For medical students like Robyn Adams and Maria-Ariadna Ghiuta, gaining international healthcare experience can be life-changing, but financial considerations often stand in the way. Thanks to the Go Abroad Fund, both students turned ambition into action, gaining skills and perspectives that will shape their future careers.  In 2025, Robyn was able to go on a trip of a lifetime, […]

In this post, Professor Mary Brennan and Dr Emily Taylor reflect on a workshop designed to challenge University colleagues to radically rethink assessment. Using five provocations, workshop participants could safely play around with new ways of thinking and working, testing ideas and pushing for radical change. This post is part of the ‘Transformative Assessment and Feedback’ […]

On the 6th of November I made the biggest trip I’ve ever made (not saying much, I hadn’t left Europe before) and flew halfway around the world to Australia to visit research groups across Melbourne and Sydney. The focus of my visit was preparing for the launch of Discovering Liveability’s Lived and Living Experience Hub (which will fully launch in 2026-27, although we’re having development […]

We’ve reached the next stage in the FLF Round 10 application process – the reviews are in! If you are currently managing the emotions of seeing how your precious idea has been received by the outside world, this blog might help. It’s based on questions from previous applicants and draws on my experiences at FLF […]

The User Experience Service worked with colleagues from the Library to assist with their content development work. In this post, we’ll summarise what this collaboration involved and how it helped the Library to improve their site.  Jan 8, 2026

Today’s Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol No list of Christmas movies would be complete without this film and I think we have saved the very best for last. This 1992 film encompasses everything that is special and magical about the Christmas season. The songs are delightful, the sets spectacular, and Michael Caine is a pitch […]