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2025: Students at the Heart Conference

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Published: 2025-08-05

Programme

Students at the Heart Programme

Kaylie Fortune
Students at the Heart submission booklet

Kaylie Fortune

Keynote

Keynotes

Kaylie Fortune

Presentations

Session 2: Empowering students: the story of our mentorship scheme

Amir Asghari
Session 3: Transforming JMSU: A 3 year journey and what’s coming next?

Paul Chapman, Sarah Latham
Session 4: The design and implementation of a Canvas course template across an entire school

Ian Sadler, Nick Adamson
Session 5: 'Finding space for me’: exploring the benefits of reading and writing for wellbeing at university

Anne-Marie Smith, Debbie Burns, Joshua Darlington, Frederica Massidda, Lynne Walker
Session 6: More than a bed: Improving the experience of LJMU students in halls

Ed Naylor, Collette O'Neill, Maya Deshpande, AJ Jasim, Jake Ross
Session 8: Towards a manifesto for a compassionate curriculum

Phil Carey, Liz Clifford, Phil Rothwell, Wendy Johnston, Wendy Garner
Session 9: Beyond celebration: building inclusive community support and professional growth during Black History Month

Waf Njonjo Shaw, Vicky Farrall, Raghad Hasan, Joy Chukwuma, Ali Al Shammari, Nail Akal
Session 10: Just do it: student-led experiential learning – insights from first-year Applied Entrepreneurship students

Liam Sawley, Joe Tipping, Dan George
Session 11: We’re going on a book hunt! Reflections on an intern-led children’s literature book club

Elizabeth Taylor
Session 12: Bringing Data to Life: Storytelling with Power BI

Chris Dyche
Session 13: Enhancing team effectiveness in university professional services: a case study of a ‘third space’ collaborative approach with Business School academics’

Paul Lees, Susan Barry, Amanda Stewart-Reilly, Rachel McCloskey, Paula Kewn
Session 14: Grade journey

Phil Rothwell
Session 15: The MasteryPath – an adaptive learning approach that promotes online learning

Clay Gransden, Matthew Hindmarsh, Christopher Faulkner, Vicky Farrall
Session 16: Developing commercial enterprise projects to enhance knowledge and skills to external stakeholders

Laura Kinsey
Session 17: Writers are readers and readers are writers

Jake Morris-Campbell, Olivia Bowen, Rachel Bagley
Session 18: Exploring doctoral supervision: perspectives in teaching and pedagogy

Tasnim Ahmed
Session 20: Understanding exam anxiety: key drivers, student coping strategies, and the role of exam venues

Stewart Chidlow, Sian Dunne, Philippa McCabe, Jodie Squirrell, Amber Furlong
Session 21: Stories from the heart: the value of storytelling to teach complex concepts from the lecturer’s perspective

Heather Kirby
Session 23: LJMU mentorship programme: making a lasting impact

Michael Humphreys
Session 24: Ready, SET, Go! -enhancing the student experience with extracurricular activities

Jan Lunn, David Lamb, Jack Malone, Chris Kaser
Session 26: Clues-in-the-cues: how to improve student experience through a better understanding of their non-western socio-cultural backgrounds

Amos Fatokun, Yomi Benson, Bukola Fatokun
Session 27: Video feedback: student perspectives

Clara Kassem, Claire Hennessy
Session 28: Integrating academic skills: The Academic Achievement Teaching Resources Repository

Rhian Wyn-Williams
Session 29: Alumni with a heart: alumni entrepreneurs giving back to the community

Thomas Strodtbeck, Emma Robinson, Michael Humphries
Session 30: Mapping the student experience: a data-driven approach to enhancing wellbeing and engagement

James Woodward
Session 31: Technician commitment - one year on

Katie Farrance
Session 32: Creating a student-led digital development community: The Digital Development Club experience

David Soehren, Ben Pulford, Diogo Correia, Olga Rimmer
Session 33: A day in the river of learning: a metaphorical inquiry of university life

Judith Enriquez, Damian Maher
Session 34: The impact of widening access summer schools on university progression

Mariama Balde Djaura, Peter Dolan
Session 36: Student perspectives on gender diversity in the classroom and implications for student recruitment

Alex Wilshaw, Chrysanthi Fergani, Nicola Koyama
Session 38: Decoding the Coding Problem: How Technical Phobias are Affecting our students

Philippa McCabe, Helen Burrell, Kellyann Stamp
Session 39: Integrating real-world projects into the curriculum: a case study into bridging classroom to business and society through business clinics and project experiences in UK & Malaysia

Farrah Robert, Track Dinning, Adam Shore
Session 40: Wellbeing needs of LJMU’s distant work-placement students

Jayne Erlam, Amy Gostick, Aaron Bonner, Diana Kyalo, Bassam Hamadah
Session 42: Research Informed Teaching case studies

Keith George, Danielle Hinchcliffe, Sean Loughney, Oliva Saunders, Kathryn Walchester
Session 43: Exploring the impact that UCAS entry grades and attendance have on first-year assessment performance

Jennifer Graham, Amber Pugh
Session 44: Yes, we see you! A case study providing university access for adults with learning disabilities

Harriet Fuest, Janette Porter, Janine Melvin, Daisy Walker, Gracie Pugh
Session 45: Living to learn: supporting students with life-limiting illnesses

Laura Dixon, Jo Vincett, Tina South
Session 46: Transformative global immersion: advancing international collaboration, industry partnerships, and student success in higher education

Onur Dursun, Emma Mulliner
Session 47: Menstruation matters: exploring how menstruation influences the student experience at LJMU

Gemma Dale, Katherine Neary
Session 48: Showcasing the student experience for subject recruitment marketing

Laura Breen, Louise Rodriguez Aiken, Dominic Hope Smith
Session 50: Supporting students on international placements: insights from Norwegian outdoor kindergartens

Ange Garden, Liz Taylor, Nicky Hirst
Session 51: Enhancing international student experience through bespoke academic study support: International Business Management MSc students’ perspectives

Bukola Fatokun, Victoria Jackson, Sharonrose Akinshola, Adeola Adebesin
Session 52: The River Mersey clean water challenge: localising outreach and public engagement

Andrea Mallaburn, Linda Seton
Session 53: Cracking the collaboration code: lessons from a case study exploring the dynamics of cross-functional collaboration between business and IT students

Yu Shin Gan, Gregory Wong Shen Hoong, Santhiran A/L Subramanian, Wong Ying Hui, Wan Yi Ku
Session 55: Destination: library. An interactive approach to library induction

Louise Makin, Paul Reece
Session 56: Increasing inclusivity in the student community through an initiative to increase awareness of microaggressions and harassment

Nicola Koyama, Alex Wilshaw, Kyoko Yamaguchi, Phebie Watson, Beatrice Png
Session 57: Co-Producing the Youth Worker Compass to support professional identity development and positive wellbeing in degree apprenticeship learners

Catherine Wilkinson, Saira Weiner, Lesley Dixon, Stephen Brown
Session 58: Functional freeze in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) - focused curriculum

Fredrick Agboma, Boma Owusu, Andy Doyle
Session 59: The NTF network

Phil Vickerman
Session 60: Implementing virtual reality in healthcare simulation: lessons from the hype cycle

John-Paul Mills
Session 61: Developing a buddy scheme to foster student wellbeing: preliminary insights from a curriculum enhancement internship project

Emma Mulliner, Neema Opiyo, Sa'idah Zubairu, Tim Browne, Sian Dunne
Session 62: BRIDGE Accelerator: closing the socioeconomic gap through capital development

Andrew Doyle, Linda Graham, Katie Neary
Session 63: Environmental sustainability update

Nia Prys-Williams, Tally Anderson, Jen Stokoe
Session 64: Turning strategy into reality: a collaborative approach to embedding work-based learning in the curriculum

Nick Bryan, Sandra Fawcett, Laura Aldridge, Lisa OFarrell, Danielle Anderson
Session 65: Research Informed Teaching Clinic

Jo Cresswell
Session 66: Preparing students for a world with AI: scaffolding AI literacy into our teaching

Martin Hannegham
Session 67: Neurodivergent-inclusive teaching: practical hints and tips

Ria Cheyne
Session 68: Nature Lab: exploring virtual ecosystems for ecology teaching and research

Danielle Hinchcliffe
Session 69: Project decolonisation: carbon footprints and compensation payments

Ivo Siekmann, Sandra Ortega, James Baker, Aisha Jirde, Lucy Lavery, Mohamed Ibrahim
Session 71: A men's mental health podcast with a hug!

Dean McShane, Conleth Kelly, Ian Pierce Hayes

Workshops

Session 25 Workshop: Driving Student Success Through Equity: Applying the LJMU Evaluation Framework

Elena Zaitseva, Natalie Holland, Emma Smith, Leanne Taher-Bates
Session 41 Workshop: Mentoring

Emma Ball
Session 54 Workshop: Research-Informed Teaching - celebrating innovation and evidencing impact

Jo Cresswell

Lightning Talks

Session 7 Lightning talk: Simpler recycling regulations

Jennifer Stokoe
Session 7 Lightning talk: Empowering students through KnifeSaver training

Kevin Cairns
Session 7 Lightning talk: Exploring climate change through student participation in a mock world climate summit

Ivan Gee
Session 19 Lightning talk: Innovative starter activities for accounting and finance seminars

Wendy Gallagher
Session 19 Lightning talk: Advancing practice showcase event: cultivating peer support as an educational strategy for postgraduate and Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) learners

Sarah Shardlow, Joanna Lavery, Geraldine Macdonald Smith, Eleanor Fenney
Session 19 Lightning talk: The effect of exercise on stress reactivity to public speaking assessments in university students

Chrysanthi Fergani, Will Swaney, Fatima Perez, Stephen Hinton
Session 35 Lightning talk: Inclusive recruitment in the Library Engagement Team

Paul Reece, Pauline Dean, Andy Heyes
Session 35 Lightning talk: Tackling AI head-on: teaching how to use it while discouraging academic misconduct

Sophie McCooey, Greg Nixon, Thomas McCooey
Session 35 Lightning talks: The importance of IP protection

Lois Wiegand, Ros Leahy, Adam Jones
Session 49 Lightning talk: Changing MSc project dissertation format produces conference and journal papers (and improves student engagement)

Karl Jones
Session 49 Lightning talk: The impact of executive coaching on the self-esteem and self-efficacy of headteachers

Martin Kerridge
Session 49 Lightning talk: Playlists, practice, and participation: how music helps students engage

Gary Blacker
Session 70 Lightning talk: Advanced Practice formative peer review EPA presentations; cultivating multiprofessional feedback

Sarah Shardlow, Michelle Pickering, Geraldine Macdonald Smith, Joanna Lavery
Session 70 Lightning talk: Navigating enterprise education with the 7Cs

Emma Robinson

Posters

Operations of power, discourses of truth: support for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Zoe Torsney
Melodies of mindfulness: outcomes of a music-embedded mindfulness intervention for neurodiverse students from marginalised genders

Nikki Street, Martha Lomeli, Zoe Hughes
Transforming student learning: the impact of immersive room simulations

Beth Spencer
A visual planning tool for enterprise education

Emma Robinson
Making the most of library resources with Leganto

Louise Makin
Feedback Fruits tool; evaluating its effectiveness in supporting Advanced Clinical Practice students formative assessment

Joanna Lavery, Mark Vann
Supporting neurodivergent learners in practice placements: what resources are available?

Mark Arnold

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This journal serves as a central archive for the Teaching and Learning Academy’s activities, capturing key project outcomes and a rich collection of resources from the Students at the Heart Conference, Teaching Insights Seminars and other activities. The journal is an archive and showcase of research and practice associated with teaching and learning and the wider student experience.