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The European Question: Southampton Decides

As referendum fever holds the nation in anticipation for June 23rd, PublicPolicy@Southampton held, what can only be described, as a very informed and heated debate about the European question. With a packed audience of students, academics and local residents in The Cube, Dr. Alan Whitehead MP, Labour MP for Southampton Test and James Edwards, representing Students for Europe shared the ‘Remain’ platform. Continue reading →

SUSU Vs. Us – The Rebranding

I had planned to give myself a week off from writing to focus on exams, knuckle down, that kind of thing. Unfortunately, it was not to be. This is due to one of the most controversial, and in some cases horrifying, story to grip our grand University this academic year. For those of you who have have your head buried in the sand (or perhaps just don't follow Wessex Scene or Soton Tab on twitter), I am talking of course about the SUSU rebrand. Continue reading →

ALDinHE Conference – Edinburgh

On the 22nd March 2016, Dr Mark Gatenby, Dr Stefanos Marangos and I (Samuel Phelps) visited the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (or ALDinHE) at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Learning development is a highly discussed term within academia that encompasses the idea that students and staff at higher educational institutions should work together in the development of academic practices such as curriculum or research. Continue reading →

ILIAD VLE Awards 2016

Last Thursday, we had the opportunity to attend the University of Southampton's Institute for Learning, Innovation and Development Awards Ceremony for Excellence in use of VLE's. This is held to recognise modules across all disciplines and levels which make excellent use of VLE systems, including Blackboard, module blogs and Social Media channels. From 246 applications in total, staff from the Business School had three modules included among the 26 shortlisted for two different awards. Continue reading →

Unitu Feedback Software Report

Hi All! Attached is a report from a recent meeting reviewing the potential to bring a different type of feedback software - Unitu - into Southampton! You'll see some student comments in the report, but if anyone has anything to add after reading this please don't hesitate to get in touch via the comments below! Thanks! In addition to this, we have recently been made aware that iSolutions are doing a software sweep of all faculties in the University. Continue reading →

Chartered Association Of Business Schools Conference

Hi, I'd like to talk to you about our trip to the CABS Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference. The conference kicked off a very busy week for our Co-Design group. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Amy Morgan and myself travelled to Birmingham to this conference, before biding farewell to two more of our members, Tom Rowledge and Zak Rakrouki, who left on Friday for the bright lights of Toronto, Canada. Continue reading →

Upcoming World Cafe Sessions

This is a notice of World Cafes coming up at the start of the next month! These cafes are slightly different to previous ones, as the Student Design group has offered their input to ensure that the cafe time is most relevant to you all. This your opportunity to give your feedback and share experiences of your first year - don't miss out! ******** Hello everybody,   We are near the end of our 1st year of university. Continue reading →

Why Get Involved in the Business School

When someone says ‘university’, what is the first thing on your mind? The coursework? Nightlife? Perhaps the job opportunities it generates. Many people view their university years as a self-development period. However, not just academically. Taking full advantage of a universities facilities, events and connections can be of immense benefit. While studying at the University of Southampton, it is important to explore what it has to offer. Continue reading →