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The 2027 undergraduate entry went live last week, and it was the first time that two editions were published in the new degree finder at the same time. The team went on campus to conduct some usability testing with it. In this blog I’ll show how testing it has given us the confidence that displaying […]
As someone who is really interested in developmental psychology, I often find myself thinking about how different tools shape our habits and influence our cognitive behaviours, particularly when it comes to thinking and learning. The kind of thinking I’m referring to is the kind that happens when you’re halfway through solving a problem or trying […]
Following a successful launch of Effective Digital Content, our internal course that staff complete to learn and practice fundamental content design skills, the UX Service saw an opportunity to make the course more widely available, on the University’s Short Courses platform. Mar 12, 2026
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In this post, Claira Turvey reflects on her participation as an undergraduate student in the course ‘Understanding Decolonisation in a Globalised World’, and the importance of carefully curating spaces for inclusive and accessible tutorial discussions. Claira Turvey is a second year Sustainable Development and Social Anthropology undergraduate student. This post is part of the ‘Creating a […]
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Hi! My name’s Corrie, I study Classics, and I went on a year abroad to Milan for my third year, spending the year at Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, going to lectures at the central campus in Via Festa del Perdono, which is nestled behind the Duomo of Milan. Academics in Italy The biggest […]
In every town and city today, cutting across parks and waste ground, you’ll see unofficial paths created by walkers who have abandoned the pavements and roads to take short cuts and make asides. (Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways) I meet Stewart on the high street and appreciate his energy right away. We set off at […]
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