The Complex Factors That Drive Students’ Sense of Belonging
An expert in student belonging and engagement in the digital environment explains the nuances of belonging, mattering and inclusion as well as how to foster well-being in higher education.
The winners in three very different THE Awards categories explain how they developed the strategies and projects that earned them trophies in 2023 – and how these have evolved in the 12 months since.
We speak to:
- Roderick Watkins, vice-chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University, which was named 2023 THE University of the Year
- Mark Brown, professor in evolutionary ecology and conservation at Royal Holloway, University of London, who won Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year
- Joanne Pledger, senior lecturer in astrophysics, and Ruth Spencer, senior lecturer in dance, both at the University of Central Lancashire who, with colleagues, worked on the Into Our Skies: Space in Schools project that took home the award for Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative.
If you want to learn more from acclaimed academics and research projects, take a look at our latest Spotlight guide, which pulls together advice from the 2024 shortlist: THE Awards 2024: learn from the best in UK and Irish higher education.
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