
The Business School gained free access to the Financial Times for all its students.

The School of Modern Languages have arranged Skype meetings with personal tutors for all year-abroad students.

The School of Music changed its feedback form so that 50% of it requires staff to suggest ways of achieving a higher mark

The School of Law has created more work placements and developed a Law Fair, bringing 39 employers onto campus.

The School of History, Welsh History and Archaeology has opened a Student Lounge with IT resources.

As a result of student feedback… the School of Biological Sciences is pioneering the peer adjustment of group marks to make group working fairer.

The School of Ocean Sciences has produced standard forms that appear on Blackboard for every assessment to give students clear information about deadlines, expected feedback dates and learning outcomes.

SENRGy has introduced two submission times per week to stop students submitting several pieces of work on the same day

The School of Psychology post assignment distributions onto Blackboard to let students know where they stand within the class.

The School of Computer Science provides a clearer marking criteria of each assignment based on a new template.

The School of Electronic Engineering has changed the names of the second year mathematics and analogue electronics modules to better reflect the module content.

The School of Social Sciences developed weekly Academic and Student-led study skills drop-in sessions.

The School of Linguistics and English Language put copies of good dissertations from previous years onto Blackboard.

The School of English Literature offers one-to-one oral feedback on all assessed work.

The School of Education has reviewed and reduced teaching practice workload (PGCE Secondary).
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The School of Creative Studies and Media has opened its editing suite until midnight in term-time.

The School of Lifelong Learning has developed an employer network and organises visits to potential workplaces.

The School of Philosophy and Religion is organising more staff-student social events.
Student Led Teaching Awards 2017
Dr Graham Bird: SLTA Teacher of the Year 2017The sixth annual Student Led Teaching Awards ceremony was held recently and celebrated the high standard of teaching and pastoral support in Bangor University.
Nominations have significantly increased over the last few years, which shows that more and more students are recognising the importance of the quality of teaching on their education.
Of the 900 nominations, academics and non-academics were nominated for their hard work in the University over the 13 categories. This year there was an extra award for the School of the Year, which was awarded to the School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography (SENRGy).
Delighted with the award, Professor Morag McDonald, Head of School, said:
“It was a fantastic night for SENRGy and great to see our staff and students being nominated for awards. Winning the School of the Year Award is further evidence of the great atmosphere within the School, the hard work of staff and students and the constructive relationship SENRGy has with its students."
The School also saw one of its staff scoop the Teacher of the Year Award - Dr Graham Bird, Senior Lecturer.
Dr Bird said: “It's a great honour to be nominated for the award, let alone win it. A huge thanks to the students who took the time to send in the nomination."
An excerpt from one of the nominations for Dr Bird noted that “Graham is extremely involved in the School from the Open Days where he addresses all involved, led our international fieldtrip to Tenerife which was incredibly well done, peer guiding schemes and has always been available for 1-to-1 meetings regarding assignments.”
Professor Carol Tully, Pro Vice Chancellor (Students) said: “The SLTAs are now firmly established in the University calendar and this year’s event has been a great success. Once again, the nominations were incredibly inspiring and it was marvellous to see so many staff recognised for their sterling work. These Awards are a wonderful opportunity to emphasise the great work done by staff across the University and learn how individuals have positively impacted upon our students’ educational experience.”
Helen Marchant, VP Education and Welfare in the Students’ Union, and one of the organisers of the evening said: “The SLTAs are a fantastic experience to be a part of. The Awards celebrate the partnership that staff and students have and it should be something that every University should strive for.”
Congratulations to all the 2017 winners:
Award for Welsh Medium Education
| Dr Nia Griffith | School of Psychology |
Award for Outstanding Pastoral Support | Dr Lucy Huskinson | School of Philosophy & Religion |
Dissertation / Thesis Supervisor | Dr Peter Shapely | School of History and Archaeology |
Open Award | Dr Thomas Caspari | School of Medical Sciences |
Student Engagement Award | Dr Andrew Davies | School of Ocean Sciences |
International Award | Ali Khan | International Education Centre |
New Teacher of the Year Award | Rebecca Sharp | School of Psychology |
Postgraduate Teacher of the Year
| Joshua Andrews | School of Philosophy & Religion |
Student Service Department | Fiona Zinovieff | Disability Services |
Unsung Hero Award | Paul Maclean | Property & Campus Services |
Teacher of the Year | Dr Graham Bird | School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography |
Support Staff Member of the Year
| Iwan Davies | School of Welsh |
Support Team of the Year | Science Admin Team | School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science |
School of the Year | School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography |
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Publication date: 11 May 2017