Increasing Life Chances

During the UUK Improving equality in higher education 2025 plenary session, Sharon Perera, and Dr Nathaniel Pickering, University of Greenwich shared how as an intervention strategy, Studiosity has been embedded into the University's curriculum, assessment policy and Access and Participation Plan. Results show that for every student category and characteristic, Studiosity users outperformed non-Studiosity users and the awarding gap was completely eliminated.

Professor Andrew Wathey reflects on his academic journey from research and teaching to management and senior leadership, his musical interests and why he was keen to join the Studiosity Academic Advisory Board.

What makes good feedback, how does formative feedback help students achieve better grades, and why is some feedback better than others? Professor Mitch Parsell from the University of Tasmania weighs in.

Professor Jean-Noël Ezingeard, Vice-Chancellor, University of Roehampton discusses the importance of out-of-hours and off campus support with Professor Cliff Allan, Studiosity UK Academic Advisory Board member

Em Prof Beverley Oliver, Prof Sherman Young, Prof Chris Tisdell and Gavan Watson come together to discuss student belonging and connectedness in the digital world.

Sir Eric Thomas talks to Julia Hartley-Brewer, presenter of talkRADIO’s weekday breakfast show, about the plight of students mid pandemic and that 40% have seriously considered dropping out.

Prof Chris Tisdell, education advocate, mathematician, and DJ, talks about how university staff are navigating the new normal and what the future of digital teaching might look like.

Experts from universities in the UK and Australia and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) discuss the critical topic of academic integrity in the UK - how we can support staff and students, how to embed academic integrity within the learning journey, and advice for institutions to work holistically in order to support academic integrity and stamp out contract cheating companies.

Students have been hitting the headlines in relation to increased levels of cheating just as a new Essay Mills (Prohibition) Bill was put forward to the UK Parliament last month. However, most students don't intend to be dishonest - so how do we provide formative academic integrity feedback and enhance self-efficacy?

A literature review into the successes and challenges of digital peer support in universities reveals minimum requirements for student satisfaction as well as recommendations to integrate and normalise help seeking.