THE Campus: Breaking down barriers with research and student-led campaigns

THE Campus: Breaking down barriers with research and student-led campaigns

Author: Campus by Times Higher Education November 17, 2022 Duration: 47:16
How can faculty and staff address the real issues, however forbidden, that make students feel isolated and voiceless? When teams research difficult topics, how can they establish two-way, equitable participation with their community? Members of the teams that won the Times Higher Education 2021 Awards for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community and Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion join us in this episode to discuss working with taboo and difficult topics. Anna Walas, faculty research impact officer and honorary research fellow in the Faculty of Arts at the  University of Nottingham, talks about her team’s research into gender-based violence. And Lindsay Morgan, a placement officer for the School of Arts & Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University and co-producer of Bleeding Soar, tells us about the campaign to increase awareness of period poverty around the world.   Related links: Website for the Bleedin' Soar campaign Website for the The Language of Hate Crime project "Talking about taboos: how to create an open atmosphere for discussing difficult subjects" by Lindsay Morgan "In this together: developing meaningful community engagement" by Anna Wales Resources from 2022 Times Higher Education Awards nominees   

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