Student Voice reps – class of 2024-25 – we THANK YOU!
We are busy putting into actions some of the fabulous advice you provided as part of your feedback and will keep you updated.
So far, the Student Voice helped us to:
- Provide a place where IATL students could meet together to chat and collaborate: The IATL student cafe where this year, over 100 packets of biscuits and 40 bags of fruit were given away.
- Provide additional interdisciplinary skills sessions: IATL offered 10 workshops throughout the year to all students.
- Review new modules as part of the university module approval process. These module will be introduced in 2025-26
- Tell others about IATL.
Why become a student rep? Hear from the class of 2023-24:
Kleopatra:
Being a Student Voice Representative for IATL enabled me to understand how students from drastically different disciplines may approach the delivery and assessment of the Global Connections module, giving me valuable insights into how uniquely individuals experience similar circumstances, which has benefitted me in my interpersonal relationships. Simultaneously, this experience challenged me to voice the comments of students on the module in an interdisciplinary way to enable everyone to thrive rather than just thinking about the way I was used to approaching the module content, which helped me on a personal level too, in incorporating new strategies for effective studying that my peers used.
Ellinor Hopkins: Navigating Psychopathology
"Being a student representative was such a beneficial opportunity as it gave me the chance, alongside completing a fascinating module, to meet and work with the department to feedback how it is run and how it can be improved. I met reps from other modules, all from a range of disciplines, and gave me a boost in my confidence and understanding about the interdisciplinary nature of IATL."
Fiona: ‘Forms of Identity’
I decided to volunteer as a student voice rep as it was my first time taking an IATL module and I wanted to become more involved in the IATL department. I was able to contribute by sharing my personal experience on the module and collecting feedback from other students on my module to relay back to the focus group. I would recommend that others collaborate with IATL as a student rep because it allows you to work closely with the IATL faculty, meet students from other IATL subjects and contribute your thoughts on the module you’ve taken.