Jeanette Ashton and Fiona Clements The broader context When the new faculty structure at Sussex was first mentioned, discussed further at university-wide forums and School and Department meetings, our reaction was perhaps similar to many others. Whilst ‘indifferent’ might be…
Monthly Archives: September 2025
Building the STEM Ambassador Network for students and staff
Haruko Okamoto is an Education and Scholarship academic in the School of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Science Engineering & Medicine. She has a doctoral degree in Biology (Plant Physiology & Genetics) from Tokyo Metropolitan University and has worked…
Tagged with: belonging, Employability, Inclusive and student-centred, student voice
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
Episode 9: Inclusive Online Distance Learning
The Learning Matters Podcast captures insights into, experiences of, and conversations around education at the University of Sussex. The podcast is hosted by Prof Wendy Garnham and Dr Heather Taylor. It is recorded monthly, and each month is centred around a particular theme.…
Reflections on Curriculum Review in Engineering and Informatics: A Conversation with Dr Luis Ponce Cuspinera
Dr Luis Ponce Cuspinera, Associate Professor in Engineering, offers reflections on his experience of curriculum redesign. What were the motivations behind a curriculum review in Engineering and Informatics? There were several. I’d recently returned to Sussex after three years at…
Tagged with: Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Education and Scholarship
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
Join us on the 26th November to explore the role of oracy in higher education
By turning our attention in a serious way to how we use and think about our voices and ears, we can help students develop their communicative resources as thinkers, listeners, and speaking citizens. (Holmes-Henderson and Wright (2025) Sussex colleagues, join…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Cohesive and connected, curriculum design, Employability
Posted in Blog
Posted in Blog
Reflections on Editorial Scholarship: A Conversation with Prof Wendy Garnham
Prof Wendy Garnham, Professor of Psychology and Director of Student Experience for the Foundation Year, shares her experience of editorial scholarship. Can you tell us a little about your experience co-editing books on teaching and higher education? I’ve co-edited several…
Bridging distances: How Buddycheck supports global collaboration
Helen Todd is a Learning Technologist within the Educational Enhancement team and works to develop and support the Online Distance Learning courses at the University of Sussex. What I did I first came across Buddycheck through a colleague, and I…
Tagged with: Assessment and Feedback, Digital and data futures, Inclusive and student-centred
Posted in Case Studies
Posted in Case Studies
Episode 8: Communities of Practice
The Learning Matters Podcast captures insights into, experiences of, and conversations around education at the University of Sussex. The podcast is hosted by Prof Wendy Garnham and Dr Heather Taylor. It is recorded monthly, and each month is centred around a particular theme.…