Podcasts about widening participation

Date: 30/09/24 Join Rana Atta and Imran Khan as we discuss 'Gaza Genocide' and then 'Universty Life' Guests: Malak Saeed, International Advocacy Officer for Defence for Children International - Palestine (DCIP), with a background in politics, international law and human rights Dr Hassan Jabareen, Palestinian human rights lawyer and the founder of Adalah, a law firm practicing human rights law in Israel. He has served as Adalah's general and legal director since its establishment in 1996. Ezra Bernstein, Physician at Columbia in NYC; he was a former Fulbright fellow in Tel Aviv, Israel; obtained a masters in conflict resolution and mediation. Dr Julie Vuolo, Deputy Head of Widening Participation at the University of Hertfordshire Nourhan Elshafey, Currently pursuing a masters degree in interior design Malik Fraz Ahmad, Final year student at Durham University Producers: Zohra Mobashir, Misbah Tariq and Hania Mubarik

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, Bruke Kifle hosts ACM Fellow Ramón Cáceres, a computer science researcher and software engineer. His areas of focus have included systems and networks, mobile and edge computing, mobility modeling, security, and privacy. Most recently he was at Google, where he built large-scale privacy infrastructure. Previously, Ramón was a researcher at Bell Labs, AT&T Labs, and IBM Research. He also held leadership positions in several startup companies. In addition to being the first ACM Fellow from the Dominican Republic, he is an IEEE Fellow and has served on the board of the CRA Committee on Widening Participation in Computing Research. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Ramón, who took an indirect path to computer science, shares how he started in computer engineering but grew more interested in software, and how his strong background in hardware helped throughout his scientific and engineering career. He identifies some of the most significant challenges facing privacy and security and sheds lights on his work with the Google team that developed Zanzibar, Google's global authorization system supporting services used by billions of people. Ramón looks toward the future of mobile and edge computing in the next 5-10 years and his particular interest in federated machine learning, which brings together AI and mobile and edge computing. In the wide-ranging interview, he also reflects on growing up in the Dominican Republic and later discovering a love for sailing while in Silicon Valley, shares his efforts to bring underrepresented groups into the field of computing, and offers advice for aspiring software engineers.

This episode of GeogPod was recorded live at the GA's Annual Conference in April 2024. Our host John Lyon talked to our guest, Donald McClean, from the Sheffield Environmental Movement. In the session they discussed the importance of fieldwork, widening participation in the natural environment, supporting diverse Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Refugee (BAMER) community groups/organisations around Sheffield.   Resources The Black Barbers Project on the SACMHA website.  Sheffield Environmental Movement  Development Education Centre South Yorkshire (DECSY)

EP21 - This week we are joined by Jon who works as the Deputy Head of Widening Participation at Cambridge University. We discuss Jons journey through the education sector, and how his desire to help people succeed has led to his role at one of the worlds leading universities. Jon also holds Trustee roles and sits on the Chair of Governors at a community college.We discuss common misconceptions about Cambridge University, required grades, things most people don't know about the application process and SO much more. We also cover the various initiatives being carried out by the university to help increase attendance from students from all backgrounds.This is a must listen for anyone fascinated about Cambridge University, anyone looking to apply to Oxford or Cambridge in future and for the those curious about what makes Cambridge so special! FOLLOW ►Instagram: www.instagram.com/wmbfdpod/Twitter: twitter.com/wmbfdpodLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/bayo-adeoshun-32583156/

In this episode, Dr Neil Speirs narrates real life stories depicting the challenging lived experiences of working class students at the University. He is a Widening Participation manager, practitioner and researcher at The University of Edinburgh. This podcast accompanies the July-August Learning & Teaching enhancement theme: Learning and Teaching Conference 2023. Transcript of this episode Time stamps: 1:06: Chapter 1: Getting there 2:19: Chapter 2: Class 19:00: Chapter 3: Solidarity 21:49: Chapter 4: Home time 22:26: Concluding remarks by Neil Speirs Music for this episode was provided by Hooksounds. 

In this episode, the latest in a series providing a closer look at the lives and careers of members of the QUB law faculty, LawPod participant Peter Lockhart interviews Dr Andrew Godden.Their conversation provides an insight into a fascinating journey, from leaving school at 17 to becoming the first member of his family to attend university and eventually being awarded the James MacQuitty Law Scholarship and becoming a lecturer at Queen's.The spine of the conversation explores Dr Godden's passion for a range of widening participation initiatives with which he has been involved, highlighting their paramount importance within further education.

10am-11am Galway GP issues warning on laughing gas following increase of patients suffering nerve damage from the drug  Fine Gael Senator calls for greater Capital Health Investment in Galway University of Galway launch first annual report on Widening Participation and the Access Centre's new office is officially opened  ‘Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan' broadcasts every weekday morning from 9am on Galway Bay FM

In this week's episode Dr Jade Scott-Blagrove shares the story - from growing up in a one bedroom flat in Bristol, she is now a radiology trainee with a passion for supporting medical students and doctors from widening participation backgrounds. We hear about the variety of challenges she faced from a young age - from being placed into a secondary school over an hour away from home, the difficulty of finding work experience, four rejections the first time she applied to university and the financial strain of medical school. Jade tells us how she overcame each of these obstacles and what she learnt in the process. In 2020, Jade founded the Widening Participation Medics Network - an organisation supporting future doctors from a variety of underrepresented backgrounds. This is now a national network of 120 volunteers and 600 members. She has since co-founded RadReach with the Royal College of Radiology - to support doctors from widening participation backgrounds applying to radiology specialty training. Where you can find Dr Jade Scott-Blagrove: Twitter: @JadeScottB RadReach Widening Participation Medics Network BMA Speciality Explorer Where you can find Dr Radhika Thakrar: Email: doctorradhika28@gmail.com Instagram: @doctorradhika Twitter: @RadhikaThakrar New episodes out every Tuesday :) Don't forget to rate, like and subscribe (please and thank you!)

In this episode we speak to Jade Scott-Blagrove, Founder of the Widening Participations Medics Network and Co-Founder RadReach, an RCR collaboration aimed at increasing access to radiology to individuals from under-represented groups. She tells us about her own life experiences that motivate her, gives her assessment on the current state of diversity in radiology and explains the tangible steps her and the RCR are taking to make radiology as inclusive as possible.

Medical Educatalks is a podcast created by the Developing Medical Educators Group (DMEG) at the Academy of Medical Educators. In this episode we're in conversation with Professor Liz Mossop, the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Student Development and Engagement at the University of Lincoln, discussing widening access and participation. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for the topic of future episodes please get in touch. To find out more about the Developing Medical Educators Group, check out our website: DMEG (medicaleducators.org)

Interested in a non-academic job in higher education? In this episode Kate talks to Victoria Brooks about her job as Widening Participation and Outreach Project Officer at the University of Liverpool. This is a really interesting area of higher education work. Read the blog for a transcript and some useful links. Victoria's bio: Victoria is currently working at a Russell Group University in Widening Participation, where she supports groups of young people from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education. She has experience in research and evaluation around the topic as well as planning and delivering large scale events for a wide range of stakeholders.

This panel discussion on pass/fail assessment in arts higher education took place online during the ‘Belonging through assessment: Pipelines of compassion' symposium on 21st October 2021. The symposium forms part of the QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 2021 and is a partnership between University of the Arts London (UAL), Glasgow School of Art and Leeds Arts University (LAU). The discussion between invited speakers: Professor Sam Broadhead (LAU), Dr Neil Currant, (UAL) and Peter Hughes, (LAU) is facilitated by Dr Kate Mori (Academic Engagement Manager, QAA).The discussion explores the potential of pass/fail as a compassionate approach to assessment and explores the challenges in changing practice and policies from the perspective of staff, students and the wider institution. A fascinating conversation that explores the complexities of feedback and assessment and implications for student belonging. For more information please contact project lead, Vikki Hill at v.hill@arts.ac.uk or visit: https://belongingthroughassessment.myblog.arts.ac.uk/Speaker biographies:Professor Samantha Broadhead:Samantha Broadhead is Head of Research at Leeds Arts University. Her research interests include access and widening participation in art and design education and the educational sociology of Basil Bernstein (1924–2000). She serves on the Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning's editorial board. Broadhead publishes work on access and widening participation. Broadhead has co-authored with Professor Maggie Gregson (2018) Practical Wisdom and Democratic Education - Phronesis, Art and Non-traditional Students, Macmillan Palgrave. She also has co-authored with Rosemarie Davies and Anthony Hudson (2019) Perspectives on Access: Practice and Research, Emerald Publishing.Dr. Neil Currant:Dr. Neil Currant is an Educational Developer and Senior Fellow HEA. Neil supports new lecturers and postgraduate students with their teaching practices and runs the professional recognition programme at UAL.Peter Hughes:Peter Hughes is an educational developer. He is Academic Development Manager at Leeds Arts University and is a National Teaching Fellow.Dr Kate Mori:Kate has worked in higher education for the past 20 years, starting as a lecturer and then moving in to course management and leading teaching and learning activities. Her work at the QAA focuses on the quality of teaching and learning and also Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).

In Episode 7 of A is for Architecture I speak with Siraaj Mitha, an architect and head of Open City's Accelerate, a programme designed to invite the engagement of a wider public in and with the profession of architecture. Open City's programme is designed to increase engagement in the architecture and city-making. I met Siraaj from Open City's head honcho. I'm glad we did. It was a nice chat. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Music by Bruno Gillick, voice by Julian. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ i. ais4architecture t. AisArchitecture w. aisforarchitecture.org

Is there a 'hidden curriculum' which is working against working-class students? Dr. Neil Speirs, a Widening Participation manager, practitioner and researcher at The University of Edinburgh, introduces the concept of the hidden curriculum, how we may be complicit in it, and what we can do about it. His call to action is compelling, inspiring, and maybe most importantly, actionable for anyone in the university environment, making this an essential listen for teachers and learners everywhere. This episode accompanies our July-August 'Hot Topic': “Lessons from the Learning and Teaching Conference 2021“. Timestamps: 2:02 - Episode specific introduction and Neil on the role of hidden subtexts and habitus on the university experience 8:30 - Neil on education being inherently political, Paulo Friere, and the role of doxa and illusio in the hidden curriculum 16:10 - Neil on how we can individually address the injustice of the hidden curriculum, and the Freirean notion of conscientization 22:08 - Neil on his personal experiences with working-class students and episode conclusions

This is the seventh episode in an ongoing series on the theme of Health Inequalities, which we will return to throughout the year. It has been developed in collaboration with Melanin Medics, a national UK charity organisation focusing on promoting diversity in medicine, widening aspirations and aiding career progression for the Afro-Caribbean community. Throughout the course of the series, we will explore current inequalities in both patient and professional outcomes and illustrate the steps that must be taken to ensure equality and fairness for all. This episode will discuss mentorship, networking and influence-building for surgeons of diverse backgrounds. Presented by Mama Ntiriwa Sekyi-Djan, Education and Training Officer for Melanin Medics and Georgette Oni, consultant plastic, reconstructive and oncoplastic breast surgeon, this episode considers the impact of the recent Kennedy Report on diversity within the College structures, and how people of diverse backgrounds can increase their participation in College life.

While the UK and Australia recognise tensions between local and global goals, Australia appears to prioritise community values and ‘nation building' whereas UK discourses focus on social mobility and individual responsibility. Read the accompanying article to this podcast: Meritocratic and fair? The discourse of UK and Australia's widening participation policies.

This week, we're joined by the University of Southampton's Director of Widening Participation and Social Mobility, Gino Graziano for a fascinating chat about class, identity and widening participation. We talk about whether a class system still exists in the UK (spoiler, our opinion was very much yes), how you measure class, how and why the pandemic has emphasised inequalities in the UK and the great work Gino's team are doing to improve opportunities and experiences for people from more diverse backgrounds.

James Frater is the co-founder of a social enterprise the Ladder Project, and the African and Caribbean Student Lead of King's College London Widening participation programme. He is also part of Imperial's inaugural Black Students Advisory Panel and sits on the Youth Advisory Council for the Foundation for Education Development. To top it all off he is recognised as being one of the most outstanding students in the UK by Future Leaders, Rare Recruitment and The Association of Jamaican Nationals. And this is all while still being a medical student at Kings College London University. In this episode, we discuss all things around access to medicine, improving diversity, forging partnerships and if BAME really is the right term to use. Website: www.jamesfrater.com Twitter: @jb100__ Instagram: jbbb100 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-frater/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hla-listen/message

The unemployment forecasts are yo-yoing a bit at the moment, but what we do know is that the conservative estimate of 6% of UK adults being unemployed following the Covid-19 pandemic will disproportionately impact those at the start of their career as well as the over 50s, mainly women. Boris Johnson has announced a pledge of life-long learning for all, as well as cash incentives for employers to take on apprentices, trainees and young people through the kickstart scheme. But Further Education and careers education seems to have been the bête noire of the last few governments. Over 50% of adults enrol in vocational or technical education at some point, most employers rely on it to measure their staff's knowledge of specific subjects, and it is a lifeline for many of the people who need bespoke support (eg. the niche skill professions, people with additional needs, the elderly, the unemployed, the imprisoned and on). So why has it been so drastically underfunded for decades, and so scoffed at as the scruffy relation to a university education (which is undertaken by c. 32% of adults)? In this After Corona episode, we've got a few personal reflections from people on a mission to help people find meaningful learning pathways to work, and for that work to be accessible to everyone - not just the well-heeled or well-connected. It is a subject that we're particularly invested in, at always possible, and have spent years trying to navigate as the system is so very messy. Our guests are speaking on behalf of themselves not their organisations, but have a breadth and depth of knowledge on this issue and are speaking from the heart about their own lockdown experiences and what they think is going to happen in the world around them. Contributions have been collected from across the past 10 months. Elizabeth Bailey is Head of Careers and Widening Participation with Medic Mentor - a non-profit organisation trying to open up careers in medicine and veterinary surgery to people who would not normally consider it. Sam Rhodes is the Employability and Skills Project Coordinator for East Sussex County Council, following his time as Head of the Careers Service at the University of Brighton. Debbie Bennett is the manager of the Essex and Suffolk Children's Universities which aim to raise aspiration from a young age in the East of England. And Nick Fenn is the Principal of Aldridge Adult Learning, with two decades in further education in the UK and as an English language teacher in many other countries. We wanted to know what they thought the pandemic had done for their work and what might come next for people looking for work. But first, as ever, we asked them who they are and how they are feeling right now. --- Useful links: https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/universities/essex-childrens-university/ https://aldridgeadultlearning.com/ https://careerseastsussex.co.uk/ https://medicmentor.co.uk/ — For more information on how you can get involved with The Possibility Club – an inclusive community of professionals working out what's next, have a look here > www.thepossibilityclub.org You can also receive Finding Chances, a free weekly letter from Richard Freeman, looking behind-the-scenes at business, culture, community and education by signing-up at www.findingchances.substack.com/ We'd love to know what you think of this podcast. Please review and share your responses to this podcast on your favourite podcast platform. This is an always possible podcast (www.alwayspossible.co.uk) Produced by Lo Fi Arts (https://christt.com/consultancy/)

Episode 4 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…' series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, speak to UCEM's student outreach manager, Nikki Bulteel. Nikki's association with UCEM has seen her study with the institution, teach, head up different areas of UCEM, and she is now our student outreach manager. Here, she discusses her career with UCEM and how she is leading the institution's drive to widen participation in the built environment in her current role.

The opinion of Dr. Ramon Caceres is highly valued.  He has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical  and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and  a Distinguished Scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is on the board of directors of the Computing Research Association's Committee on Widening Participation (CRA-WP). Specifically, he is a co-chair of the CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills (IDEALS) (https://cra.org/cra-wp/grad-cohort-ideals/), in which he has also served as speaker and mentor.In this episode, we talk about his career and the current situation of minority groups in the Computer Science field. Caceres, Software Engineer at Google, provides informative recommendations for all ambitious youngsters out there pursuing this career and willing to overcome adversity.We are interested in hearing from you.  Please give us your feedback and let us know how we are doing and any topic you might want us to discuss.  Our email is:info@stemeducationlifeline.com

Bollo Speaks is a collaboration between the Widening Participation department and community partner Bollo Brook Youth Centre. Each episode is created entirely by the young people, with conversations around Identity, perception and more, soundtracked by their own music, recorded at Bollo Brook's in-house studio. This episode is about love.

In this Podcast Hannah Dyson interviews Enfield Councillor Clare De Silva about widening participation in both work and politics. Clare De Silva , Conservative Councillor for Bush Hill Park will explore how society is surfing a tidal wave of change. Widening participation in politics is something Clare is passionate about and believes that the option of working remotely can widen access to all kinds of jobs and careers, ensuring the best possible pool of talent --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/globalnet21/message

Bollo Speaks is a collaboration between the Widening Participation department and community partner Bollo Brook Youth Centre. Each episode is created entirely by the young people, with conversations around Identity, perception and more, soundtracked by their own music, recorded at Bollo Brook's in-house studio.

In episode three of Voicing Vulnerability in Higher Education, I speak Bristol SU's very own UG Education Officer Hillary Gyebi-Ababio! We ruminate over the radical shifts in culture as one enters a new university, being a minority student, and cultivating honest conversations about emotional struggle.

Bollo Speaks is a collaboration between the Widening Participation department and community partner Bollo Brook Youth Centre. Each episode is created entirely by the young people, with conversations around Identity, perception and more, soundtracked by their own music, recorded at Bollo Brook's in-house studio. In episode 2, the young people discuss inequality and mental wellbeing.

In this webinar, Rebecca Montacute (Sutton Trust), Charlotte Chadderton (Bath Spa University), Sam Friedman (LSE), Martha Longdon (Office for Students) and Matt Dickson (IPR) discuss how COVID-19 impacts the widening participation agenda. This webinar took place on 4 June 2020.

In this episode, guests Andrew Wilson and Jennifer Culbertson talk about linguistics, widening participation, dog borrowing and more.Andrew is the President of Edinburgh University Students’ Association for 2019/20. Pausing his studies in English Language and Linguistics this academic year, Andrew’s instead been focused on widening participation to higher education and making the cost of student living more affordable. Jennifer is a Reader in the Centre for Language Evolution at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on understanding how languages are shaped by learning and use. In 2019 she won the Chancellor’s Award for Rising Star, recognising outstanding contribution towards enhancing the research reputation of the University.She received her PhD in Cognitive Science from Johns Hopkins University in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.Each episode of Sharing things is a conversation between two members of our university community. It could be a student, a member of staff or a graduate, the only thing they have in common at the beginning is Edinburgh. We start with an object. A special, treasured or significant item that we have asked each guest to bring to the conversation. What happens next is sometimes funny, sometimes moving and always unexpected. Find out more at www.ed.ac.uk/sharing-things-podcastAll episodes of season two of Sharing things were recorded before the 23 March 2020 (COVID-19 lockdown in the UK).

We're back with a new name for the new academic year. This month, we're joined by Kristina Garner, a lecturer in Law and a widening participation academic officer at UEA. We also discuss recent changes made to the clearing process and offer some handy hints to plan for the year ahead. For more information on UEA Law School visit www.uea.ac.uk/law

Friend of the podcast Paulette Williams joined us to talk about the recent history of widening participation in UK Higher education, founding Leading Routes and her ambitions for #PathstoUniversity and #BlackInAcademia as way to help strengthen the academic lifecycle for Black African and Caribbean students. Useful links/reading – https://leadingroutes.org https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-political-whiteness-of-metoo/ *Our use of ‘towards a more sociable sociology' was inspired by our reading & studying of Migrant City by Les Back, Shamser Sinha, Charlynne Bryan, Vlad Baraku & Mardoche Yembi. *For an audible introduction to Sociable Sociology check out this podcast with Les Back and Charlynne Bryan posted by Mark Carrigan -https://soundcloud.com/mark-carrigan/les-back-on-sociable-sociology

Friend of the podcast Paulette Williams joined us to talk about the recent history of widening participation in UK Higher education, founding Leading Routes and her ambitions for #PathstoUniversity and #BlackInAcademia as way to help strengthen the academic lifecycle for Black African and Caribbean students. Useful links/reading – https://leadingroutes.org https://www.redpepper.org.uk/the-political-whiteness-of-metoo/ *Our use of ‘towards a more sociable sociology’ was inspired by our reading & studying of Migrant City by Les Back, Shamser Sinha, Charlynne Bryan, Vlad Baraku & Mardoche Yembi. *For an audible introduction to Sociable Sociology check out this podcast with Les Back and Charlynne Bryan posted by Mark Carrigan -https://soundcloud.com/mark-carrigan/les-back-on-sociable-sociology

Gilet jaune and novelist Edouard Louis, food expert Fabio Parasecoli, journalist, Gavin Mortimer and the historians Jerry White & Joanna Marchant with Philip Dodd. Whether it’s Berlin, Moscow or the Paris of the gilet jaunes - streets play a vital role in our history and culture. They're focal points of celebration and of protest ; they're gathering places for the young and old; places for a promenade or for fânerie; they're where the homeless build makeshift shelters and where musicians busk: they're also where we refresh our jaded palates; they are by definition, theatrical. Yellow vest and novelist, Edouard Louis is the author of Who Killed My Father, The End of Eddy and History of Violence. Historian Jerry White is the author of London in the 18th Century: A Great and Monstrous Thing Joanna Marchant is head of Widening Participation at King's College, London Fabio Parasecoli is Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University. Gavin Mortimer is a journalist based in Paris. He writes for The Spectator magazine. Producer: Zahid Warley

Today's episode features an interview with Dave Ames and Sarah Zaman, two members of the CAS Regional Centre, the North West base of the Computing At School. The Regional Centre is a major new initiative to build regional support for computing in all Primary and Secondary schools. It is run jointly by the University of Manchester (School of Computer Science) and Edge Hill University, and is funded by the Department of Education through BCS (CAS). We talk about the work that they've been doing across the region with school children, and the role they play in supporting teachers tackle the change in curriculum in Computer Science. We also celebrate their recent successes including a Better World award, recognising their work in Widening Participation. http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/study/news/full-article/?articleid=4995 If you wish to contact the CAS team please email casmanchester@computingatschool.org.uk

Sarah Lloyd and Carly Smith-Huggins, Education Officers, Museum of Natural History give a short talk for the Oxford University Museums Staff Conference. Education staff from across the museums have been exploring new models for engaging young people and working with them to shape the museums’ offer, under the umbrella of a shared youth forum project. Representatives from the team share learning from the different approaches, and highlight the infectious enthusiasm of young people that have chosen to be in the museums in their free time.

Our very special guest this week was Pivotal trainer, James Mannion. James qualified as a Teacher of Science in 2006. Since then he has developed expertise in a number of aspects of school life, including Learning to Learn, Evidence-Based Pedagogy; Teacher Research; Behaviour for Learning; Assessment for Learning; Gifted and Talented Education; Widening Participation; Personal, Social … Continue reading James Mannion on Learning to Learn and Teachers as Researchers – PP101 →

Pip pip, one and all! For a refreshing change, Jon manages to work out Thursdays and joins Dan and Tim for a gentle romp around the week's gaming news. The post BRB UK 89: Widening Participation appeared first on BigRedBarrel.

Pip pip, one and all! For a refreshing change, Jon manages to work out Thursdays and joins Dan and Tim for a gentle romp around the week's gaming news. This week's burblings feature: GAME are jonesing to get back onto the stock market Machinima and Microsoft engage in some advertorial skullduggery The National Porn Filter breaks League of Legends King.com go a bit crazy with trademarks Nintendo take a financial hammering Wii U gets a price drop Is Nintendo preparing a true 'next-gen' console?

The UK's tallest free-standing work of art - Aspire - is now in place at The University of Nottingham. In this interview acclaimed architect Ken Shuttleworth talks about what inspired him to design Aspire, and his attachment to Nottingham.

The University has an award winning volunteering scheme, which enables staff and students to get involved in a wide range of projects. In this interview Sharon Clancy from Active Communities, and Lucie Smethurst from Widening Participation guide you through what's on offer and how you can get involved.

In 1966 the student-led CD and Record Library opened its doors to staff and students at the University of Nottingham. It started out life as a jazz library but has since grown to boast a collection of more than 12,000 albums in all sorts of genres. It's thought to be the biggest university library of its kind in the country. One of its longest running members is Dr Kim Elliott from the School of Civil Engineering. In this interview, he recalls the changes over the past 23 years and why, eve

The Nottingham University Samworth Academy (NUSA) — has opened its doors, making it the country's first 'university academy'. In this video meet the people who made it happen, and the pupils about their feelings on the new academy. NUSA opened on the site of the refurbished William Sharp School in the shadow of the brand-new £24m building which is under construction and due for completion in September 2010. Once the new facility is complete the academy will be home to 950 pupils.

In this video, news of measures taken to improve the quality of student housing in the Lenton and Dunkirk communities.

Find out what goes on at the University in these video highlights of our open day.