Students at the Heart Conference 2025 programme
Wednesday 18 June 2025
9 to 11am: Registration and welcome
9 to 9.25am: Registration, Ground floor, Redmonds Building
9.30 to 9.40am: Welcome, Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor, Redmonds Building
9.40 to 10.30am: Keynote, Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor, Redmonds Building
The end of the student experience as we know it, James Coe, Counterculture Partnership LLP
10.30 to 11am: Transfer to Student Life Building
Refreshments, Upper ground floor, Student Life Building
11.05 to 11.35am: Sessions
Session 2
Empowering students: the story of our mentorship scheme
Amir Asghari, School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Session 3
Transforming JMSU: A 3-year journey and what’s coming next?
Paul Chapman and Sarah Latham, John Moores Students' Union
Session 4
The design and implementation of a Canvas course template across an entire school
Ian Sadler, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Nick Adamson, Teaching and Learning Academy
Session 5
'Finding space for me’: exploring the benefits of reading and writing for wellbeing at university
Anne-Marie Smith, School of Education, Debbie Burns, Student Advice and Wellbeing Services and Joshua Darlington and Frederica Massidda, Screen School and Lynne Walker, School of Psychology
Session 6
More than a bed: Improving the experience of LJMU students in halls
Ed Naylor, Collette O'Neill, Maya Deshpande, AJ Jasim and Jake Ross, Student Advice and Wellbeing
Session 7
Lightning talks
Exploring climate change through student participation in a mock world climate summit
Ivan Gee, School of Public and Allied Health
Simpler recycling regulations
Jennifer Stokoe, Estate Development and Campus Services
Empowering students through KnifeSavers training
Kevin Cairns, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
11.05am to 12.10pm: Poster presentations
Session 1
Poster presentations
Supporting neurodivergent learners in practice placements: what resources are available?
Mark Arnold, School of Public and Allied Health
HITS technical facilities
Katie Farrance, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
FeedbackFruits tool: evaluating its effectiveness in supporting Advanced Clinical Practice students formative assessment
Joanna Lavery and Mark Vann, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
Making the most of library resources with Leganto
Louise Makin, Library Services
A visual planning tool for enterprise education
Emma Robinson, Student Futures
Transforming student learning: the impact of immersive room simulations
Beth Spencer, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
Melodies of mindfulness: outcomes of a music-embedded mindfulness intervention for neurodiverse students from marginalised genders
Nikki Street, Martha Lomeli Rodriguez and Zoe Hughes, School of Psychology
Operations of power, discourses of truth: support for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Zoe Torsney, School of Education
11.40am to 12.10pm: Sessions
Session 8
Towards a manifesto for a compassionate curriculum
Phil Carey, Liz Clifford and Phil Rothwell, Teaching and Learning Academy and Wendy Johnston, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Wendy Garner, University of Chester
Session 9
Beyond celebration: building inclusive community support and professional growth during Black History Month
Waf Njonjo Shaw and Vicky Farrall, Student Futures and Raghad Hasan, School of Law, Joy Chukwuma and Ali Al Shammari, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and Nail Akal, School of Humanities and Social Science
Session 10
Just do it: student-led experiential learning – insights from first-year Applied Entrepreneurship students
Liam Sawley, Joe Tipping and Dan George, Liverpool Business School
Session 11
We’re going on a book hunt! Reflections on an intern-led children’s literature book club
Elizabeth Taylor, Cora Smyth, Leah Kelly, Jess McMath, Alex Hamilton and Rebecca Lightfoot, School of Education
Session 12
Bringing Data to Life: Storytelling with Power BI
Chris Dyche, Information Technology Services
12.15 to 12.45pm: Sessions
Session 13
Enhancing team effectiveness in university professional services: a case study of a ‘third space’ collaborative approach with Business School academics’
Paul Lees and Susan Barry, Liverpool Business School and Amanda Stewart-Reilly, Rachel McCloskey and Paula Kewn, Faculty of Society and Culture
Session 14
Grade journey
Phil Rothwell, Teaching and Learning Academy
Session 15
The MasteryPath – an adaptive learning approach that promotes online learning
Clay Gransden, Matthew Hindmarsh and Christopher Faulkner, Liverpool Business School and Vicky Farrall, Student Futures
Session 16
Developing commercial enterprise projects to enhance knowledge and skills to external stakeholders
Laura Kinsey, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Session 17
Writers are readers and readers are writers
Jake Morris-Campbell, Olivia Bowen and Rachel Bagley, School of Humanities and Social Science
Session 18
Exploring doctoral supervision: perspectives in teaching and pedagogy
Tasnim Ahmed, School of Law
12.50 to 1.50pm: Lunch
Room: UG16, SLB
1.55 to 2.25pm: Sessions
Session 19
Lightning talks
The effect of exercise on stress reactivity to public speaking assessments in university students
Chrysanthi Fergani, Will Swaney and Fatima Perez De Heredia Benedicte, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Stephen Hinton, School of Psychology and Elaine Hemers, University of Derby
Advancing practice showcase event: cultivating peer support as an educational strategy for postgraduate and Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) learners
Sarah Shardlow, Joanna Lavery, Geraldine Macdonald Smith and Eleanor Fenney, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
Innovative starter activities for accounting and finance seminars
Wendy Gallagher, Liverpool Business School
Session 20
Understanding exam anxiety: key drivers, student coping strategies, and the role of exam venues
Stewart Chidlow, School of Computer Science and Mathematics and Sian Dunne, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Philippa McCabe, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and Jodie Squirrell and Amber Furlong, School of Psychology
Session 21
Stories from the heart: the value of storytelling to teach complex concepts from the lecturer’s perspective
Heather Kirby, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
Session 22
This session was cancelled
Session 23
LJMU mentorship programme: making a lasting impact
Michael Humphreys, Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Session 24
Ready, SET, Go! -enhancing the student experience with extracurricular activities
Jan Lunn, David Lamb, Jack Malone and Chris Kaser, School of Computer Science and Mathematics
2.30 to 3pm: Sessions
Session 26
Clues-in-the-cues: how to improve student experience through a better understanding of their non-western socio-cultural backgrounds
Amos Fatokun and Yomi Benson, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science and Bukola Fatokun, Liverpool Business School
Session 27
Video feedback: student perspectives
Clara Kassem and Claire Hennessy, School of Education
Session 28
Integrating academic skills: The Academic Achievement Teaching Resources Repository
Rhian Wyn-Williams, Library Services
Session 29
Alumni with a heart: alumni entrepreneurs giving back to the community
Thomas Strodtbeck and Emma Robinson, Student Futures and Michael Humphries, Corporate Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Session 30
Mapping the student experience: a data-driven approach to enhancing wellbeing and engagement
James Woodward, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
2.30 to 3.35pm: Workshop
Session 25
Driving Student Success Through Equity: Applying the LJMU Evaluation Framework
Elena Zaitseva, Natalie Holland, Emma Smith and Leanne Taher-Bates, Teaching and Learning Academy
3.05 to 3.35pm: Sessions
Session 31
Technician commitment - one year on
Katie Farrance, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
Session 32
Creating a student-led digital development community: The Digital Development Club experience
David Soehren, Ben Pulford, Diogo Correia and Olga Rimmer, Liverpool Business School
Session 33
A day in the river of learning: a metaphorical inquiry of university life
Judith Enriquez and Damian Maher, School of Education
Session 34
The impact of widening access summer schools on university progression
Mariama Balde Djaura and Pete Dolan, Student Recruitment Marketing and Admissions
Thursday 19 June 2025
9 to 11am: Registration and welcome
9 to 9.25am: Registration, Ground floor, Redmonds Building
9.30 to 9.40am: Welcome, Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor, Redmonds Building
9.40 to 10.30am: Keynote, Lecture Theatre, 2nd floor, Redmonds Building
10.30 to 11am: Transfer to Student Life Building
Refreshments, Upper ground floor, Student Life Building
11.05 to 11.35am: Sessions
Session 35
Lightning talks
Inclusive recruitment in the Library Engagement Team
Paul Reece, Pauline Dean and Andy Heyes, Library Services
Tackling AI head-on: teaching how to use it while discouraging academic misconduct
Sophie McCooey, School of Art and Design, Greg Nixon and Thomas McCooey, Screen School
The importance of IP protection
Lois Wiegand, Ros Leahy and Adam Jones, Legal and Governance Services
Session 36
Student perspectives on gender diversity in the classroom and implications for student recruitment
Alex Wilshaw, Chrysanthi Fergani and Nicola Koyama, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Session 37
The new Culture Network LCR: how to engage
Charlotte Corrie, Culture Network LCR
Session 38
Decoding the Coding Problem: How Technical Phobias are Affecting our students
Philippa McCabe and Helen Burrell, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science and Kellyann Stamp, School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Session 39
Integrating real-world projects into the curriculum: a case study into bridging classroom to business and society through business clinics and project experiences in UK and Malaysia
Farrah Robert, YPC International College and Track Dinning and Adam Shore, Liverpool Business School
Session 40
Wellbeing needs of LJMU’s distant work-placement students
Jayne Erlam, Amy Gostick, Aaron Bonner Diana Kyalo, School of Justice Studies and Bassam Hamadah, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
11.05am to 12.10pm: Workshop
Session 41
Mentoring
Emma Ball, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences
11.40am to 12.10pm: Sessions
Session 43
Exploring the impact that UCAS entry grades and attendance have on first-year assessment performance
Jennifer Graham and Amber Pugh, School of Law
Session 44
Yes, we see you! A case study providing university access for adults with learning disabilities
Harriet Fuest, School of Humanities and Social Science and Janette Porter, School of Education and Janine Melvin, Faculty of Society and Culture and Daisy Walker, Screen School and Gracie Pugh, Liverpool School of Art and Design
Session 45
Living to learn: supporting students with life-limiting illnesses
Laura Dixon and Jo Vincett, Liverpool Business School and Tina South, School of Public and Allied Health
Session 46
Transformative global immersion: advancing international collaboration, industry partnerships, and student success in higher education
Onur Dursun and Emma Mulliner, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Session 47
Menstruation matters: exploring how menstruation influences the student experience at LJMU
Gemma Dale and Katherine Neary, Liverpool Business School
11.40am to 12.45pm: Research Informed Teaching case studies
Session 42
Research Informed Teaching case studies
Keith George, PVC (Research and knowledge Exchange), Danielle Hinchcliffe, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Sean Loughney, School of Engineering, Olivia Saunders and Kathryn Walchester, School of Humanities Social Science
12.15 to 12.45pm: Sessions
Session 48
Showcasing the student experience for subject recruitment marketing
Laura Breen, Louise Rodriguez Aiken, Dominic Hope Smith and Natasha Pyke, Student Recruitment Marketing and Admissions
Session 49
Lightning talks
Playlists, practice, and participation: how music helps students engage
Gary Blacker, Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science
The impact of executive coaching on the self-esteem and self-efficacy of headteachers
Martin Kerridge, School of Education
Changing MSc project dissertation format produces conference and journal papers (and improves student engagement)
Karl Jones, School of Engineering
Session 50
Supporting students on international placements: insights from Norwegian outdoor kindergartens
Ange Garden, Liz Taylor and Nicky Hirst, School of Education
Session 51
Enhancing international student experience through bespoke academic study support: International Business Management MSc students’ perspectives
Bukola Fatokun and Victoria Jackson, Liverpool Business School and Sharonrose Akinshola, Marketing and Admissions and Adeola Adebesin
Session 52
The River Mersey clean water challenge: localising outreach and public engagement
Andrea Mallaburn, School of Education and Linda Seton, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
Session 53
Cracking the collaboration code: lessons from a case study exploring the dynamics of cross-functional collaboration between business and IT students
Yu Shin Gan, Gregory Wong Shen Hoong, Santhiran A/L Subramanian and Wong Ying Hui and Ku Wan Yi, YPC International College
12.50 to 1.50pm: Lunch
Room: UG16, SLB
1.55 to 2.25pm: Sessions
Session 55
Destination: library - An interactive approach to library induction
Louise Makin and Paul Reece, Library Services
Session 56
Increasing inclusivity in the student community through an initiative to increase awareness of microaggressions and harassment
Nicola Koyama, Alex Wilshaw and Kyoko Yamaguchi, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Phebie Watson, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and Beatrice Png, Human Resources and members of the Inclusion Ambassador Network
Session 57
Co-Producing the Youth Worker Compass to support professional identity development and positive wellbeing in degree apprenticeship learners
Catherine Wilkinson, Saira Weiner, Lesley Dixon and Stephen Brown, School of Education
Session 58
Functional freeze in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) - focused curriculum
Fredrick Agboma, Boma Owusu and Andy Doyle, Liverpool Business School
Session 59
The NTF network
Phil Vickerman, PVC Student Experience
1.55 to 3pm: Workshop
Session 54
Research-Informed Teaching - celebrating innovation and evidencing impact
Jo Cresswell, Research and Innovation Services
2.30 to 3pm: Sessions
Session 60
Implementing virtual reality in healthcare simulation: lessons from the hype cycle
John-Paul Mills, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
Session 61
Developing a buddy scheme to foster student wellbeing: preliminary insights from a curriculum enhancement internship project
Emma Mulliner, Neema Opiyo, Sa’idah Zubairu, Tim Browne and Sian Dunne, School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Session 62
BRIDGE Accelerator: closing the socioeconomic gap through capital development
Andrew Doyle, Linda Graham and Katie Neary, Liverpool Business School
Session 63
Environmental sustainability update
Nia Prys-Williams, Tally Anderson and Jen Stokoe, Estate Development and Campus Services
Session 64
Turning strategy into reality: a collaborative approach to embedding work-based learning in the curriculum
Nick Bryan and Sandra Fawcett, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science and Laura Aldridge, Lisa OFarrell, Danielle Anderson, Student Futures
3.05 to 3.35pm: Sessions
Session 65
Research Informed Teaching Clinic
Jo Cresswell, Research and Innovation Services
Session 66
Preparing students for a world with AI: scaffolding AI literacy into our teaching
Martin Hanneghan, School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Session 67
Neurodivergent-inclusive teaching: practical hints and tips
Ria Cheyne, School of Humanities and Social Science
Session 68
Nature Lab: exploring virtual ecosystems for ecology teaching and research
Danielle Hinchcliffe, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Session 69
Project decolonisation: carbon footprints and compensation payments
Ivo Siekmann, Sandra Ortega, James Baker, Aisha Jirde, Lucy Lavery and Mohamed Ibrahim, School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Session 70
Lightning talks
Navigating enterprise education with the 7Cs
Emma Robinson, Student Futures
Advanced Practice formative peer review EPA presentations; cultivating multiprofessional feedback
Sarah Shardlow, Michelle Pickering, Geraldine Macdonald Smith and Joanna Lavery, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
Research and practice led teaching with site visits in logistics and supply chain management education
Dimitrios Paraskevadakis, School of Engineering
Session 71
A men's mental health podcast with a hug!
Dean McShane, Conleth Kelly and Ian Pierce Hayes, School of Nursing and Advanced Practice
3.40pm: Conference closing reception
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