Events

Convenors: Matej Blazek (Newcastle University; matej.blazek@ncl.ac.uk) John McKendrick (Glasgow Caledonian University; j.mckendrick@gcu.ac.uk) Without having fully recovered from Covid-19 disruptions, university education is being enveloped in a confluence of emergent crises, among others: (i) cost-of-living struggles, unaffordability of studies, and increasing debts that plunge students into poverty, (ii) colonial legacy and everyday manifestations of structural racism,...

Convenors: Matej Blazek (Newcastle University; matej.blazek@ncl.ac.uk) John McKendrick (Glasgow Caledonian University; j.mckendrick@gcu.ac.uk) Without having fully recovered from Covid-19 disruptions, university education is being enveloped in a confluence of emergent crises, among others: (i) cost-of-living struggles, unaffordability of studies, and increasing debts that plunge students into poverty, (ii) colonial legacy and everyday manifestations of structural racism,...

Please see https://event.fourwaves.com/rgs-ibgac2023/schedule/14d6f366-3c56-4c54-8c33-1e4b5d61420f for the full list of speakers, titles and abstracts for the event. Note: This is the first of a 2-part session. Details for the second part can be found here. For the full list of GeogEd RGS Annual International conference listings,please visit https://event.fourwaves.com/rgs-ibgac2023/schedule?trackIds=bb7c70fb-f09d-42d8-b13e-4de4ccc7ea3c&date=2023-08-30

Please see https://event.fourwaves.com/rgs-ibgac2023/schedule/4c5f8922-9da1-4881-9a0f-327da7db9bae for the full list of speakers, titles and abstracts for the event. Note: This is the first of a 2-part session. Details for the second part can be found here. For the full list of GeogEd RGS Annual International conference listings,please visit https://event.fourwaves.com/rgs-ibgac2023/schedule?trackIds=bb7c70fb-f09d-42d8-b13e-4de4ccc7ea3c&date=2023-08-30

Convenors: Dr Lauren Hammond, Lecturer in Teacher education (University of Edinburgh) Nicola Walshe, Professor of Education and Pro-Director (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society) Grace Healy, Honorary Research Fellow (University of Oxford) and Education Director (Secondary) (David Ross Education Trust), Dr Victor Salinas-Silva (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile) This session seeks to invite...

Convenors: Dr Lauren Hammond, Lecturer in Teacher education (University of Edinburgh) Nicola Walshe, Professor of Education and Pro-Director (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society) Grace Healy, Honorary Research Fellow (University of Oxford) and Education Director (Secondary) (David Ross Education Trust), Dr Victor Salinas-Silva (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile) This session seeks to invite...

Convenors: Jennifer Hill (University of Gloucestershire) and Harry West (UWE Bristol) It is widely recognised that higher education environments across the globe are becoming increasingly marketised. This has placed great pressure on students and staff within the sector. A survey carried out by the UK National Union of Students in 2020 revealed that just over...

Convenors: Jennifer Hill (University of Gloucestershire) and Harry West (UWE Bristol) It is widely recognised that higher education environments across the globe are becoming increasingly marketised. This has placed great pressure on students and staff within the sector. A survey carried out by the UK National Union of Students in 2020 revealed that just over...

Convenors: Sonja Rewhorn (The Open University; sonja.rewhorn@open.ac.uk) Vicky Johnson (The Open University; vicky.johnson@open.ac.uk) We know student transitions into and through university can be complex, both academically and socially. It is widely accepted that transition programmes into university support student retention in geography.  It is also documented that summer/between levels bridging programmes supports student retention (Habley et al., 2004). ...