Good practice – supporting students: training for PG tutors
School of Classics PGRs at the School of Classics receive School-specific tutor training by the PGR Teaching Mentor during their first year of study.
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Good practice – supporting students: PGR teaching scheme
School of Management In addition to gaining teaching experience in a traditional tutorial setting, PhD students in the School of Management have the opportunity to teach a one-hour session on an area of their expertise…
Good practice – assessment and feedback: digital marking using tablets
School of Chemistry Paperless marking using tablet devices (iPads) has been introduced for marking all of our Hons lab courses: this has already been extended to more modules than we originally planned to…
Good practice – assessment and feedback: improving MEQ responses
School of Economics and Finance We prompt tutors to have the students fill the MEQs during tutorials (where attendance is compulsory in economics); this is the most effective measure.
Inaugural lectures 2018-2019
Please see below recordings from the 2018-19 lecture season from Professor Clare Peddie, Professor Seán Allan, Professor Kirstie Ball, Professor Zinnie Harris and Professor Andy Lynch.
Good practice – supporting students: writing retreat
School of Geography and Sustainable Development At the beginning of their final semester students are given the opportunity to attend a residential writing retreat at The Burn.
Enterprising Mind of the Year Award Applications 2019
Thirteen applications were received this year. Alexandra Stephenson and Zoë Berkeley were the winners f this year’s award and Charlotte Evans and Millie Sutton were the runners-up. Charlotte Evans and Millie Sutton…
Enterprising Mind of the Year Award Winners 2019
The Enterprising Mind of the Year Award 2019 was won by Alexandra Stephenson and Zoe Berkeley. Based on their studies in AH2002 Art, Culture and Politics from 1900 to Now, Alexandra and Zoe co-founded and organised a…
McCall MacBain Award Recipients 2019
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the McCall MacBain Teaching Excellence Award! The judging panel made awards to four of the six applicants; successful applicants are noted below. Name School Title of…
Teaching Excellence Award Winners 2019
The Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony for the 2018-19 academic year was held in Upper College Hall on Monday 22 April 2019. The awards ceremony celebrated excellence in teaching across the University. The awards were…