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2 February 2022
The untimely death of writer, educator, artist Gloria Jean Watkins – also known as bell hooks – came as a blow in this already challenging year. It is one of those situations in which you enjoy a relationship with a good friend, you feel she will always be there with her wisdom and her encouragement… Read more…
1 September 2021
Exploring intersectionality and celebrating diversity was one of the 'six golden threads' running through our 2021 Engage learning and teaching conference. As part of the conference, we asked 130 members of staff questions about their understanding and experiences of intersectionality using Padlet… Read more…
10 July 2020
Senior Lecturer Beatriz Acevedo reflects on her own experiences of teaching diverse groups and discusses how we all can work to break down structural barriers in Higher Education. Read more…
17 June 2020
Beatriz Acevedo, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, Economics and International Business, shares her top tips for taking part in online meetings at home. Read more…
28 April 2020
While many of our colleagues and students around the World are dealing with the negative impact of Covid-19, it’s clear that this situation is making us rethink what is really important to society and hence education. Read more…
14 April 2020
Among the midst of this great historical time of uncertainty, I keep remembering that famous phrase by Jean Paul Sartre, about the power of freedom during times of crisis and, borrowing from him, I would say, “Never were we freer than under the Covid-19 crisis”… Read more…
30 April 2019
One of the most important elements of design thinking methodology is to spend time examining ‘What is’ the problem. Read more…
20 March 2019
Although embracing uncertainty is one of the requisites to engage with design thinking, in the practice of teaching and learning, this can be quite unsettling. Read more…
25 February 2019
After almost two years of preparations, convolutions and many meetings, we have finally launched the module 006114 Design Thinking. Read more…