Current Projects
We would like to share with you the successful mini-projects in our first round of funding. These represent the breadth of activity and creativity across the institution, reflecting the dedication of staff in supporting a sense of community at local and global levels.
We encourage you to think about applying for mini-project funding if you have an idea which supports community within the institution and its environs. Our next call for funding will be in June 2021.
Strengthening Student Communities for Resilience
| Leads | School | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng Siew Goh | EGIS | Making Visualised Learning for Innovation – Virtual Reality in Construction |
| Stella Galimpin | Prof. Services | Do Anything Better: A Podcast for Students by Students |
| Morgain Reed | EPS | Physics Department Minecraft Server |
| Chia Ping Lee | EPS | Future of Digital Learning in Building Resilient Learning Communities – ePALS |
| Ahmed Mohr Tazree | HWUM | Happiness Forum 2021 Resilience in Learning: Positive Education Achieving Human Potential in the most Challenging Time |
| Deborah Hall | SoSS | Beyond blended learning. The Digital Impact Statement workshops as a community-based model for developing resilience skills. |
| Choon Lih Hoo | EPS | Transformation of Professional Development through Digital Learning – Makerz Club Online |
Staff-focused community building
| Leads | School | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Saman Gule | EPS | Turning Adversity into Opportunity – Learning from Graduate Apprentice Programme Team |
| Hendrik Nahler | EPS | Design and constructive alignment of assessment methods with learning outcomes in STEM subjects based on evidence from RBL and COVID-19 |
Connecting Beyond Our Campuses: Learning with our HWU Local Communities
| Leads | School | Project |
|---|---|---|
| George Jaramillo and Angela Cassidy | TexD | Knitted Tomographies: Material translations of place in Galashiels – Linking students with the community |
| Marlene Muller | EBS/SoSS | Building Resilient Partnerships [BRP]: A horizontal support system between alumni and honours students |
| Grace Smith | TexD | Textiles & Design Online Workshop – Student-designed workshop for schools |
Institutional priority work
Postgraduate Taught Community
| Leads | School | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Powrie and Lara Stroudinsky | Prof. Services | Developing and Embedding Peer to Peer Support within the Heriot Watt Student Community during and post Covid Pandemic. |
| Maggie King | Prof. Services | The Student and Staff View: What makes a resilient taught postgraduate community? |