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Open research workshop series
Summer term
Join workshops to discover practical tools and workflows for reproducible research, from data analysis to code sharing.
Lifting the lid on philanthropy and alumni engagement
Tuesday 12 May
Learn more about the Development and Alumni Engagement team, how their work enhances the student experience and the impact of philanthropy and volunteering initiatives.
Social inclusion workshops
Wednesday 20 May and Monday 1 June
Sign up for ‘Providing adjustments’ (20 May) to better understand what adjustments are, who can access them and how they work. Join ‘Managing diverse teams’ (1 June) to explore practical techniques to help every team member thrive.
Discover student engagement
Thursday 28 May
Register for a hands‑on introduction to the Student Engagement Toolkit, learn about real-world application-based methods, and experiment with ideas. Open to all staff.
Tuesday 23 June
How do we ‘know’ a crisis? What may be the emergent, radically new sources of knowledge within culture and society? Join the Society and Culture Spotlight to construct new ways of tackling knowledge in today’s university and beyond.
Voices from the shadows: LGBTQ+ experiences during the Nazi era
Wednesday 6 May
Reflect on a powerful, often overlooked part of history. Through rare archival voices, journalist Eric Marcus shares LGBTQ+ experiences of the Nazi era and Holocaust.
Lecture: National liberation and world-making power
Wednesday 13 May
Join Professor Peter Hallward, from Kingston University, for the 21st Edward Said Memorial Lecture.
Learning design beyond cognition: Emotion, uncertainty, and dialogue in an AI-mediated world
Wednesday 20 May
Designed for colleagues involved in shaping teaching, curriculum, or student experience, this WIHEA masterclass explores care‑centred, relational learning for wellbeing in an AI‑mediated world.
Protective or precarious? The role of research centres in supporting ECRs in an uncertain sector
Thursday 21 May
Help to shape how research centres can better support Early Career Researchers. Debate challenges, share perspectives, and contribute to a guide for building inclusive, supportive research cultures.