Jeanette Ashton & Dr Verona Ní Drisceoil Jeanette Ashton is an Associate Professor in Law (Education and Scholarship) and a non-practising solicitor. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), leads on Employability for Sussex Law School,…
Yearly Archives: 2026
Oral assessments used in Modern Languages
Benoît Guilbaud, Language Pathways Convenor, Associate Professor in French Oral assessment is embedded across Modern Languages teaching at Sussex, spanning eight languages within the 15-credit undergraduate modules offered through both a two and three-year beginners’ pathway and a post A-level pathway.…
This house believes that debate is the highest form of education
Dr Sarah Otner (Associate Professor in Innovation Management) Debate is one of the oldest and most enduring forms of education, a dynamic exchange where different ideas come together and evolve into more reasoned arguments. It echoes the curiosity of childhood (“why, why,…
Episode 14: Signage in Higher Education
The Learning Matters Podcast captures insights into, experiences of, and conversations around education at the University of Sussex. This podcast episode is hosted by Simon Overton and Dr Heather Taylor. It is recorded monthly, and each month is centred around a…
Student peer-to-peer teaching via assessed seminar presentations
In this case study, Martin Yeomans, Professor of Experimental Psychology shares his approach to using develop students’ skills and confidence in presenting, while also getting them to teach to, and learn from, their peers via a series of assessed seminar…
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The Intercultural Reflection Series
In a 2022 plenary for the BALEAP (British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes) Professional Issues Meeting, applied linguist Adrian Holliday challenged the widespread framing of international students as ‘problematic newcomers.’ Instead, he offered a discourse which views…
Registration now open for the Sussex Education Festival
Register now to attend the fourth Sussex Education Festival. The event will be held on Friday 8 May, 09:30-15:30, in the Woodland Rooms at the Student Centre. The Festival is for anyone involved in delivering education at Sussex and provides a…
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Using blog posts to assess critical engagement with theory in psychology
Matthew Easterbrook is a social psychologist interested in social class, socioeconomic status, and inequality. His research aims to use social psychology to increase our understanding of, and ability to reduce, educational, economic, and political inequalities. What I did Since 2014,…
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Innovation and best practice: Insights from Life Sciences in 2025
I had the pleasure of joining the Life Sciences in mid-December for their teaching and learning away day (well, it was a morning, but there were biscuits!). I love attending these kinds of events. In my role as an Academic…
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Cross Cultural Conversations about AI in Education (2022-2026): University of Ghana and University of Sussex
by Akweley Ohui Otoo and Kate O’Riordan As part of a reciprocal mentoring project with colleagues at the University of Ghana we have a reflection on cross cultural experiences of AI in education. Introduction Generative AI has a longer history,…
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