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Student-Parents' experiences of academic and non-academic support in UK Higher Education
Get PDFFollowing publication, this report was cited by the Office for Students as an evidence base informing their decision to include student-parents in the Equality of Opportunity Risk Register (see here: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/promoting-equal-opportunities/equality-of-opportunity-risk-register/student-characteristics/students-with-parental-responsibility/)This report analyses the findings of a nationwide study of students who are also parents (student-parents). Carried out between May and August 2023, the study builds on previous small-scale research projects into the needs of student-parents1 and was undertaken in the context of:
⢠the introduction of a new UCAS question inviting student-parents to self-identify when applying to university; and
⢠the introduction of the Office for Studentsâ (OfS) Equality of Opportunity Register (EORR).
This report explores participantsâ experiences of pastoral and academic support at university. It exposes systemic failures in such support for student-parents across the sector which pose a significant risk to their retention, progression and success.
Parental responsibility is not currently identified by OfS as a standalone characteristic likely to place students âat riskâ at university. However, the findings of this study reveal that student-parents are in fact vulnerable to five of the six âon courseâ risks identified in the EORR.
This three-part clickable report provides a compelling evidence base to support the inclusion of parental responsibility in the EORR list of student characteristics
Letâs get visible: evidence-based interventions aimed at supporting, empowering and celebrating student-parents in higher education
Get PDFThis paper analyses the findings of a two-stage small-scale research project investigating the needs of undergraduate students with dependent children (âstudent-parentsâ) studying in a post-1992 university. The findings of Stage 1 of the study, using data from semi-structured interviews with student-parents, show that student-parents need two things from their institution: a sense of belonging and flexibility. In Stage 2, a questionnaire survey was used to explore the impact of two interventions piloted during the 2021-22 academic year to address the Stage 1 findings. The paper then presents the next steps in this project: co-creation, with students, of systems designed not only to make visible our student-parent community but also to support, empower and celebrate their identities as student-parents
âItâs both a blessing and a curseâ: law firm attitudes to Qualifying Work Experience in England & Wales
Get PDFThis document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a published work that appeared in final form in [Asian Journal of Legal Education]. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/[doi journal link].With the advent of the Solicitorsâ Qualifying Exam (SQE), Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) allows for flexibility in the journey to qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales that was not previously permitted by the Period of Recognised Training. This development was heralded as a lever to widening access to the profession, with the potential to assist those who may not have been recruited onto traditional graduate-level training programmes in securing a qualified legal role.
This paper discusses the findings of empirical research conducted by the authors with a view to understanding the perceptions of, and attitudes towards, QWE of those responsible for recruitment in UK law firms. It reveals a friction between the perceived, and actual, value of QWE obtained via non-traditional routes and exposes the threat that law firm stances on QWE pose to the regulatorâs aim of widening access to the profession
TECHNO-POLITICS: PRESIDENTIAL RHETORIC AND THE AMERICAN TECHNOLOGICAL MYTHOLOGY
Get PDFThe US American political machine has always been concerned with science and technology. This focus strengthened following World War II as the US government substantially increased funding and work force to support basic and applied research as a major means to compete with and defend against other nations. An army of people now exists within the federal government whose job is to maintain our scientific and technological superpower status. Borrowing from the notion of the rhetorical presidency, this paper discusses the rise of the techno-political presidency in American politics. More specifically, the analysis closely analyzes Trumanâs âBombing of Hiroshimaâ speech, examines significant Presidential scientific and technological discourse since, and speculates upon the implications of such a focus for our political future. This case highlights an important, but neglected area of rhetorical studyâsignificant enough to warrant attention as a rhetorical sub-genre.Keywords: Presidential discourse, Rhetoric of technology, Political mythology, Genre, United States of AmericaâLike all mythology in a politically conscious age, the idea of an electrical utopia can be and is exploited by established institutions . . . . Technology finally serves the very military and industrial policies it was supposed to preventâ (Cary and Quirk, 1970)
Supporting Parents Through Their Studies: Insights from the University of Chester and QAA
Get PDFThis blog for HE Professional provides research-informed insights into how providers can best support students with parental responsibility through their studies.n/
PASSPORT-seq: A Novel High-Throughput Bioassay to Functionally Test Polymorphisms in Micro-RNA Target Sites
Get PDFNext-generation sequencing (NGS) studies have identified large numbers of genetic variants that are predicted to alter miRNA-mRNA interactions. We developed a novel high-throughput bioassay, PASSPORT-seq, that can functionally test in parallel 100s of these variants in miRNA binding sites (mirSNPs). The results are highly reproducible across both technical and biological replicates. The utility of the bioassay was demonstrated by testing 100 mirSNPs in HEK293, HepG2, and HeLa cells. The results of several of the variants were validated in all three cell lines using traditional individual luciferase assays. Fifty-five mirSNPs were functional in at least one of three cell lines (FDR ⤠0.05); 11, 36, and 27 of them were functional in HEK293, HepG2, and HeLa cells, respectively. Only four of the variants were functional in all three cell lines, which demonstrates the cell-type specific effects of mirSNPs and the importance of testing the mirSNPs in multiple cell lines. Using PASSPORT-seq, we functionally tested 111 variants in the 3' UTR of 17 pharmacogenes that are predicted to alter miRNA regulation. Thirty-three of the variants tested were functional in at least one cell line
DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TEST CAMPAIGN OF THE WORLDâS LARGEST LNG REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR STRINGS
Get PDFLectureIncreasing demand for LNG has driven the
requirement for a significant increase in LNG plant capacity.
Qatargas II (QGII), a joint venture initiated by Qatar Petroleum,
is committed to accomplish this while reducing plant emissions
and making more efficient use of energy resources. The
Qatargas II LNG project has applied the AP-XTM process for
two large LNG trains (7.8 MTA) presently under construction
in Qatar at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC). Approximately
280 MW of refrigeration compression will be required to
achieve this goal. This paper addresses the design,
manufacture, and test campaign of the worldâs largest LNG
refrigeration compressor strings
The Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill: a cost-benefit analysis
Get PDFThis report provides an analysis of the costs and benefits of extending support to adult conclusive victims of human trafficking in England and Wales for 12 months after exiting the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the UKâs identification and support system for victims of modern slavery. This extended support is proposed under S.48B of The Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill (the Bill). The Bill includes provision (S.48A) to guarantee in law the support that is already provided on a non-statutory basis
Towards a method for the objective assessment of cognitive workload: A pilot study in vessel traffic service (VTS) of maritime domain
Get PDFThe complexity of traffic control systems, as well as the growing volume of traffic, interconnected missions types and mission demands on the operators, indicates that critical attention should still be paid to the problem of operator's cognitive workload (WL). On the other hand, the development of traffic control towards on-line measurement of cooperative aspects between humans and machines, is part of the more general need to measure the human agents âsituation awarenessâ in industrial environment. The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia was partner of the European Artemis project âDesigning Dynamic Distributed Cooperative Human-Machine Systemsâ (D3CoS 2011â2014) [1] to define affordable methods, techniques and tools addressing the specification, development and evaluation of cooperative systems where human and machine agents are in charge of common tasks, assigned to the system as a whole. One of the basic keys to reach an optimal human-machine cooperation is the measure of the human operator workload. In order to setup a possible method for the objective evaluation of cognitive workload we had to investigate aspects of the functional status of human operators interacting with a simulator in maritime domains. We recorded objective psycho-physiological measures: eye blinks, respiration rate and amplitude, electrodermal activity, heart rate variability, and blood pressure. They were analyzed and correlated with subjective self-assessed responses from two questionnaires: NASA-TLX and Rating Scale Mental Effort (RSME), with the aim to realize a mathematical model for classifying the operators' mental workload. The purpose of this paper is to present the methods, applied on a pilot study, that we carried out to discriminate the WL intensity, based on psycho-physiological signals alone
What Courses Do I Need to Teach in Order to Address Food Insecurity in Sub Saharan Africa? A Delphi Study
Get PDFSub Saharan Africa is a region that has been struggling with food insecurity for decades. Though the percentage of undernourished people in the region has decreased over the last 25 years, the actual number of undernourished people increased by more than forty million. Combatting food insecurity in the region requires an arsenal of skills, knowledge, and abilities across a broad range of disciplines. One way to target food insecurity is through education and capacity building. The purpose of this study was to identify the courses and topics that should be included in a food security (FS) graduate certificate focused on Sub Saharan Africa. Identification of the topics and courses came from faculty and professionals working in the FS field in Sub Saharan Africa. A three-round Delphi technique was conducted to accomplish the purpose of the study with a total of 63 experts. Of the original 101 topics that the expert panel proposed in Round One, 80 reached the level of agreement. Researchers grouped the topics into 28 courses. The final result of the study was 24 courses that reached the level of agreement for determining the main topics and courses that should be included in a graduate certificate focused on FS for Sub Saharan Africa
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