Over the last 3 years the 21st Century Lab has been working with colleagues from around the world exploring the purpose of Universities in the 21st century. This session will explore some of the findings and pose some questions for our sector to explore in our changing society.

Questions:

• How do we prepare students for uncertainty and risky futures?
• How do we respond to information, fake news and the speed of communications with truly thoughtful knowledge?
• How will a world that has finally woken up to the reality of pandemics and the climate emergency face up to these challenges and prepare for other equally knotty issues and what is the University's role in supporting this?
• How do we work with our students to create a better world?

Toolkit for reflecting on impact

Evidencing the intangible aspects of the student experience

The ‘Intangibles’ workbook is a novel approach to considering assets that are not easily counted, yet are fundamental to the value we place on learning and teaching, and student success.

• Covid-19 and digital disruption in UK universities: Afflictions and affordances of emergency online migration | Professor Richard Watermeyer (University of Bristol), Professor Tom Crick, Dr Cathryn Knight and Dr Janet Goodall (Swansea University)
• Academic lives are in transition | Professor Richard Watermeyer (University of Bristol), Professor Tom Crick, Dr Cathryn Knight and Dr Janet Goodall (Swansea University)
• Forced shift to online teaching in coronavirus pandemic unleases educators’ deepest job fears | Professor Richard Watermeyer (University of Bristol), Professor Tom Crick, Dr Cathryn Knight and Dr Janet Goodall (Swansea University)

Using evidence to explore retention and progression

The key areas for discussion booklet supports staff and students working to enhance student retention and progression practices. Three key areas stimulate discussion in a systematic way: consideration of supporting and coordinating structures and process; identifying different types of evidence and their use; and examining how the first two areas influence practice in learning and teaching.

Student and staff guides to using evidence in higher education

The guides will support you to use evidence in robust, rigorous and practical ways. From making local changes in response to student feedback, to developing new institutional strategies, these resources will support staff and student ambitions.

Widening participation with lecture recording

Recordings and associated resources from two open workshops and a webinar will support your use of lecture recording.