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Category: Academic and personal support

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8th April 2024 teachingmatters

Promoting compassion and empathy across the University

19th March 2024 teachingmatters

Agitating my three arms and legs: Being a mother and PhD student

Original illustration: Elana Munasinghe, third-year painting student at the Edinburgh College of Art
5th March 2024 teachingmatters

Welcome to March-April Hot Topic theme: Being student parents/carers

18th December 2023 teachingmatters

Lessons in Gratitude

6th December 2023 teachingmatters

DIY Leadership: Co-creating ways to encourage everyone to think and share ideas

Podcast with Dr Neil speirs: I sat, a solitary student in a crowded classroom, an open book and empty cup on a marble table top
1st December 2023 teachingmatters

Podcast: I sat, a solitary student in a crowded university classroom, an open book, and empty cup on the marble table top

28th November 2023 teachingmatters

Switching support: What are the challenges and opportunities of the move from the Personal Tutor System to the new Cohort Model? (Part 1)

Please credit: Ellen Cochrane of Gaia Horsemanship.↗️ The image shows Glen's research collaborator Ellen Cochrane engaging in multi-species dialogue with a number of her equine friends. Ellen and Glen's work to explore the shift from the bit to the between, from domination to partnering, is grounded in principles of non-violent communication and are detailed in a recent paper in the Austral Journal of Veterinary Science (Cousquer, 2023)↗️.
20th November 2023 teachingmatters

The promise and power of Non-Violent Communication

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13th November 2023 teachingmatters

Trauma Awareness and Compassion: Essential characteristics of educational establishments seeking to address bullying

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3rd November 2023 teachingmatters

Celebrating the University’s Wellbeing Services

A collage of students get together during ESLPALS session
31st October 2023 teachingmatters

ESL PALS: English Second Language Peer Assisted Learning Scheme

A photograph of four students sitting around a table with their desktops and chatting
10th October 2023 teachingmatters

Edinburgh Medical School Year 1 Engagement and Inclusivity group

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