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Coventry Cultural Challenge on 5 - 6 November

See how you could help develop creative and innovative concepts, ideas and products that can make life better in Coventry. Join the Coventry Cultural ChallengeLink opens in a new window, bringing together cultural stakeholders, researchers, data scientists, analysts, artists and coders to address a range of thematic questions, aided by unprecedented access to big data from Coventry’s year as the UK City of Culture.

Thu 22 Sep 2022, 11:41 | Tags: OUR PEOPLE CAMPUS COMMUNITY TEACHING & LEARNING REGION

Reminder: Moodle update

Planned enhancements to teaching and learning platform Moodle have been made and will continue to be fine-tuned over the coming weeks. The new accessibility tool Blackboard Ally is now active - editors and instructors on Blackboard Ally can view more informationLink opens in a new window and there is also guidance for studentsLink opens in a new window.

Thu 22 Sep 2022, 11:27 | Tags: OUR PEOPLE TEACHING & LEARNING NOTICEBOARD EMPLOYABILITY

Embedding sustainability into our decision making

Learn more about the Way to SustainableLink opens in a new window: our approach to embedding sustainability into our decision making, research and education. Events on 22 and 23 September, will provide the opportunity to hear from high-level speakers, explore research themes, and discover the new strategy for the Institute for Global Sustainable Development.


Graduation celebrations: staff award winners

We spoke to some of our fantastic staff receiving awards during the summer graduation ceremonies, to congratulate them and get their thoughts on empowering students to succeed and thrive and engaging the public in learning.

Fri 09 Sep 2022, 07:30 | Tags: OUR PEOPLE TEACHING & LEARNING

Host a Graduate Management Trainee

Can your department provide an experience for a Graduate Management Trainee to work on projects, to put their project management skills into practice? In return, you will have a skilled and fully-funded Graduate Management Trainee to work in your department for 3 days per week from February - September 2023. Bids to host a trainee must be made by 25 OctoberLink opens in a new window.

Fri 09 Sep 2022, 07:20 | Tags: OUR PEOPLE TEACHING & LEARNING EMPLOYABILITY

Volunteers required for Graduate Open Days

Exercise and develop your interpersonal skills to help us to deliver an excellent visitor experience at our Undergraduate Open Days, on Saturday 8 and 22 October. Meet colleagues and students from across the University. Time off in lieu is available, or overtime for staff grades 1-5. Find out more and sign up to volunteer by 18 SeptemberLink opens in a new window.

Fri 09 Sep 2022, 07:16 | Tags: OUR PEOPLE CAMPUS COMMUNITY TEACHING & LEARNING

Embedding Values within the student journey

Benefit from resources, connections and bite-size activities that support explorations of values in teaching emailed straight to your inbox, so that you can dip in and out at your convenience, by joining the Academic Development Centre’s Cultivate programmeLink opens in a new window from 19 – 23 September. Guest speaker Theo Gilbert will also host a live workshop on teaching and assessing compassion skills.

Fri 09 Sep 2022, 07:14 | Tags: OUR PEOPLE TEACHING & LEARNING

Funding available for early career academics to impact businesses

Funding is available for up to £35,000 per project to work with a business, charitable company, or charity, to deliver a short, rapid and targeted intervention to accelerate the evaluation or development of an innovation project or concept. Read about the Accelerated Knowledge Transfer to Innovate pilot schemeLink opens in a new window.

Fri 09 Sep 2022, 07:06 | Tags: TEACHING & LEARNING EMPLOYABILITY RESEARCH

Social Mobility in the Workplace - Forum for Leaders of Inclusive Cultures

Working class people entering Britain's elite occupations earn 16% less than their more privileged colleagues. What drives this inequality, and how can employers break the class ceiling? Join this free eventLink opens in a new window on 27 September where the panel will discuss their work and how organisations can build truly diverse and inclusive cultures which promote social mobility.

Fri 09 Sep 2022, 07:03 | Tags: OUR PEOPLE TEACHING & LEARNING EMPLOYABILITY

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