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It's Carers Week. If you're a carer, there is support you can get from both the University and your local carers centre. Get in touch if you'd like more information.

Do you live in Heaton? Do you care about your Community? Are you free Monday 17th June?👇
Heaton Community Network - Our next meeting is on Monday 17th June 2.30pm at the People’s Theatre
We are a group of community stakeholders and leaders who have come together for the benefit of Heaton. ... Our brief aims are;
To promote and champion the community of Heaton and the surrounding area. To strategically respond to issues affecting Heaton and the surrounding area.To connect & support individuals & services within Heaton and the surrounding area
If you are interested in being involved please contact email su.reps@northumbria.ac.uk for further details.
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PROGRAMME REPS - LISTEN UP - SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE & BE IN FOR A CHANCE TO WIN £20!💰
The Annual Programme Rep Survey is now live!🎉 This is a SUPER important reflective tool we use here at NSU/Education, to ensure continuous improvement to our representation system year on year and without YOU, your VOICE and your EXPERIENCE, we couldn't do this!👌
... So please take the time to fill this in and tell us honestly about your experience as a Programme Rep!👇
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🎉 Introducing your Leadership Rep Team 2019-20! 🎉
"I am looking forward to supporting and bringing people together."
Krisztina Kecskés - Gender Diversity Rep (Engineering & Environment) 2019-20
... Think you've got what it takes to lead your department too? We're still recruiting! Email su.reps@northumbria.ac.uk for more info and an application form 📝
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🎉 Introducing your Leadership Rep Team 2019-20! 🎉
"I'm most excited to carry on with the work I've been doing over the previous year, and will continue to try to reduce the impact of additional costs for students within the department."
Danny Wakefield - Geography and Environmental Sciences Rep 2019-20
... Think you've got what it takes to lead your department too? We're still recruiting! Email su.reps@northumbria.ac.uk for more info and an application form 📝
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Friday is the semester two PEC deadline. Make sure you're in time if you need to let the University know about personal difficulties that have affected your assessments.

🎉 Introducing your Leadership Rep Team 2019-20! 🎉
"I am thrilled to have the privilege of representing Northumbria’s Humanities Department, ensuring students get the most out of their education and university experience."
Charlotte Ecclestone - Humanities Rep 2019-20
... Think you've got what it takes to lead your department too? We're still recruiting! Email su.reps@northumbria.ac.uk for more info and an application form 📝
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PERSONAL EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES DEADLINE APPROACHING
Have you faced difficult personal circumstances that have affected your assessments this semester? The deadline for submitting a PEC claim for semester two is Friday 31st May.
You can do this through your Student Portal. You can also seek out support from the Student Progress Team at Ask4Help or our education advice team.
... Message us at su.advice@northumbria.ac.uk if you'd like advice or support to raise personal circumstances.
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MEET OUR STUDENT LED TEACHING AWARD WINNERS!
Geetika Aggarwal (Maths, Physics and Electrical Engineering) is the winner of our award for Outstanding Staff Member (Engineering and Environment).
Geetika received 16 nominations, in light of her outstanding work as a Demonstrator. It was clear to the panel that she had made a huge difference to her students, through being accessible and supportive, and through her determination to help students to achieve their best. Students rep...eatedly talked about her efforts to ensure every student understood the taught material, and consistently reported that they were made to feel comfortable in asking questions and exploring work further. Coming across as polite, helpful and dedicated, the panel were hugely impressed with Geetika's nominations.
To quote from one nomination:
"Treated everyone equally, friendly and helpful in nature. Very friendly, which makes easier to ask questions. Extremely helpful, can ask questions without hesitation irrespective of question is basic or not and answers all questions with patience time and again. Also, comes 15 minutes early to help the students who are weak settling with the software and basics. Great to have such a teacher."
Congratulations Geetika, and thank you for being so supportive and impactful for your students!
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A few words from your Vice President Education Karl on IDAHOBIT ( international day against homophobia, bi-phobia and trans-phobia. ) Trigger warning as hate crime is mentioned and some expletive language is used. #IDAHOBIT2019

MEET OUR STUDENT LED TEACHING AWARD WINNERS!
Katharine Davies (Law) is the winner of our Special Recognition Award for Inclusive Teaching.
Katharine's students repeatedly described her impact on their studies, talking about how much they enjoyed her lectures and how patient and friendly she had been as a teacher. Specific examples of inclusive practice were given, including flexibility with styles of lecture delivery, recording of lectures, and dedicating time to provide addi...tional support to students for whom English is an additional language. Overall it was clear to the panel that Katharine was a strong example of a staff member who was determined to make the adaptations that would enable her students to succeed.
In one nomination, a student wrote that:
"As someone with a specific learning disorder, I want to thank her for her inclusive teaching style and the care and consideration she puts into every lecture. I was dreading this module because I thought it sounded difficult and confusing, so I was surprised when I found myself really enjoying taking the knowledge in and thinking about it critically. Her lectures were a pleasure to attend because she used a refreshingly short number of slides and went into detail while speaking, not in writing like most other lecturers. She made cases and statutes memorable, made sure lectures were recorded and provided multitudes of additional materials on Blackboard. I was SO pleased to find out I had received my first 1st in my exam and I am truly grateful for her hard work - I couldn't have done it without her!"
Well done Katharine - we appreciate your work and clearly, your students are very grateful for your approach and your inclusivity.
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This Friday at 12 noon, we will be marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2019 with a flag raising at the Civic Centre.🌈
Come along and take part with us! #IDAHOBIT

We’ve seen lots of adverts recently for ‘essay mills’ that sell students work. Submitting someone else’s work as your own is academic misconduct and there are serious penalties for any student who gets caught. Paying a proof-reader to edit your work can also be academic misconduct.
Every year we support students who get into trouble with the University after committing academic misconduct. We don’t want this to be you.
If you have any questions about academic misconduct, speak to your personal tutor or email su.advice@northumbria.ac.uk.

MEET OUR STUDENT LED TEACHING AWARD WINNERS!
Johnny Walker (Social Sciences) is the winner of our special recognition award for Programme Leader of the Year.
Johnny's nominations talk about a fantastic teacher who uses varied methods, works hard to deepen students' understanding of their field, and cares deeply about them. Students talk of Johnny's sense of humour, assessment support and willingness to listen and guide anyone on the programme. Other students talk about the wa...ys in which he has helped them to develop specific skills to support their academic and career ambitions.
One student told us why they wanted Johnny to receive this award:
"As a student I would like to recognize him as an outstanding teacher who keeps up with recent developments in his field and can comfortably talk about a range of subjects related to our course that informs and educates a student. He smoothly uses classical teaching methods along with more contemporary ways of engaging the class with good use of media and discussions that challenges myself and others to think about how we approach our subject. His class is relaxed and intense at the same time that made want to nominate him for the Student Led Teaching Awards. "
Thank you Johnny, and enormously well done!
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Want to find out what was discussed at the last Education Forum of the Academic Year? 👇

MEET OUR STUDENT LED TEACHING AWARD WINNERS!
Michelle Glascott (Nursing, Midwifery and Health) is the winner of our award for Outstanding Staff Member (Health and Life Sciences).
Receiving 18 glowing, rich nominations, Michelle is a truly deserving winner. Her students tell stories of her encouragement, empathy, and professional expertise. They talk of her as a caring, enthusiastic and down to earth lecturer and personal tutor who projects calmness and honesty to her students....
In one nomination, a student wrote that:
"She cares about students and gives them the motivation they need to get through their course. She is especially good and telling you how it is and been completely honest and transparent. She also has a passion for mental health nursing which is unmatched by any other lecturer."
Congratulations Michelle, and thank you so much!
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