• Alumni to support transitions and improve retention

    As part of the Department’s Careers and Employability Week for all Level 5 and 6 students, the Department engages with alumni, particularly their involvement in the Careers and Employability Week and fieldtrips What happens? A number of alumni deliver short presentations on their career path since graduation and how they have applied the knowledge and…

  • Alternative assessment

    The Department proposes to collaborate with the Department of Computer Science to explore the potential use of the CAVE resource for developing virtual field trips to 3D landscapes, simulating natural and environmental hazard scenarios etc., to support and enhance students’ experience of fieldwork and hazard management. What is the likely impact? Such virtual fieldtrips would…

  • Embedding research skills

    Embedding of research skills at all Levels of the programme Embedding research skills at all Levels allows for a gradual progression in the sophistication of techniques and approaches introduced and applied as a student progresses through the programme, so that they have a range of research skills at Level 6 that can be applied in…