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Kelly Edmunds

@kellyedmunds.bsky.social
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Mum, biologist, Associate Prof @biouea UEA, SFHEA, MRSB. Diseases, wildlife, conservation, books, student experience, learning, teaching. Working class roots. Trustee @ ZSEA

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
This week on Wonkhe: Kelly Edmunds and Kate Strudwick ask why there is so little research into the experience of postgraduate students
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Have we taken our eyes off the postgraduate student experience?
Kelly Edmunds and Kate Strudwick ask why there is so little research into the experience of postgraduate students
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Last week on Wonkhe: Kelly Edmunds and Kate Strudwick ask why there is so little research into the experience of postgraduate students
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Have we taken our eyes off the postgraduate student experience?
Kelly Edmunds and Kate Strudwick ask why there is so little research into the experience of postgraduate students
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Advance HE @advancehe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Well done @kellyedmunds.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social on your #NTFS2025 award! Kelly is a leading educator at UEA, renowned for transforming science education through inclusive, student-centred pedagogy.
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UEA Biological Sciences @biouea.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
We are absolutely thrilled that our @kellyedmunds.bsky.social has been named a National Teaching Fellow by Advance HE. Professor Kelly Edmunds is a leading educator, and is renowned for transforming science education through inclusive, student-centred pedagogy. Congratulations, Kelly! 🥇🎉
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UEA Biological Sciences @biouea.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The winning team are, from BIO: @drbeckylewis.bsky.social @kellyedmunds.bsky.social Dr Carl Harrington Dr Helen Leggett Dr Ellen Bell Dr Laura Wagstaff Plus Rebecca Anderson Dr Stephanie Jong and three former BIO students: Joey Hunt Jade Howard and Shania Varshani. Congratulations! 🏆🎉
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Dr Becky Lewis, Dr Helen Leggett, Dr Carl Harrington, Rebecca Anderson (learning technologist), Dr Ellen Bell and Prof Kelly Edmunds.
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Closing the Voices of Belonging series is @davidgilani.bsky.social (Uni. Middlesex) with host Callum Perry (UEA) reflecting on research & experiences on how to help students feel they belong. open.spotify.com/episode/54v2... #StudentInclusion #HigherEd #Belonging #Inclusion #DynamicBelonging
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with David Gilani
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Today we showcase the penultimate episode of the Voices of Belonging collection featuring host Freddie Marlowe & @uofglasgow.bsky.social Nicolas Labrosse. More of Nic’s work in: doi.org/10.2307/jj.1... #Inclusion #Belonging #Transitions #Identity #Assessment #STEM open.spotify.com/episode/7iGS...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Nicolas Labrosse
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Ep.28 of Voices of Belonging podcast collection showcases @aoifeprendergast.bsky.social chatting to @gemstanden.bsky.social about their work to support students at TUS. #Employability #StudentPlacement #StudentBelonging #Engagement #WorkIntegratedLearning #Ireland open.spotify.com/episode/5Fdo...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Aoife Prendergast
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Ep.27 Gillian Melville chats to Louise Salter about the Law Clinic embedded within the Law School @unistrathclyde.bsky.social. Gillian reflects on strategies implemented in the Law Clinic to address barriers to student belonging. open.spotify.com/episode/2Cs7... #Belonging #LawEducation #HigherEd
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Ep. 26 @gemstanden.bsky.social & @lawprofamanda.bsky.social from @unirdg-law.bsky.social discuss the #HiddenCurriculum of university - an inclusive practice #QuickWin! #StudentPartnership #DisabledStudents #FirstGeneration #Transition #Belonging #Inclusion 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4c9H...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Professor Amanda Millmore
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Ep.25 showcases host Freddie Marlowe & @keeleuniversity.bsky.social's Lucy Greenwood where they talk about different barriers to student belonging e.g. #commuting #mentalhealth #connections #support #Belonging #HigherEd #FoundationYear #Decolonising #Communication open.spotify.com/episode/0GqC...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Lucy Greenwood
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Louise Salter chats to Nicola McDowell & @suzannecorcoran.bsky.social from @openuniversity.bsky.social about supporting student #belonging & facilitating connectedness in a distance-learning environment #DistanceLearning #Connection #StudentConference #Online open.spotify.com/episode/3eOq...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Nicola McDowell & Suz Corcoran
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Ep. 23 features host @gemstanden.bsky.social with @franhenshaw.bsky.social from @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Fran describes how they support students from non-traditional backgrounds. #StudentSuccess #Connection #Belonging #HigherEd #BTEC #Access #FoundationYear open.spotify.com/episode/4ZkB...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Fran Henshaw
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Ep. 22 of 'Voices of Belonging' we hear the conversation between host Callum Perry from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social & Becky Naylor-Teece from @unisouthampton.bsky.social 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0lFJ... #Belonging, #Pre-Entry, #EPQ, #SixthFormers, #CollegeStudents, #FE
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Becky Naylor-Teece
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Ep. 21 of student-hosted Voices of Belonging podcast is host Felicity Rush with Jen Coleman & students from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social School of Psychology 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7aFk... #HigherEd #Belonging #StudentVoice #RelationalPedagogy #Podcast #Psychology #Inclusion
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Jen Coleman
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Ep 20 of Voices of Belonging podcast features host @gemstanden.bsky.social talking to Hermione La Chapelle of Uni Sussex about 'Belong at Sussex', a support programme to promote equity & inclusion in #HE. #Belonging #WideningAccess #Inclusion #CoCreation #Equity open.spotify.com/episode/7B4Y...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Hermione La Chapelle
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Ep. 19 of ‘Voices of Belonging’ by @laurenslt.bsky.social we hear from host Callum Perry in conversation with Ruth Bonazza from University of Middlesex about influences on student sense of belonging. #Belonging #Retention #Authentic #VisualMethodologies #Research open.spotify.com/episode/2MUe...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Ruth Bonazza
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Today we showcase host Felicity Rush in conversation with @mairbull.bsky.social and Ffion Evans who lead on the Innovation Scholars Scheme @manmetuni.bsky.social. #Scholarship #Belonging #WideningAccess #Inclusion #Collaboration #CommunityofPractice open.spotify.com/episode/3tEa...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Mair Bull & Ffion Evans
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
In ep.17 Callum Perry from UEA speaks with Jenny Crow from @uofglasgow.bsky.social about online postgraduate student experiences and the impact of online spaces for student belonging. #Belonging #Postgraduate #OnlineLearners #OnlineSpaces #OnlineStudentCommunities open.spotify.com/episode/5AmX...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Jenny Crow
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Ep.16 features @bmbewick.bsky.social from @universityofleeds.bsky.social about her research underpinning her beliefs & philosophies around student belonging, focusing on student connectedness & #Belonging. #Compassion #HigherEducation #Inclusion #SocialJustice open.spotify.com/episode/3ehi...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Professor Bridgette Bewick
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Ep. 15 of the Voices of Belonging collection. Host Felicity Rush speaks to @nashalselection.bsky.social on ensuring that university enables students to feel included in teaching & research spaces. #Inclusion #Belonging #Neurodiversity #NeuroInclusive #Identity open.spotify.com/episode/1kgj...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Will Nash
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Today’s podcast showcase is of a conversation between host Callum Perry of @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @cguilding.bsky.social from @newcastleuni.bsky.social Medical School. #Belonging #ImposterSyndrome #ClinicalIdentity #MedicalEducation #LearningCommunity open.spotify.com/episode/7D9k...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Professor Clare Guilding
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Voices of Belonging ep.13 sees @gemstanden.bsky.social in conversation with Samantha Wilson-Thain from Uni. of Warwick about developing student networks, in partnership with the students. #Belonging #StudentNetworks #EDI #InclusiveEducation #StudentTransition open.spotify.com/episode/2m0K...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Sam Wilson-Thain
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Ep.12 ‘Voices of Belonging’ sees @openuniversity.bsky.social's @notoriouscath.bsky.social & @spawley.bsky.social chat to host Felicity Rush about opportunities to foster connections between #DistanceLearners studying #STEM. #Online #Maths #Community #Belonging open.spotify.com/episode/0MeW...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Cath Brown & Dr Sue Pawley
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Ep. 11 'Voices of Belonging' host @gemstanden.bsky.social & @universityofleeds.bsky.social Manoj Ravi, Ben Chong @richdebc.bsky.social discussing their SEDA-funded work on the experiences of #InternationalStudents #Belonging #CoCreation #Inclusion #LivedExperience open.spotify.com/episode/0zse...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with the University of Leeds
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
In Ep.10, @janeb2000.bsky.social talks about her varied career & experiences of teaching in HE that motivated her to create the Taxonomy of Self: the motivated undergraduate student. #StudentMotivation #Autonomy #Competencies #Pedagogy #CourseDesign #Tutoring open.spotify.com/episode/0ibd...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Jane Bartholomew
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
In Ep.9 of Voices of Belonging we showcase the work of @agpaitic-adam.bsky.social and colleagues @keeleuniversity.bsky.social to remove barriers to #belonging for #autistic learners #autism #neurodiversity #inclusion #nothingaboutuswithoutus #student #belonging open.spotify.com/episode/1CAZ...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Kelly Jeffery
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Ep.7 of @laurenslt.bsky.social 'Voices of Belonging' collection - Vicky Blacklock from @northumbriauni.bsky.social talks with @gemstanden.bsky.social about their Student Inclusion Consultant scheme #Inclusion #Belonging #StudentVoice #StudentOutcomes #Partnership open.spotify.com/episode/2enJ...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Vicky Blacklock
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
In Ep.6 of 'Voices of Belonging' collection, Inca Hide-Wright offers inspiration & insights on student belonging whilst in conversation with Louise Salter @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social #Belonging #Collaboration #Connection #Mattering #Inclusion #Community #Toolkit open.spotify.com/episode/3ZIR...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Inca Hide-Wright
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Ep.5 host Callum Perry @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social chats with Ashley Storer-Smith, Student Success Manager @angliaruskin.bsky.social Committee Member @raisenetwork.bsky.social about the dynamic nature of #Belonging & fostering #Connections & #AuthenticBelonging. open.spotify.com/episode/0lvV...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Ashley Storer-Smith
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laurenslt.bsky.social @laurenslt.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The “Voices of Belonging” team 🙌 You’ve heard our voices… here are our faces 😊 Left to right: Lauren Flannery, Callum Perry, Louise Salter, Kelly Edmunds, Freddie Marlowe, Felicity Rush, Gemma Standen ❤️ @kellyedmunds.bsky.social @gemstanden.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Ep.4 Anjali Mehta Chandar speaks with @felicityrush about the impact of staff racial representation on student belonging. #StudentBelonging #LivedExperience #RacialRepresentation #StaffStudentPartnerships #HigherEd open.spotify.com/episode/1elZ...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Anjali Mehta Chandar
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Today’s @laurenslt.bsky.social ‘Voices of Belonging’ podcast conversation is between Freddie Marlowe and @wja1969.bsky.social exploring barriers to #HigherEd and building degree-long student connections. open.spotify.com/episode/6uxS... #belonging #foundationyear #pre-qualificationapplications
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Wendy Ashall
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Autumn @autumnlavender.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Aggi's Tiny Friends is out now on Steam! Join Aggi and dive into a world that lies just out of sight, discovering a wide variety of organisms like you've never seen before! #microbiology #protists #protistsonsky #MadeWithUnity #gamedev 🦠🧫🔬🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/3190840/...
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Ep.2 of @laurenslt.bsky.social 'Voices of Belonging' collection, Dr Janis MacCallum of @edinburghnapier.bsky.social speaks to @gemstanden.bsky.social on inclusive & practical approaches to #HigherEd teaching #GradSkills #Belonging #SkillsDevelopment #thriveinHE‬ open.spotify.com/episode/6qsj...
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Dr Janis MacCallum
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
In Ep.1 of @laurenslt.bsky.social 'Voices of Belonging' collection, hosted by Louise Salter @faizainamdar.bsky.social discusses her involvement with the BE at Kings (lnkd.in/eVicja4A) project open.spotify.com/episode/6c15... #belonging #studentbelonging #highered #inclusion #connection #community
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S2 "Voices of Belonging" with Faiza Inamdar
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Gem Standen, BA, MRes @gemstanden.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Being involved in @laurenslt.bsky.social and @kellyedmunds.bsky.social ConnectED series and speaking to a range of amazing people has most definitely been a massive perk this month.
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laurenslt.bsky.social @laurenslt.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
🎙 My new ConnectEd series drops June 1! Voices of Belonging is an extraordinary collection, featuring 30 daily episodes led by student hosts, spotlighting how HE professionals are supporting student belonging ❤️ Huge thanks to @kellyedmunds.bsky.social and our wonderful student hosts 👏 #HigherEd
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Absolutely delighted for @drbeckylewis.bsky.social in winning yet more recognition that her work is indeed excellent and is changing the teaching and learning experience @biouea.bsky.social and beyond! A wonderful colleague, the spark for many a good idea and all round good egg. Very well deserved 🎉
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Delighted to have been the first speaker for today's @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social Student Experience Conference, briefly presenting our work on better understanding the Postgraduate Taught student experience #PGT #student #experience #highered GIF is my slide deck and link to article in comments
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Come join us this September on our beautiful campus to join the discussion on Student Access, Retention and Outcomes. There are some excellent keynote and panel speakers lined up and if you'd like to join them, the call for proposals is now open!
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Rachael Door @rachaeldoor.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Chapter 2 focuses on building belonging in Biological sciences with @kellyedmunds.bsky.social providing practical examples that can be applied across HE and beyond for both student and staff wellbeing
Students in Higher Education (HE) are reporting record high levels of anxiety alongside lower levels of self-efficacy, and these are contributing to an engagement crisis. Students are struggling to engage with their studies as they manage declining mental health—poorer mental health than that reported by the wider population—and increasing numbers of students are juggling their studies alongside paid work, just to meet their basic living costs.University life brings many new opportunities, both social and academic. For an increasing number of students, growing external demands on their time mean they are making hard choices about which education opportunities to engage with. Biosciences courses present specific opportunities to perform experiments, make use of new equipment and engage in trial-and-error as part of the scientific method—all activities which can often lead to failure, the consequences of which for a student already managing challenges with their mental health, financial situation or time pressures, can be to disengage further from their studies. One way to mitigate the impact of these factors on student engagement and success is to help students build a strong sense of belonging within their studies.This chapter sets the context for some of the challenges facing our students, with a focus on student belonging and how this links to academic success. Drawing on examples from across different UK biosciences departments, this chapter explores how we can embed activities into our biology teaching which encourage students to experiment whilst also building a growth mindset and a stronger sense of belonging. The examples shared will cover aspects of the important transition into HE through to a range of activities that can be embedded into teaching and assessment at various points throughout the student journey.
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Foundation Year Network @foundationyearnet.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We're still accepting workshop and paper proposals for #FYNAC25, Westminster foundationyear.ac.uk/fynac-2025-w...
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Kelly Edmunds @kellyedmunds.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Really excited to see this book published today which includes a chapter from me on Belonging within the Biosciences. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a hard copy of the whole publication! @biouea.bsky.social #belonging #biology #studentbelonging
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