Director of Studies, Dr Joss Winn, talks with colleague and PhD Professional candidate, Alison Raby, about the challenges she has faced during the pandemic when undertaking her research, An exploration of the personal tutoring experiences of Chinese students in the UK. The impact of Covid-19 has meant that Alison has had to rethink her data…Continue Reading Overcoming the challenges of doctoral study during the pandemic.
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Navigating the Doctoral Journey During a Pandemic
The doctoral journey can be a winding road, throwing up challenges at every twist and turn but the arrival of Covid-19 and the resulting restrictions, created a host of challenges that could never have been predicted and rapidly changed the way we live. For doctoral researchers this meant the closure of university facilities, services at…Continue Reading Navigating the Doctoral Journey During a Pandemic
Effects of biofeedback on whole lower limb joint kinematics and external kinetics
Biofeedback (BFb) is a useful tool to accelerate the skill development process. Limited research has applied BFb to the whole lower-limb in a complex skill therefore the aim of this research was to assess the effectiveness of a biofeedback intervention targeting whole lower limb kinematics. Thirty-two healthy participants were randomized to a BFb (n = 16) and…Continue Reading Effects of biofeedback on whole lower limb joint kinematics and external kinetics
Call for chapters – “F**k Ups in Social Research: What to do when Research Goes Wrong”
Dr Kahryn Hughes, Associate Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, has recently confirmed a new publication called “F**k Ups in Social Research: What to do when Research Goes Wrong.” The book, a SAGE publication, will be edited by Dr Kahryn Hughes, Dr Grace Sykes, Dr Anna Tarrant and Prof. Jason Hughes. The proposed…Continue Reading Call for chapters – “F**k Ups in Social Research: What to do when Research Goes Wrong”
Civic University or University of the Earth? A Call for Intellectual Insurgency
This article reviews an attempt to rejuvenate the concept of the civic university in the United Kingdom through the establishment of the Civic University Commission in 2018 by the UPP Foundation. This review is based on a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘civic’ on which the idea of the civic university relies. The review…Continue Reading Civic University or University of the Earth? A Call for Intellectual Insurgency
The Effectiveness of a Must-Have Practical Work in Tertiary Life Science Education
The teaching of sciences has long been associated with practical work; an instructional tool that is believed to be effective in terms of both promoting learning as well as making the teaching of sciences enjoyable. However, empirical evidence on its effectiveness as a teaching method and whether it has any affective value for undergraduates is…Continue Reading The Effectiveness of a Must-Have Practical Work in Tertiary Life Science Education
There is an alternative: Making the Co-operative University
Universities in the UK are increasingly adopting corporate governance structures, a consumerist model of teaching and learning, and have the most expensive tuition fees in the world. This research employed collaborative methods that aimed to develop and define an alternative conceptual framework of knowledge production grounded in co-operative values and principles. The main findings were…Continue Reading There is an alternative: Making the Co-operative University
Academic Freedom
Terence Karran, School of Education …Continue Reading Academic Freedom
Student as Producer
Student as Producer brings critical theory to life in a contribution to the dynamic, emerging genre of critical higher education studies. It is for students and teachers who want to change the world through critical pedagogy and popular education. University of Lincoln, College of Social science Research Mike Neary, School of Social and Political Sciences…Continue Reading Student as Producer