QAA Membership Podcast
The QAA Membership Podcast series hosts discussions on some of the biggest issues facing higher education institutions.
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Improving support for postgraduate researchers (PGRs)
In this month’s instalment, Dr Kerr Castle (QAA’s Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist) chats with Mercy Mwansa (University of Leeds) and Rachel Van Krimpen (University of Nottingham) about dif…
"Making the business of assessment clear to all"
In this episode, Amrita Narang (Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist) chats with Dr Paul Campbell (University of Leicester), Bethany Sumner (University of Wolverhampton) and Dr Gary Hazeldine (…
Students' views and experiences of pass/fail assessment
In this podcast, we explore the institutional context for pass/fail assessment in undergraduate and postgraduate courses with colleagues from Leeds Arts University, and ways in which the experience o…
Subject Benchmark Statements: Policing
In this podcast, we talk to Ian Pepper - Curriculum Qualifications and Apprenticeship Senior Adviser and Head of Centre at Harperley Hall, College of Policing - about the new Subject Benchmark Statem…
Academic integrity
In this episode, Si Bullock (Quality & Standards Specialist) sits down with Professor Michael Draper from Swansea University to discuss academic integrity.
The pair consider contract cheating, studen…
Unpacking the hidden curriculum of higher education
In this episode, we talk about unpacking the ‘unspoken rules’ or ‘hidden curriculum’ in Higher Education with Pam Birtill and Richard Harris from University of Leeds.
Along with their colleague Madele…
Making the language of assessment inclusive [Part 1]
In this two-part podcast, we talk about the QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 'Making the language of assessment inclusive'. The project is led by the University of West of the England, in partne…
Supporting transitions into College-based higher education
In this episode, we discuss student transitions into college-based higher education, with Leon Annett from Cardiff & Vale College and Jane Nickisson from Salford City College.
The podcast is divided …
Enterprise, entrepreneurship and student ambition
In this episode, we discuss enterprise, entrepreneurship and student ambition with Rob Ingram from Falmouth University and Ruth Donnelly from University of Edinburgh.
Considering how enterprise and en…
Enterprise and embedded employability in higher education
In this episode, we consider the student experience of enterprise and embedded employability in higher education with Helen Hughes from University of Leeds, Edward Pollock from Robert Gordon Universi…
Making the language of assessment inclusive [Part 2]
In this two-part podcast, we talk about the QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 'Making the language of assessment inclusive'. The project is led by the University of West of the England, in partne…