Tag: higher education

Inclusion

The experiences and perceptions of working-class males in higher education: Call for participants CLOSED  

Julie Hulme

Recruiting students who are undergraduate males and have a working-class social identity for a psychological study   I am currently working with one of my psychology students, Niamh, on a research project at Keele University that explores the experiences and perceptions of working-class males in higher education. Would you like to help us to understand more about being a working-class male… Continue reading The experiences and perceptions of working-class males in higher education: Call for participants CLOSED  

Disability

Call for participants: Social connectedness of university students with ADHD – NOW CLOSED

Julie Hulme

Along with one of my students, Awess, I am currently recruiting students with ADHD who are studying at university, for a psychological final year project, at Keele University. The purpose of this study is to get an in-depth understanding of the experiences of students with ADHD in building social connectedness with peers and teachers, with… Continue reading Call for participants: Social connectedness of university students with ADHD – NOW CLOSED

Teaching and learning

Learning and teaching in a ‘post’ pandemic world: facilitating student engagement using psychology

Julie Hulme

During the coronavirus pandemic, we saw lots of changes to learning and teaching, and there have been a lot of commentators in the media asking “What should we keep?”, “What do we throw away?”. This is my attempt at a response (280 characters on Twitter just won’t cut it!), drawing on a class I taught… Continue reading Learning and teaching in a ‘post’ pandemic world: facilitating student engagement using psychology

Disability

Social identity in students with dyslexia – Call for participants – now CLOSED

Julie Hulme

I am currently recruiting students with dyslexia who are studying at university, for a psychological study, alongside Cleo Keeling Ball, at Keele University. We are aiming to find out more about the perception of identity, and experiences of students with dyslexia. Would you like to take part? You can take part if you: Identify as… Continue reading Social identity in students with dyslexia – Call for participants – now CLOSED

reward and recognition

Sharing failure: success as the tip of the iceberg

Julie Hulme

Recently, I’ve celebrated the promotion success of a small number of well-deserving colleagues, who have been promoted to Senior Lecturer from Lecturer, or to Reader from Senior Lecturer. It is always heart-warming to hear of their successes, and the sense of reward and acknowledgement that they feel on hearing the news. As a Reader myself,… Continue reading Sharing failure: success as the tip of the iceberg

coronavirus, higher education

Strange new world? University learning in September 2020 and beyond

Julie Hulme

Both mainstream and social media are full of stories about online learning in the light of the coronavirus pandemic at the moment, with some very mixed views from both students and academics about what might happen in September and what the online learning experience might be like. Yesterday, Cambridge University declared that it was planning… Continue reading Strange new world? University learning in September 2020 and beyond

mental health

Academic life in a crisis: Counting academic blessings part 2

Julie Hulme

Back in May, the world was a very different place, and having commented on mental health challenges in higher education, I decided to write a post to balance things up a bit, counting my academic blessings. Just a couple of weeks ago (11th March 2020), a catastrophe struck, affecting everyone, everywhere. The World Health Organisation… Continue reading Academic life in a crisis: Counting academic blessings part 2

transitions

Transitions into and through university: stories of ducks and fish

Julie Hulme

Yesterday, I presented a talk on transitions into and through higher education from a psychological perspective at the Australian Centre for Applied Psychology (ACAP), in Sydney. Preparing and presenting the talk provoked some reflections on transitions, which I share here. Early in my teaching career, I recognised two key issues that seemed to affect how… Continue reading Transitions into and through university: stories of ducks and fish

higher education, policy, transitions

Augar augers badly for foundation years

Julie Hulme

In my last blog about the social value of psychology (and other subjects), I mentioned that the Augar review had a lot to say about widening participation and inclusive education, about which I would like to comment. No doubt this will be the first of several related posts on this topic! One issue that struck… Continue reading Augar augers badly for foundation years

higher education, policy, psychological literacy, Uncategorized

The value of higher education: psychology (and other stories)

Julie Hulme

Today is an important day for the higher education sector, with the publication of the long-awaited Augar report. My intention here is not to comment on the whole report. There is much that I could (and probably should) comment on, particularly around inclusive education, but I have a writing deadline approaching, so I’m trying to… Continue reading The value of higher education: psychology (and other stories)