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Migrants Resources Fair
Apr 3, 2024

Location Craiglockhart campus
Description The Migrants Resources Fair is aimed at providing crucial support and resources for temporary migrants in Scotland. Settlement and Integration services, addressing the financial, social, and cultural challenges that migrants may face when starting their new lives in the UK. The fair will offer the services: Immigration & Legal Assistance, Education and Training Assistance, Health & Wellness Programme, Mental Health Counselling, Positive Parenting Awareness, Income Maximisation Programme, and more.
People Megan Crawford
Research Areas Human rights
Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Business Innovations and Sustainable Solutions
URL https://lu.ma/lepseub2

Pedagogical paradox or tension? What our research on assessment deadlines is telling us about constructive alignment
Jun 18, 2024

Location Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University
Description We present the theoretical twists and turns of our research on deadline extensions at The Business School. We share preliminary findings of our quantitative data analysis on high-stakes assessments. We discuss whether leniency helps or hinders efforts to enhance inclusivity.
People Jackie Cameron
Mavis Gutu
Simone Kurtzke
Research Areas Education
Themes Culture and Communities
Health
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Higher Education Research
This event contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 4 - Quality Education

Employability attributes: Meeting deadlines, time management
Jun 26, 2024

Location Craiglockhart Campus, Edinburgh Napier University
Description This talk aimed to excavate marketing practitioner insights on whether meeting deadlines and time management are important graduate attributes that should be carefully considered in an employability-focused curriculum. The presentation sets out the debates on the value and role of assessment deadline extensions in university education and shares progress on a quantitative study that aims to inform assessment policy.
People Jackie Cameron
Mavis Gutu
Simone Kurtzke
Research Areas Education
Marketing
Management
Themes Culture and Communities
AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Higher Education Research
This event contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 4 - Quality Education
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities