"inclusive practice" blog posts
Talking about inclusive chemistry labs with Dr Gina Washbourne
Imagine yourself as a first-year student about to attend your very first practical class. You walk into the lab with a sense of trepidation, heart beating a little faster, palms sweaty. You see no familiar faces as you enter. The room is a cacophony of noise - students talking, glassware clinking, machines whirring. It feels chaotic and you have no idea what you are supposed to be doing or how to do it. You panic and walk out before you have even found your bench place.
Posted on: 5 May 2026
What's on your mind now and what are you exploring next?
What is on your mind these days? More specifically, what pedagogic challenges or questions are on your mind? In this blog post I look back at the last few cohorts of our PGCAP programme to see what is on participants minds and what they have focused on for their small scholarship projects. I use this as a way to reflect on current trends and to think about future directions for the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Posted on: 10 April 2026
Supporting Autistic students to thrive at university
What does it mean to create a truly inclusive learning environment, one where all students have the opportunity to thrive? And what does it take to thrive as an Autistic student at university?
Posted on: 8 January 2026
Motherhood in the Academy: How care, fieldwork, and institutional logics shape research-led teaching
Picture yourself at the end of your PhD, just about ready to launch your academic career as a researcher and active contributor to your discipline. At the heart of your research is fieldwork, exciting trips to interesting places perhaps far away from home. At the same time, you would really like to start a family.
Posted on: 7 January 2026