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We are delighted to announce that Professor Colin Steele has been appointed as the new Discipline Head of Education (DHoE) for the Foundation Studies Programme from 1st August 2024 for a period of three years. Colin takes over from Dr Jonathan Sly, who has held the DHoE role for the past 5 years.  

Dr Jo Cartwright has also been appointed as Head of Foundation Studies from 1st August 2024. Jo takes over from Professor Andy Weightman. 

But do you know who the Foundation Studies Team are..?

The responses to our survey of Undergraduate offer-holders in the 2024 cycle have been published. The most influential factors in declining an offer at UoM are consistent with 2023: the quality of our accommodation, high entry requirements, and our reputation.

An example of good practice that Teaching Academy is championing is the use of Mid-Semester Surveys across your course units. This simple check-in with students can reveal aspects of their learning students are enjoying and, most importantly, highlight any issues that could be a very simple fix, asking these questions in the middle of the survey gives you an opportunity to act on that feedback and improve the student experience.

We asked the popular AI Chat bot ChatGPT what it thought the impact of AI on Higher Education would be and what sort of things we as educators should be aware of.