3rd UKCGE Conference on Postgraduate Taught Education

Mastering Inclusivity: Experience and Expectations in the Postgraduate Taught Student Journey
  • Conference
  • PGT Provision
Date(s)
25 Apr 2023 
Location
University of Nottingham
Price
£195

The 3rd UKCGE Conference on Postgraduate Taught Education will take place in-person at the University of Nottingham

Across the sector, students undertake postgraduate taught education for a variety of reasons: professional accreditation for a specific career path; a route into research; experience in an overseas university; to continue studying a subject they enjoy, or to try out something new. PGT demographics can be very diverse, with students coming from a wide range of backgrounds – as well as the most popular level of study for international students seeking experience overseas, these courses attract mature students returning to study after a career break, or others balancing part-time study with work to improve their professional skills.

This means that, unlike their undergraduate counterparts, it is very difficult for organisations to manage all of the expectations of this cohort, to prepare effective inductions that cater for everybody’s needs, to anticipate their skills and experience, and to design effective teaching and assessment that builds upon prior learning, as well as to curate support for careers and employability. This third UKCGE Conference on Postgraduate Taught Education builds upon and extends previous conferences on PGT research and practice, as well as resilience in masters education, to develop an academic and professional services community of practice in effective support for PGT students with diverse experience and expectations. It sets out to explore how the sector can take a more inclusive approach to preparation and planning for the various milestones of the PGT student journey.

Keynote Speakers

  • Professor Chris Millward

    Professor of Practice in Education Policy, University of Birmingham
    • Tue 25 Apr, 09.20
    • Developments in PGT Education
  • Dr Michelle Morgan

    Dean of Students, University of East London
    • Tue 25 Apr, 13.45
    • Impact of the PG Loan Scheme on UK domiciled participation and the changing PGT landscape: A comparative study

Conference Themes

  1. Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities
  2. Effective assessment design and feedback
  3. Tailored careers and employability support

Programme

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08:30

Registration with Tea & Coffee

Duration
35 mins 
09:05

Conference Welcome & Introduction

Duration
15 mins 
09:20

Keynote Presentation — Developments in PGT Education

Professor Chris Millward

Professor of Practice in Education Policy, University of Birmingham 

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Duration
40 mins 
10:00

Keynote Panel Discussion — The Experiences of PGT Candidates

Sunday Blake, WonkHE

George Buttery, University of Nottingham

Korina Kim, University of Edinburgh


Duration
30 mins 
10:30

Changeover

Duration
5 mins 
10:35

*CANCELLED* : Oral Presentation — HEARD@ScHARR — Exploring inclusivity and higher education culture from the PGT perspective

*This session has bene cancelled*

Sally Ohlsen — University of Sheffield

Primary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities

Duration
30 mins 
10:35

Option 2: Oral Presentation — An Overview of the Accelerated MSc Career Journey at Nottingham University Business School

Sally Cleere & Teresa Corcoran — Nottingham University Business School

Primary theme: Tailored careers and employability support
Secondary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities 

Duration
30 mins 
10:35

Option 3: Oral Presentation — Scaffolding and Learning Journey

Dr Rachael Magwaza & Dr Natalie Ferry — University of Salford

Primary theme: Effective assessment design and feedback

Duration
30 mins 
11:05

Refreshment Break

Duration
15 mins 
11:20

Option 1: Oral Presentation — The role and value of student-led learning communities in post-experience professional education.

Dr Lesley McLean — Edinburgh Napier University

Primary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and Induction activities
Secondary theme: Tailored careers and employability support 

Duration
30 mins 
11:20

Option 2: Oral Presentation — Understanding Student Motivations and Concerns in Entering Postgraduate Study

Dr Anna Claydon — University of Leicester

Dr Colin Johnson — University of Nottingham

Primary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities
Secondary theme: Effective assessment design and feedback 

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Duration
30 mins 
11:20

Option 3: Give Me Five” Presentations -

Duration
30 mins 
  1. A

    Give Me 5” Presentation — Campus scavenger hunt: Promoting postgraduate peer group cohesion in welcome week

    Dr Simon Burrow & Dr Samantha Freeman — University of Manchester

    Primary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities 

    Duration
    10 mins 
  2. B

    Give Me 5” Presentation — 2 for 1: Increased PGT Student Inclusion Through Improved Research Project Selection System

    Dr Anna Roffey — University College London

    Primary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities

    Duration
    10 mins 
  3. C

    Give Me 5” Presentation — #WeAreInternational Student Charter

    Julie Allen — UK Council for International Education & a student ambassador

    Primary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities
    Secondary theme: Tailored careers and employability support

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    Duration
    10 mins 
11:50

Changeover

Duration
5 mins 
11:55

Option 1: Workshop — Good Practice in Assessment at PGT Level

Dr Gale Macleod, Dr Donna Murray & Dr Neil Lent — University of Edinburgh

Julie Brooks — St Andrews University

Dr Gillian Bishop — University of York

Primary theme: Effective assessment design and feedback 

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Duration
60 mins 
11:55

Option 2: Workshop — Re-thinking Assessment & Feedback through the lived experience for PGT students

Davina Whitnall & Dr Nicola Grayson — The University of Salford

Primary theme: Effective assessment design and feedback

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Duration
60 mins 
12:55

Lunch

Duration
50 mins 
13:45

Keynote Presentation — Impact of the PG Loan Scheme on UK domiciled participation and the changing PGT landscape: A comparative study

Dr Michelle Morgan

Dean of Students, University of East London 

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Duration
40 mins 
14:25

Plenary Workshop — Using avatars to increase inclusion in skills and careers development

Katie Dallison & Katie Stripe — Imperial College London

Primary theme: Tailored careers and employability support
Secondary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities 

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Duration
60 mins 
15:25

Refreshment Break

Duration
15 mins 
15:40

Option 1: Oral Presentation — I want to feel heard and seen’: what international PGT students say about their experience

Julie Allen — UK Council for International Education & a student ambassador

Primary theme: Inclusive recruitment, welcome and induction activities
Secondary theme: Effective assessment design and feedback 

Duration
30 mins 
15:40

Option 2: Oral Presentation — International student employability: supporting postgraduate taught students to be work-ready’

FA Wang — University of Plymouth

Primary theme: Tailored careers and employability support

Duration
60 mins 
16:10

Changeover

Duration
5 mins 
16:15

Closing Conference Summery

Duration
15 mins 
16:30

Close & Departure