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Centering the student voice in module content and design

Dr Carli Rowell at the Sussex Teaching Festival In this case study, Dr Carli Rowell, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Sussex, shares her experience of co-creating a Sociology module with first-generation, working-class students. What I did I worked with first-generation,

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Now is the time to end awarding gaps in UK universities

Mark Clark (Senior Lecturer in Management) Since 2015, Mark has been based at the University of Sussex as a Senior lecturer in the Business School within the Management department. During this time, he has achieved Senior Fellowship of the Higher

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Practical approaches to teaching life science during the pandemic

Guest post by Lorraine Smith Lorraine Smith is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Life Sciences, and sits within the subject disciplines of biochemistry and biomedicine. Smith’s teaching responsibilities are varied and cover modules spanning foundation through to Masters

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The ‘Law’ Critique and Question Reading and Writing Group: a space to connect ‘with’ rather than ‘for’ students

Guest post by Verona Ní Drisceoil (Senior Lecturer in Law, Sussex Law School) and year 1 students Ayodele Idowu-Bello, Tyrone Logue, Plum Philips, Judith Ohen and Miles Ratcliffe. Verona Ní Drisceoil is a Senior Lecturer in Law (Education and Scholarship) at

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Guest Post – How to create connection in challenging times

Jenni Rose, Lecturer, University of Manchester. The main focus of Jenni’s teaching is in auditing, financial reporting and financial statement analysis, as well as on the MBA at the University of Manchester. Much of the strength of her teaching comes

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