
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