UnIversity Uncovered

Formations of Gender & HE PedagogiesFunded by the

Higher Education Academy

What is the project about:

This research project:• explores the ways that gender and other

social identities (e.g. class, ethnicity, nationality, etc) shape the teaching & learning experiences & practices of students & teachers in HE

• aims to help develop inclusive teaching practices that support diverse student bodies & challenge inequalities in higher education.

The research explores:

• The different ways that current HE teaching practices address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion

• The ways that students and teachers experience the different teaching & learning practices being used in HE

• How gender and other identities (e.g. age, class and ‘race’) shape and constrain teaching & learning experiences, relations and practices

methodology

• Collaborative in approach• Methods to engage participants in discussions

about teaching and learning experiences and practices in HE

• Using the research to create spaces of dialogue for students and lecturers

Student seminar

• Aims to open up further spaces to discuss, debate and critique current teaching and learning practices in HE from the perspectives of students from a range of different backgrounds

• Aims to draw on those perspectives to feedback to policy-makers, senior managers and HE lecturers