Building students’ confidence and capability in oral communication

Posted on 26th June 202626th June 2026 by Nuala

How Tariq Shafi, Senior Pre-Clinical Lecturer at NuMed Malaysia, supports Stage 1 Medicine students to develop oral communication skills through a staged research communication task. The approach combines formative preparation, small-group presentation, peer questions and immediate feedback to help students build confidence and capability in a supportive environment Our challenge Oral communication is an important part of students’ Read more about Building students’ confidence and capability in oral communication[…]

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Group Work & Assessment in Engineering

Posted on 12th September 202524th December 2025 by Michelle

Dr Henny Mills, Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering discusses creating inclusive groups and supporting collaboration in Civil Engineering.

Rethinking the lecture in order to engage students in active learning and discussion

Posted on 6th August 201811th February 2026 by Claire Burnham

Dr James Stach, Senior Lecturer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences Science, Agriculture and Engineering What did you do? The third-year/MSc module BIO3030/BIO8041 asks students to watch recorded online lectures and complete further reading – both so that they take responsibility for their own learning and so that they can make better use of timetabled Read more about Rethinking the lecture in order to engage students in active learning and discussion[…]