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

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

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