Search Results - "Russell Group"

Access to knowledge and the formation of lawyer-identity: a Bernsteinian comparison of undergraduate law degrees at two UK universities of different status by Ordoyno, Hannah

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What are the challenges faced by widening participation students in the transition period before starting university? Experiences of students waiting to take up a place at a Russell Group University by George, Tracey

“…Design: Online survey and telephone interviews. Setting: A Russell Group university. Participants: 271 widening participation students that had accepted a place at a Russell Group university. …”
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Creating Shared Value and Competitive Advantage in Higher Education by Li, Songdi

“…By conducting a qualitative research based on interview and case study, this dissertation finds out why the CSV concept can apply in the University of Nottingham, looks into the competitive advantages in CSV using, suggests two CSV application means in the University and try to generalise the findings to other Russell Group members.…”
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Responsible Research and Innovation: responding to the new research agenda by Pearce, Warren, Hartley, Sarah, Taylor, Alasdair

“…The report is one output of a research project using documentary analysis and interviews to investigate how RRI is being interpreted within a research-intensive, Russell Group university. The project is an interdisciplinary collaboration between the Schools of Biosciences, Chemistry and Sociology and Social Policy, funded by the University’s Bridging the Gaps initiative.…”
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Strategic engagement: new models of relationship management for academic librarians by Eldridge, Jeanette, Fraser, Katie, Simmonds, Tony, Smyth, Neil

“…This paper offers a snapshot of realignment across the Russell Group from subject support to relationship management. …”
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Widening Participation – The end of the Road the academic and social journey’s of six final year undergraduates in a prestigious university by Duggan, Aoife

“…This current study wished to uncover the personal and academic experiences of students from widening participation backgrounds once they enter a prestigious, research intensive, Russell Group university (UON). It wished to ascertain whether barriers to participation exist once these students enter university, whether appropriate support is available and whether barriers exist in progression to employment or postgraduate study. …”
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Managing mental health difficulties in higher education: the lived experience by East, Carole Ann Margaret

“…This doctoral research examines the experiences of ‘home’ undergraduate students in one Russell Group university (henceforth anonymised as Midlands University) and the staff who support them. …”
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A discourse analysis of lecturer identities in classroom interactions by Azizan, Mazlin

“…A series of ethnographic case studies of award-winning lecturers were conducted at a Russell group university in the UK. The ethnographic approach entailed participant observation of classroom discourse, interviews with lecturers and their students, the production of detailed field notes, and a series of written textual data including student evaluations of teaching, student evaluations of modules and Teaching Philosophy statements from lecturers themselves. …”
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Students' experiences of academic play within transitional space in higher education by Mackenzie, Helen Elizabeth

“…The qualitative case study, conducted at a Russell Group University, involves an in depth exploration of eight second-year undergraduate Biological Science students' transitional journeys during their study of one module. …”
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The humanities value chain: a framework for knowledge transfer in the modern university by Mooney Smith, Lisa

“…The Humanities Value Chain: A Framework for Knowledge Transfer in the Modern University PhD Abstract from Lisa Mooney Smith Nov 2009 ABSTRACT The research described in this thesis presents a body of material generated over four years of close observation of research and knowledge transfer practices in one Russell Group university institution. It attempts to contextualise knowledge transfer (hereafter KT) within the arts and humanities environment, as well as situate learning about the reception and adoption of KT with reference to the individual scholar and the organisation in which they operate. …”
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An investigation into the extent to which a transnational university partnership develops students in the manner predicted by the contributing institutions’ graduate attributes. by Mahon, Dominic

“…The aim of this research is to investigate student development in the context of a transnational higher education partnership to deliver a foundation program between a Russell group university in the UK and a recently established university in Kazakhstan. …”
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Market Research to help guide the positioning and marketing of NUBS’ MBA programmes by Vahid, Ijaz Shahul Hameed

“…The top four criteria that were reported by students why they chose the NUBS MBA program are Scholarship award followed by Business/Industry engagement, Core module content and being a Russell group member. Competitor offerings have been analysed and compared with Nottingham’s offering to identify sustainable competitive advantages. …”
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