U n I versity Uncovered

1. UnIversity Uncovered Formations of Gender & HE Pedagogies Funded by the Higher Education Academy

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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