The Knowledge

By Linda Olubajo, Business Development Manager, Knowledge Exchange at Edge Hill University Everyone has something at work that they’re really passionate about, and mine is collaborative innovation. Having worked with academic researchers for most of my career I am continuously amazed and fascinated by the work that goes on in our universities, and importantly, how…

A blog written by Dr Barnaby Sargent Megicks It is estimated that over 3 million people in the United Kingdom actively take up the role of a ‘sports coach’ across various youth and adult settings, supporting physical activity and sporting experiences. UK Coaching supports the learning and development of these sports coaches, as the leading…

A reflection by Christina Blakey, Director of Knowledge Exchange at Edgehill University. On April 28th, the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) will launch their report, Exploring 20 Years of University-Business Collaboration. Coupled with the two-year anniversary of the Knowledge Exchange (KE) Office at Edge Hill University, and my own (almost 15 year) KE…

Collaboration between Edge Hill University and EMODnet Geology enhances understanding of coastal hazards and paves the way for sustainable coastal management in Europe. Edge Hill University (EHU) has made a significant contribution to the field of coastal management, as part of its collaboration with the European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) Geology consortium. This work,…

Dr Dean Wilkinson is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist, with an interest in how people can live improved lives. He has extensive experience of evaluation work in the criminal justice settings and has previously made use of large data sets to explore the relationship between specific variables.   Dean can help you with setting up data monitoring,…

Hannah Farrell and Karen Boardman Hannah, TSK Headteacher, has worked with architects, internal and external design teams and Karen Boardman, Head of Department, Early Years Education, as part of a knowledge exchange project together with British School of Kuwait and Edge Hill University. The Sunshine Kindergarten (TSK) provides early education for 260 children in their…

Dr Anna Mariguddi, Learning and Teaching Fellow, Senior Lecturer in Education (Music), Edge Hill University This is a question which has bothered me for some time, in the context of Higher Education. As a Learning and Teaching Fellow at the University, it is something that I now feel brave enough to explore and unpick. Informal…

Dr Karen Boardman and Hannah Farrell In our field of early years education, we talk at length about meaningful, authentic context within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (DfE 2023). Enabling environments, warm relationships, and plenty of time for talking about our experiences are some of the key aspects in supporting very young children with…

Delta Wright The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have highlighted the need for crisis management in higher education. Crisis management in the form of crisis planning and the use of existing crisis management models to understand how crises occur and how they can help Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) mitigate against damages (Karlsson & Offord, 2023; Spais…

Gavin Davenport Imagine what a 6-year-old thinks when they are first told that a computer program contains ‘bugs’. Their eyes widen, connections are made, and their imagination paints a picture of what is happening inside that black box. “My computer stopped working ‘cause it’s full of bugs!!” A lot of work has taken place in…