Insight Event–How connected, engaged and supported are your students?
Event Information
About this Event
We are delighted to invite you to our insight and networking event on the 14th January with fellow University leaders and colleagues from Higher Education institutions throughout the UK.
The event will bring senior colleagues together to discuss the findings of recent research conducted by The Student Room Group on how connected, engaged and supported students are.
Enlitened Insight Event Agenda
14.30
Welcome from Chris Newson (Founder & CEO, Enlitened, The Student Room)
14.45
What is student engagement, and how is it changing?
Panel discussion with:
Professor Kelly Coate (Pro Vice Chancellor for Education and Students – University of Sussex)
Professor Peter Francis (Deputy Vice Chancellor - Northumbria University)
Dr Camille B. Kandiko Howson (Associate Professor of Education – Imperial College London)
15.15
Student Engagement & Connectedness research findings
We will share the first distribution of findings from recent research conducted by The Student Room Group with undergraduate students studying at universities across the UK. This new insight will provide detail on how students want support and to connect, and how this differs depending on how they are feeling, what support they are looking for, and their backgrounds and characteristics.
15.50
Q&A discussion on research findings & the future of student engagement
Interactive talk led by Mary Curnock-Cook (Former CEO of UCAS and HE Advisor)
17.00
Networking Dinner
The afternoon event will be followed by a networking dinner and talks by Dr Jon Sharp (Director of Student Services UEA) & Jayne Aldridge (Director for the Student Experience, University of Sussex) - TBC
