The Universities Association for Lifelong Learning held their annual conference last month on the grounds of Cambridge University at Downing College. Senior Teaching Fellow and Tutor, Dr Anil Awesti, Early Years Programme Director, Dr. Sarah Cousins and Director of 2+2 and Part-time Degrees, Dr. Simon Glaze attended the event from the Centre for Lifelong Learning.

The British Conference of Undergraduate Research promotes undergraduate research in all disciplines. The Conference meets annually every spring in a different British university. Undergraduates of all levels are invited to submit papers, posters, workshops and performances to the Conference. Abstracts are peer-reviewed and those accepted will be invited to attend the conference. For BCUR 2018 the conference will be held in Sheffield and one of our own Centre for Lifelong Learning students has been given the opportunity to present their dissertation at the conference next month.

From August 2018, Student Finance will also offer eligible part-time students maintenance loans to help cover living costs during their period of study.

One of CLL’s Associate Professors and member of the Centre for the Study of Safety and WellBeing (SWELL) will be travelling to Enuba, Nigeria for a conference organised to mark International Women’s Day on March 7, which aims to challenge domestic violence and abuse. Dr Christine Harrison, who has co-ordinated and taught child care and child protection social work for the last 25 years, will join other key speakers at the event organised by non-governmental women’s empowerment organisation, Power to Choose together with the Nchekwa Oha Advocay Foundation.

On Friday 19 January, the Centre celebrated graduation with 60 students and their families and friends. Students graduated from Foundation Degrees in Person-centred Counselling and Psychotheraphy and Early Years, Masters Degrees in Social Work, Coaching, Career Development and Coaching Studies, Career Education, Information and Guidance in Higher Education and a PhD in Built Environment, Health and Well Being.

A number of students attended an after event to share stories of their future work and education plans with their tutors and supervisors.

The Centre is very proud of all of its students and the journeys they take to achieve their goals.