Student News

In this weeks Student News:

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Imposter Syndrome Symposium 14 June 12.30-5.30pm

You are warmly invited to QMU for an afternoon of discussion about imposter syndrome in Higher Education. The symposium features research presentations from visiting speakers and QMU colleagues, roundtable discussions, and a keynote from Prof Churnjeet Mahn (University of Strathclyde). The symposium aims to reflect on The Palgrave Handbook of Imposter Syndrome in Higher Education which puts feeling out of place in education in social and political context, and to make new connections with equality, diversity, and inclusion practitioners and widening participation in HE. The symposium finishes with a book launch for Working Class Queers by Prof Yvette Taylor.

To register for the free event please follow this link

Enquiries can be directed to Dr Maddie Breeze mbreeze@qmu.ac.uk

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QMU Running Collective

Were you inspired by a friend of family member participating in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival last weekend?

Did you go out and watch the runners as they made their way through Musselburgh?

Do you feel like giving it a go?

Not sure how to begin training?

Then we have just the thing for you.

We are looking to get together a team of people to participate in the upcoming Scottish 10k that takes place on Sunday 24th September at 9am. The route starts and finishes just outside Edinburgh at Musselburgh Racecourse…….. the course is nice and flat too. There are no big hills to clamber up, making this race the perfect way to start your running adventure.

At QMU Sport & Fitness, we are passionate about promoting an active lifestyle. With that in mind, we have organised this running group as a way to bring people together, regardless of fitness level or prior running experience, to work towards a shared accomplishment. Whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out, we believe this group will have a positive impact on your running experience.

The objective of the group is to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for everyone to improve their fitness, boost morale, and build camaraderie. We will aim to meet once a week, to train together and prepare for the race. This will start in the first week in July.

To ensure participants are adequately prepared, we will be providing each person with a 12 week training programme tailored to their fitness levels. This programme will guide you through a gradual progression, allowing you to build stamina, improve endurance, and develop the necessary skills to complete the 10K race successfully.

• Meeting Schedule: We will meet once a week on campus for a group run, starting the first week in July.

• Training Program: Each participant will receive a detailed 12 week training program to supplement the weekly group run. The plan will outline recommended workouts, running distances, and rest days. Our aim is to support your progress while minimising the risk of injury.

• Race Details: Details about the event can be found here

To register your interest, please complete the online form: https://forms.office.com/e/jZB1Rr2JZ5

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We're here to support and encourage you throughout this journey.

We look forward to crossing the finishing line with you.

QMU Sport & Fitness

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Start for Future (SFF)  – New QMU/East Lothian  strategic EU collaboration for boosting entrepreneurship and innovation. 

Launch of the SFF Match & Start Programme – Call 1

QMU has  secured EU funding for Start for the Future.  The intention is to create a sustainable alliance of European HEIs, incubators, start-ups, and industry partners with the aim of creating a leading European programme for entrepreneurship and innovation.  This is a strategically important priority initiative  for QMU, as it underpins a major step change in QMU’s entrepreneurial culture and innovation  capabilities through collaboration with Edinburgh Napier University, East Lothian Council and universities across the EU,  aligned closely with opportunities arising from the new QMU  Innovation Hub.  

Launch of the SFF Match & Start Programme – Call 1

Who should apply?

• Creative individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Innovators seeking to make a positive impact
• Future leaders in Health, Food, Urban Mobility, Circular Economy, or Energy
• Problem solvers with creative  ideas.

What’s in it for you?

• Expert guidance from industry leaders and mentors
• Access to a global network of investors and partners
• Exciting collaboration opportunities with like-minded entrepreneurs
• Incubation support and prototyping funding in renowned incubators
• The chance to turn your ideas into reality!

How to apply?

Application form: https://bit.ly/3L1gfcH Apply by June 15th, 2023 .  SFF Application Video.    SFF_OpenCallBrochure_Summer2023_230523.pdf (sce.de)   Further information from rkedu@qmu.ac.uk

In this weeks Student News:

PebblePad – Login changes taking effect from Wednesday 31^st May

There will be a slight change to how QMU staff and students login to PebblePad via the University website.

At the QMU login screen, staff and students should use their full email address as their username.

This change will take effect from approximately 10am on Wednesday 31^st May.

The change is part of the process of upgrading the integration between PebblePad and other University systems such as Canvas.

Please contact helpdesk@qmu.ac.uk if you experience any issues with logging into PebblePad.

TEL team

In this weeks Student News

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Effective Learning Service: Summer Resit Programme

The Resit Support Programme will be running from Wednesday 28^th June – Tuesday 11th July this year. This is two weeks of flexible support (online options available) to help you succeed with resit exams and assignments. You will be able to:

• Work with a personal study mentor who will offer help and feedback.
• Reflect on areas to improve and develop your skills.
• Attend ELS interactive online workshops on a range of academic skills.

If this sounds helpful for you, please book a place online at: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/  

Who can attend?

All students are welcome to apply, though priority is given to 1^st and 2^nd year students.

How can students book?

Students can book online: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/ or can contact ELS@qmu.ac.uk for more information.

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Free 1-hour introductory seminars to NVivo and SPSS from Instats.

Please use the following links to register (you will be prompted to create a free Instats account to enable to register)

SPSS seminar (31 May)

Introduction to SPSS (Free 1-hour Seminar) with Michael Zyphur | Instats

NVivo seminar (19 June):

https://instats.org/seminar/introduction-to-nvivo-free-1-hour-semin6698

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QMU Student Wellness Walks win an Award

QMU Wellness walks for students have won a Scottish Walking Award for ‘Walking Champion in Education’.  The Student Wellness Walks are facilitated by QMU Wellbeing Adviser Louise Gill and QMU Sarah Whelan, Sustainable Transport Coordinator.   The walks take place throughout the academic year and are available to all QMU students.  They offer students an opportunity to explore the area around QMU walking on nature trails, they are gentle walks allowing students to engage with each other and the nature surrounding QMU.    

In this weeks Student News:

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Effective Learning Service: Summer Resit Programme

The Resit Support Programme will be running from Wednesday 28^th June – Tuesday 11th July this year. This is two weeks of flexible support (online options available) to help you succeed with resit exams and assignments. You will be able to:

• Work with a personal study mentor who will offer help and feedback.
• Reflect on areas to improve and develop your skills.
• Attend ELS interactive online workshops on a range of academic skills.

If this sounds helpful for you, please book a place online at: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/  

Who can attend?

All students are welcome to apply, though priority is given to 1^st and 2^nd year students.

How can students book?

Students can book online: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/ or can contact ELS@qmu.ac.uk for more information.

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Changes to Bus Services

From the 28^th May 2023 Lothian Buses are introducing a series of changes to bus routes.

For full details visit the Lothian Buses Website

Changes affecting QMU specifically are:

• Services 4, 30 and 106 will stop on campus
• Services 46 and 48 will stop a short walk from campus on Whitehill Farm Road
• Service 45 will no longer stop on campus

Remember that all under 22's in Scotland travel for free on buses when they show a valid NEC or Young Scot card.

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Congratulations to the National Student Survey prize winners!

The two survey prize winners, each winning a £50 Amazon gift voucher, are Alli Neighbour and Eleanor Hall. Well done!

Thanks to all that completed the survey. The survey results will be released in the summer, date tbc. Your feedback provides QMU with a picture of what the learning experience has been like for students completing their programmes in 2023. QMU and the Students’ Union will use the anonymised data to identify what we do well and what needs to be improved, to help bring about changes which will improve the overall student experience. More widely, the survey results provide important information for regulatory bodies about the quality of higher education across the UK.

Prospective students can use Discover Uni to compare NSS results across different higher education courses to help them make informed choices about where and what to study. The Office for Students (OfS) publishes the quantitative results on its website, but anonymised open comments are not published and are only seen by staff at QMU.

QMU Student Surveys

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Free 1-hour introductory seminars to NVivo and SPSS from Instats.

Please use the following links to register (you will be prompted to create a free Instats account to enable to register)

SPSS seminar (31 May)

Introduction to SPSS (Free 1-hour Seminar) with Michael Zyphur | Instats

NVivo seminar (19 June):

https://instats.org/seminar/introduction-to-nvivo-free-1-hour-semin6698

In this weeks Student News:

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Effective Learning Service: Summer Resit Programme

The Resit Support Programme will be running from Wednesday 28^th June – Tuesday 11th July this year. This is two weeks of flexible support (online options available) to help you succeed with resit exams and assignments. You will be able to:

• Work with a personal study mentor who will offer help and feedback.
• Reflect on areas to improve and develop your skills.
• Attend ELS interactive online workshops on a range of academic skills.

If this sounds helpful for you, please book a place online at: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/  

Who can attend?

All students are welcome to apply, though priority is given to 1^st and 2^nd year students.

How can students book?

Students can book online: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/ or can contact ELS@qmu.ac.uk for more information.

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Thinking of starting a food or drink business? QMU is running FREE workshops to help!

The THRIVE programme is delivered by industry experts at QMU and SRUC and aimed at future or current food and drink entrepreneurs. The two-day programme is free to attend and will cover essential business and food product development knowledge to make your business a success. THRIVE is open to people in food & drink manufacturing, hospitality, diversified agriculture or food or farm shops as well as students and graduates who have ambitions to develop as entrepreneurs or even who just have an idea in the making. 

Four optional evening webinars will take place between 6 September and 11 October, covering investment and funding opportunities for Scottish food and drink businesses, sustainable packaging strategies, crafting the perfect pitch and legislation for food manufacturing and foodservice in Scotland.

To sign up and for full information please go to our website.

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Changes to Bus Services

From the 28^th May 2023 Lothian Buses are introducing a series of changes to bus routes.

For full details visit the Lothian Buses Website

Changes affecting QMU specifically are:

• Services 4, 30 and 106 will stop on campus
• Services 46 and 48 will stop a short walk from campus on Whitehill Farm Road
• Service 45 will no longer stop on campus

Remember that all under 22's in Scotland travel for free on buses when they show a valid NEC or Young Scot card.

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Congratulations to the QMU Student Survey prize winners!

The two survey prize winners, each winning a £50 Amazon gift voucher, are Bruno Pereira and Stefano Berrone. Well done!

Thanks to all that completed the survey. The survey results are being discussed at the Student Experience Committee this week and are also shared with the Deputy Principal, Deans, Heads of Divisions and Programme Leaders, as well as staff in professional services.   

In this weeks Student News:

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Demystifying Death Week 1^st – 7^th May 2023

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an initiative of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care.

It brings together people and organisations that are interested in improving people’s experiences of death, dying and bereavement in Scotland.

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief are particularly focused on enabling communities and individuals to support each other through the hard times that can come with death, dying and bereavement.

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief believe it is important to be prepared for illness and death – there are some practical steps that everyone can take to increase their chances of receiving the support they’d hope for towards the end of life.

As part of Demystifying Death Week, on the 4^th May at 2pm, QMU are hosting the film screening of a play about Cicely & David, this is a poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice.  To book your place, please email ABacigalupo@qmu.ac.uk

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an alliance and anyone who shares our vision can join free of charge. Find out more here: https://www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/content/ddweekevent/

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Thinking of starting a food or drink business? QMU is running FREE workshops to help!

The THRIVE programme is delivered by industry experts at QMU and SRUC and aimed at future or current food and drink entrepreneurs. The two-day programme is free to attend and will cover essential business and food product development knowledge to make your business a success. THRIVE is open to people in food & drink manufacturing, hospitality, diversified agriculture or food or farm shops as well as students and graduates who have ambitions to develop as entrepreneurs or even who just have an idea in the making. 

Four optional evening webinars will take place between 6 September and 11 October, covering investment and funding opportunities for Scottish food and drink businesses, sustainable packaging strategies, crafting the perfect pitch and legislation for food manufacturing and foodservice in Scotland.

To sign up and for full information please go to our website.

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SHIFT 2023 – 4 - 8 September 2023 (Online)   - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Applications for SHIFT 2023 are now open!  
SHIFT is QMU’s award winning entrepreneurial collaboration with Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland that aims to build a new network of creatives from a range of disciplines.

The collaborative weeklong programme is focused on how you can live and work as a creative entrepreneur. The programme is open to all budding freelancers, creative company founders, artists, musicians, producers, and performers who are students or graduates from QMU. 

Closing date for application is 4 July 2023. 

The QMU  SHIFT 2023 webpage provides a link to the  SHIFT 2022 film.

The SHIFT 2023 Recruitment Video is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yx5pwGp5UMo.  Or you can download for social here: https://we.tl/t-BIpkIu8xXy

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 Catering outlets - Coronation long weekend

The Coronation of King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6 May, and the following Monday, 8 May, has been designated as a UK-wide public holiday.  For QMU, this means there will be no classes on that day, and, as appropriate, programme teams will be in touch in due course as regards re-scheduling of classes. Any student who is due to be on placement on 8 May should check arrangements with the placement provider. University staff will be on leave (with the exception of essential Campus Services staff for whom alterative leave arrangements will be made). The atrium tiers and LRC will remain open, unstaffed, for private study.

There will be reduced catering services open on Monday 8^th May, detailed as follows:

Ø  1875 & Starbucks – closed

Ø  The Nook – 24/7

Ø  Maggie’s - 8.30am – 7pm (kitchen closes 5pm)

Maggie’s will be making the most of the Coronation long weekend and will have themed fun activities and special offers, including a £10 meal deal (homemade scone with jam and butter, homemade Victoria sponge, ham salad, tuna mayo or egg mayo sandwich and a coffee/tea of your choice). They will also be serving a special Kir Royale for £5 throughout the long weekend.

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LINKNet is currently recruiting volunteer mentors

LINKnet was established in 2000 to help minority ethnic people to secure employment, further education opportunities and to help people’s personal development. It has a great track record of helping thousands of people.

The service is free of charge and available online or face-to-face. Mentoring takes place once a week for 2 – 3 hours (one day) per week

Everyone over 18 years of age from any minority ethnic group (European or otherwise) is eligible to join the mentoring programme.

If you would like to find out more about LINKNet and/or volunteer as a mentor, please email: volunteers@linknetmentoring.com

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Calling all final-year students – let’s stay in touch

So we can stay in touch with you after graduation, we need your consent. 

To sign up, please complete and submit the Alumni Opt-In Form – it only takes a minute.    

In this weeks Student News:

Canvas – QMU’s new digital learning platform from August 2023

“Canvas” will be the University’s new digital learning platform from 30^th August 2023. This means that the Hub (Blackboard Learn) will no longer be the digital learning environment for the University's modules from the start of the next academic session in September.  However, we are making sure that academic material from previous years is kept safe and accessible.

Canvas is easy to use, and fully mobile compatible, so you will be able to start navigating the platform straight away, but to make sure that you have everything you need to get the most out of Canvas we have produced a comprehensive guide called “Passport to Canvas for Students”.

“Passport to Canvas for Students” will always be available to you, meaning that you can go through the material in one go, or dip in and out of it as you wish. You can access Canvas on this link. Canvas uses Microsoft authentication for login. Use your full University email address and password to log in. If you are already logged in to Microsoft you will bypass this. Canvas can also be accessed from the University website.

If you need help or support with the Canvas system, Canvas Support is available 24/7 365 days a year in the following ways:

• Canvas Support Hotline
• Canvas Chat
• Report a problem

You can access these avenues of support via the Canvas Help icon in the navigation menu on Canvas.

For more information about the implementation of Canvas at Queen Margaret University, please visit the Canvas Project Website. 

 Best wishes,

Professor Richard Butt, Deputy Principal

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‘Festival of Learning (EDI themed) on 25^th May – calls for contributions and bookings now open’ (STUDENTS)’ 
 

QMU Festival of Learning 2023 

Please join us for the third QMU Festival of Learning Symposium on 25^th May on the Musselburgh campus hosted by the LEAD Centre. The festival aligns with the QMU Student Experience Strategy and the Race Equality Steering Group, and has an overall theme of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion in Learning, Teaching and Assessment with a particular focus on:   

• Belonging  
• Decolonising  
• Inclusive Learning, Teaching and Assessment  
   

Find out  more about the festival, register to attend, and/or submit a proposal to present your work. 

We would particularly welcome students to attend and encourage collaborative staff and student proposals to participate.

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NUFFIELD FOUNDATION RESEARCH FUNDING WEBINAR 10TH MAY 2023

Nuffield Foundation are pleased to be hosting a webinar on how to get Nuffield Foundation research funding, on May 10th from 2:00 – 3:00pm.

About the webinar
We award research grants with the aim of improving lives and driving social change. You can apply for grants from £10,000 to £750,000 in our main fund, and up to £3 million under our Strategic Fund, for projects with potential to achieve real impact on social policy and practice across our core areas of interest: Education, Welfare and Justice.

What will the webinar include?
• A look at our current research priorities and the types of research we fund
• How to apply, and the do’s and don’ts of a successful funding application
• Our peer review, assessment and decision-making process
• A live audience Q&A

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Effective Learning Service: Summer Resit Programme

The Resit Support Programme will be running from Wednesday 28^th June – Tuesday 11th July this year. This is two weeks of flexible support (online options available) to help you succeed with resit exams and assignments. You will be able to:

• Work with a personal study mentor who will offer help and feedback.
• Reflect on areas to improve and develop your skills.
• Attend ELS interactive online workshops on a range of academic skills.

If this sounds helpful for you, please book a place online at: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/  

Who can attend?

All students are welcome to apply, though priority is given to 1^st and 2^nd year students.

How can students book?

Students can book online: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/student-services/effective-learning-service-els/help-with-resits/ or can contact ELS@qmu.ac.uk for more information.

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Demystifying Death Week 1^st – 7^th May 2023

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an initiative of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care.

It brings together people and organisations that are interested in improving people’s experiences of death, dying and bereavement in Scotland.
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief are particularly focused on enabling communities and individuals to support each other through the hard times that can come with death, dying and bereavement.
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief believe it is important to be prepared for illness and death – there are some practical steps that everyone can take to increase their chances of receiving the support they’d hope for towards the end of life.

As part of Demystifying Death Week, on the 4th May at 2pm, QMU are hosting the film screening of a play about Cicely & David, this is a poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice. To book your place, please email ABacigalupo@qmu.ac.uk
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an alliance and anyone who shares our vision can join free of charge. Find out more here: https://www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/content/ddweekevent/

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Cicely & David, a poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice.

QMU are delighted to host the film screening of this remarkable play on 4th May 2023 at 2pm in the Halle Lecture Theatre. This is a free event open to all. Written by David Clark, Emeritus Professor, University of Glasgow the play tells the story of a Polish migrant, David Tasma, who is dying from cancer in post-war London and estranged from home and family. A brief, intense relationship with his social worker, Cicely Saunders, helps him to find some resolution to what he feels has been a worthless life. In the process, an idea is born that later becomes the world’s first modern hospice, founded by Cicely Saunders in 1967 and soon to become a beacon for end of life care improvement around the world.

To reserve your place, please email Alison Bacigalupo on ABacigalupo@qmu.ac.uk

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Catering Outlets - Summer opening details 

As students and staff start to leave campus for the summer, we will be altering our catering opening hours and offer over May, June, July & August.

We are delighted to have our language school clients back this summer over July and early August.  They will utilise 1875 as normal and all QMU students and staff will be directed to Maggie’s, Starbucks & The Nook.  More details will follow on language school operations a bit closer to their arrival.

Many thanks

Sarah

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Thinking of starting a food or drink business? QMU is running FREE workshops to help!

The THRIVE programme is delivered by industry experts at QMU and SRUC and aimed at future or current food and drink entrepreneurs. The two-day programme is free to attend and will cover essential business and food product development knowledge to make your business a success. THRIVE is open to people in food & drink manufacturing, hospitality, diversified agriculture or food or farm shops as well as students and graduates who have ambitions to develop as entrepreneurs or even who just have an idea in the making. 

Four optional evening webinars will take place between 6 September and 11 October, covering investment and funding opportunities for Scottish food and drink businesses, sustainable packaging strategies, crafting the perfect pitch and legislation for food manufacturing and foodservice in Scotland.

To sign up and for full information please go to our website.

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SHIFT 2023 – 4 - 8 September 2023 (Online)   - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Applications for SHIFT 2023 are now open!  
SHIFT is QMU’s award winning entrepreneurial collaboration with Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland that aims to build a new network of creatives from a range of disciplines.

The collaborative weeklong programme is focused on how you can live and work as a creative entrepreneur. The programme is open to all budding freelancers, creative company founders, artists, musicians, producers, and performers who are students or graduates from QMU. 

Closing date for application is 4 July 2023. 

The QMU  SHIFT 2023 webpage provides a link to the  SHIFT 2022 film.

The SHIFT 2023 Recruitment Video is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yx5pwGp5UMo.  Or you can download for social here: https://we.tl/t-BIpkIu8xXy

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The Big Bang

The annual Big Bang event will take place this Friday 28^th April.  This event allows our students the chance to celebrate the end of their year and the last social event on campus before the summer!

It will take place from midday in Maggies and University Square. There will be a DJ, BBQ and additional outdoor bars, so we would anticipate a bit more noise from 12 noon.  We kindly ask for your patience with this, and you may wish to plan your working day accordingly.

Many thanks

Sarah

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QMU merchandise – BIG BANG discount offer

To celebrate the Big Bang on Friday, we are offering a 10% discount on all QMU branded merchandise with the discount code BIGBANG

Shop the collection at https://shop.qmu.ac.uk

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In this weeks Student News:

Festival of Learning (EDI themed) on 25^th May – calls for contributions and bookings now open

QMU Festival of Learning 2023

Please join us for the third QMU Festival of Learning Symposium on 25th May on the Musselburgh campus hosted by the LEAD Centre. The festival aligns with the QMU Student Experience Strategy and the Race Equality Steering Group, and has an overall theme of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion in Learning, Teaching and Assessment with a particular focus on:  
· Belonging  
· Decolonising  
· Inclusive Learning, Teaching and Assessment  

Find out more about the festival, register to attend, and/or submit a proposal to present your work.

We would particularly welcome students to attend and encourage collaborative staff and student proposals to participate.

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Demystifying Death Week 1st – 7th May 2023

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an initiative of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care.

It brings together people and organisations that are interested in improving people’s experiences of death, dying and bereavement in Scotland.
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief are particularly focused on enabling communities and individuals to support each other through the hard times that can come with death, dying and bereavement.
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief believe it is important to be prepared for illness and death – there are some practical steps that everyone can take to increase their chances of receiving the support they’d hope for towards the end of life.

As part of Demystifying Death Week, on the 4th May at 2pm, QMU are hosting the film screening of a play about Cicely & David, this is a poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice. To book your place, please email ABacigalupo@qmu.ac.uk
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an alliance and anyone who shares our vision can join free of charge. Find out more here: https://www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/content/ddweekevent/

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"Cicely & David" A poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice.

QMU are delighted to host the film screening of this remarkable play on 4th May 2023 at 2pm in the Halle Lecture Theatre. This is a free event open to all. Written by David Clark, Emeritus Professor, University of Glasgow the play tells the story of a Polish migrant, David Tasma, who is dying from cancer in post-war London and estranged from home and family. A brief, intense relationship with his social worker, Cicely Saunders, helps him to find some resolution to what he feels has been a worthless life. In the process, an idea is born that later becomes the world’s first modern hospice, founded by Cicely Saunders in 1967 and soon to become a beacon for end of life care improvement around the world.

To reserve your place, please email Alison Bacigalupo on ABaciaglupo@qmu.ac.uk

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Converge drop-in session (in person) – 21 April, 1000-1600

We would like to bring to your attention Converge Drop-in session here in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU. 

Converge is supported by the Scottish Higher Education Institutions. Our QMU membership gives us access to their company creation programme for researchers, aimed at creating a new generation of entrepreneurs in Scotland.
To find out the essentials of starting a business you can access the Converge workshops series tailored specifically for business propositions coming out of academia.

Converge supports staff, students, and recent graduates from QMU to create innovative new businesses and translate their research. 
Lissa Herron, Converge Enterprise Manager, is available for drop-in meetings and advice sessions to help you take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey. You can find Lissa in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU.
 
Please let us know if you would like us to put you in touch with Converge. You can contact RKEDU at:rkedu@qmu.ac.uk
Facilitator: Lissa Herron, Enterprise Manager, Converge

Please Register here

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QMYOU 90 is here!

We are delighted to share the latest edition of QMYOU, our alumni and friends' magazine. It is packed full of inspirational stories about our students, graduates and staff, and the work that they are doing in developing their projects and careers and in making a difference to the world. The magazine also includes news about QMU's developments and initiatives, and we hope there are lots of stories that will lift your spirits and make you smile. You can read the magazine online at your leisure or pick up a hard copy in the visitor area on campus. Please do help us spread the word about QMYOU 90 with colleagues, friends and family by sharing the online version via social media or via your email networks. If you wish us to send out a hard copy to any of your contacts, email @alumni@qmu.ac.uk. You can access QMYOU 90 online at QMYOU 90 is here!

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Can you please spare a few minutes to fill in this survey before it closes on the 30th of April!

Help us nurture a sense of belonging among the QMU community, by completing a short survey

We are undertaking a Culture Review with the aim of understanding the extent to which students and staff feel a sense of ‘belonging’ at QMU. This review is part of a broader programme of work to advance to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at QMU and we would very much like your views on this important topic.

As part of the Culture Review, all students are invited to participate a short survey about equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. The findings from the review will be used to inform the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Strategy that we are developing, and our ongoing work on inclusion.

To complete the survey, click the link below. It will take just a few minutes to complete, and is fully anonymous. It is open until Sunday the 30th of April

Complete the survey here

Find out more about our ongoing work to advance equality, diversity and inclusion.

We appreciate your contribution

Dr Jessica Lindohf, Head of Student Services

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NUFFIELD FOUNDATION RESEARCH FUNDING WEBINAR 10TH MAY 2023

Nuffield Foundation are pleased to be hosting a webinar on how to get Nuffield Foundation research funding, on May 10th from 2:00 – 3:00pm.

About the webinar
We award research grants with the aim of improving lives and driving social change. You can apply for grants from £10,000 to £750,000 in our main fund, and up to £3 million under our Strategic Fund, for projects with potential to achieve real impact on social policy and practice across our core areas of interest: Education, Welfare and Justice.

What will the webinar include?
• A look at our current research priorities and the types of research we fund
• How to apply, and the do’s and don’ts of a successful funding application
• Our peer review, assessment and decision-making process
• A live audience Q&A

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BA (HONS) COSTUME DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PRESENTS:
QMU SHOWCASE 2023
APRIL 28 | 3pm & 7pm | TRAVERSE THEATRE

Costume Showcase is a 45 minute fast moving catwalk style performance showcasing costumes designed and made by every year group on the course over 2022-23.
Amongst a string of amazing individual creations will be a set of Viennese 1890’s costumes from On the Razzle’, the gothic fantasies of Mervyn Peake’s world of Gormenghast; characters from the boisterous streets of 17th-century London in Ben Johnson’s The Roaring Girl; and a hilarious handful of Panto Dames in outrageous outfits.
The costumes will be worn by students from across the QMU Performing Arts Department.
There will also be an exhibition of personal work by our 2023 graduating cohort in the Traverse Bar area and an opportunity to buy prints and photos of the work featured in the show.
Celebrate the work of our amazingly talented students and congratulate those who are graduating on their achievements. See the work of the designers and constructors of the garments of tomorrow.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/qmu-costume-showcase-2023?fbclid=IwAR3K5_HR3gR6VTVEJlmAQgWwzflz4YGFjFARQm_dWqEpNPomc1Yxs46RBVY

QMU Costume Showcase 2023
Scotland's new writing theatre, the Traverse champions creative talent by placing powerful and contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life.
www.traverse.co.uk

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: QMU Costume
Instagram: @qmucostume
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In this weeks Student News:

Help us nurture a sense of belonging among the QMU community, by completing a short survey

We are undertaking a Culture Review with the aim of understanding the extent to which students and staff feel a sense of ‘belonging’ at QMU. This review is part of a broader programme of work to advance to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at QMU.

As part of the Culture Review, all students are invited to participate a short survey about equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. The findings from the review will be used to inform the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Strategy that we are developing, and our ongoing work on inclusion.

To complete the survey, click the link below. It will take just a few minutes to complete, and is fully anonymous. It is open until Sunday the 30th of April

Complete the survey here

Find out more about our ongoing work to advance equality, diversity and inclusion.

We appreciate your contribution

Dr Jessica Lindohf, Head of Student Services

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Festival of Learning (EDI themed) on 25th May – calls for contributions and bookings now open

QMU Festival of Learning 2023

Please join us for the third QMU Festival of Learning Symposium on 25th May on the Musselburgh campus hosted by the LEAD Centre. The festival aligns with the QMU Student Experience Strategy and the Race Equality Steering Group, and has an overall theme of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion in Learning, Teaching and Assessment with a particular focus on:  
· Belonging  
· Decolonising  
· Inclusive Learning, Teaching and Assessment  

Find out more about the festival, register to attend, and/or submit a proposal to present your work.

We would particularly welcome students to attend and encourage collaborative staff and student proposals to participate.

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Demystifying Death Week 1^st – 7^th May 2023

 Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an initiative of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care.

It brings together people and organisations that are interested in improving people’s experiences of death, dying and bereavement in Scotland.

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief are particularly focused on enabling communities and individuals to support each other through the hard times that can come with death, dying and bereavement.

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief believe it is important to be prepared for illness and death – there are some practical steps that everyone can take to increase their chances of receiving the support they’d hope for towards the end of life.

As part of Demystifying Death Week, on the 4^th May at 2pm, QMU are hosting the film screening of a play about Cicely & David, this is a poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice.  To book your place, please email ABacigalupo@qmu.ac.uk

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is an alliance and anyone who shares our vision can join free of charge. Find out more here: https://www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/content/ddweekevent/

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Fire Drill - Friday, 14 April at 11.15am

Please be advised that the annual announced fire drill will take place in the Main Academic Building on Friday, 14 April at 11:15 am.

During the drill, everyone must evacuate the building immediately using the nearest exit and move to the closest assembly point. Once you reach the assembly point, please wait for further instructions. Your nearest exit may not be the one you normally use so please follow the emergency exit signs.

We encourage everyone to follow the evacuation procedures as if it were a real emergency. This will help us ensure that everyone is prepared to act quickly and safely in case of an actual fire.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Campus Operations

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Claims for Extenuating Circumstances

As we are now in the Semester 2 Period for coursework submissions and examinations, please read the following important information carefully as this will help you if you need to submit an Extenuating Circumstances claim or request an extension for coursework.

The Extenuating Circumstances Guidelines are available at the following: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/current-students/current-students-general-information/manage-your-studies/extenuating-circumstances/ 

Before the Submission Deadline or Start of Examination. If you know in advance that you will not be able to submit a piece of coursework or sit an exam, due to circumstances within the University’s Extenuating Circumstances guidelines, you must complete an Extenuating Circumstances Form, available on the QMU Student Portal with supporting evidence, no later than the submission deadline or the start of the exam. This information will be reviewed by your Programme Leader in the first instance, and you will be notified if your claim has been upheld in due course.

After the Start of Examination or Assessment Submission Deadline  There are occasions where you may find you were unable to sit an examination or submit an assessment by the submission deadline and/or you have experienced circumstance/s which have significantly affected your academic studies, and due to these circumstances you have been unable to notify the University in advance, If this applies to you, you must complete an Extenuating Circumstances Form, available on the QMU Student Portal with supporting evidence, no later than Friday 12^th May 2023.

Your claim will be considered by the Extenuating Circumstances Panel on Monday 15^th May 2023. You will be notified by email if your claim has been upheld within 1 week of the Panel meeting. This information will also be reflected in the QMU Student portal.

Please note that Academic Appeals on the grounds of extenuating circumstances will not be accepted where there is evidence that the circumstances that form the basis of the submission could have been submitted to the Extenuating Circumstances Panel by the published deadline, and the student has no grounds for not submitting by that deadline.

Please remember the deadline for the consideration by the Extenuating Circumstances Panel is no later than Friday 12^th May 2023.

Academic Administration Team

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QMU Travel Survey Closes This Friday!

The annual QMU Travel Survey is coming to a close on the 16th of April.
The survey will take 5minutes and offers the chance to enter the prize draw where you can win £50 vouchers, Go-Ebike vouchers or a S'Wheat water bottle.
Follow the link to take part: https://forms.office.com/e/GphTFRbAcM

Thank you!

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Cicely & David, a poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice.

QMU are delighted to host the film screening of this remarkable play on 4th May 2023 at 2pm in the Halle Lecture Theatre. This is a free event open to all. Written by David Clark, Emeritus Professor, University of Glasgow the play tells the story of a Polish migrant, David Tasma, who is dying from cancer in post-war London and estranged from home and family. A brief, intense relationship with his social worker, Cicely Saunders, helps him to find some resolution to what he feels has been a worthless life. In the process, an idea is born that later becomes the world’s first modern hospice, founded by Cicely Saunders in 1967 and soon to become a beacon for end of life care improvement around the world.

To reserve your place, please email Alison Bacigalupo on ABaciaglupo@qmu.ac.uk

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Therapets on Campus this Friday

The SU have 10 lovely dogs on campus on Friday 14th April from 11am-12.30pm to help ease your assessment stress. No need to book – just come up to the SU office and we’ll get you some time with the dogs.

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A1 Junction Update

A1 Junction update – what you need to know

As part of the A1 Junction Upgrade project, there is road surfacing works to be carried out on the on-ramp (leading from the campus directly to the A1) and to protect the safety of construction workers and allow work to be done quickly and efficiently, there will be a planned closure of the on-ramp.

Closure

On Saturday 15th April from 7am until 4pm there will be no direct access to the A1. During this time, all traffic exiting QMU will do so by following a diversion route over the bridge at the railway station and via Whitehill Farm Road. Traffic management systems will be in place and the contractor will also have these staffed during the day. Traffic travelling to QMU will follow the normal route from the A1.

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Converge drop-in session (in person) – 21 April, 1000-1600

We would like to bring to your attention Converge Drop-in session here in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU. 

Converge is supported by the Scottish Higher Education Institutions. Our QMU membership gives us access to their company creation programme for researchers, aimed at creating a new generation of entrepreneurs in Scotland.
To find out the essentials of starting a business you can access the Converge workshops series tailored specifically for business propositions coming out of academia.

Converge supports staff, students, and recent graduates from QMU to create innovative new businesses and translate their research. 
Lissa Herron, Converge Enterprise Manager, is available for drop-in meetings and advice sessions to help you take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey. You can find Lissa in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU.
 
Please let us know if you would like us to put you in touch with Converge. You can contact RKEDU at:
Facilitator: Lissa Herron, Enterprise Manager, Converge

Please Register here

In this weeks Student News:

"Cicely & David" A poignant and uplifting story of how Cicely Saunders came to establish the world’s first modern hospice.

QMU are delighted to host the film screening of this remarkable play on 4th May 2023 at 2pm in the Halle Lecture Theatre. This is a free event open to all. Written by David Clark, Emeritus Professor, University of Glasgow the play tells the story of a Polish migrant, David Tasma, who is dying from cancer in post-war London and estranged from home and family. A brief, intense relationship with his social worker, Cicely Saunders, helps him to find some resolution to what he feels has been a worthless life. In the process, an idea is born that later becomes the world’s first modern hospice, founded by Cicely Saunders in 1967 and soon to become a beacon for end of life care improvement around the world.

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Help us nurture a sense of belonging among the QMU community, by completing a short survey

We are undertaking a Culture Review with the aim of understanding the extent to which students and staff feel a sense of ‘belonging’ at QMU. This review is part of a broader programme of work to advance to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at QMU.

As part of the Culture Review, all students are invited to participate a short survey about equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. The findings from the review will be used to inform the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Strategy that we are developing, and our ongoing work on inclusion.

To complete the survey, click the link below. It will take just a few minutes to complete, and is fully anonymous. It is open until Sunday the 30th of April

Complete the survey here

Find out more about our ongoing work to advance equality, diversity and inclusion.

We appreciate your contribution

Dr Jessica Lindohf, Head of Student Services

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Last Chance to Take Part

The annual QMU Travel Survey is coming to a close on the 9^th of April.

The survey will take 5minutes and offers the chance to enter the prize draw where you can win £50 vouchers, Go-Ebike vouchers or a S'Wheat water bottle. 

Follow the link to take part: https://forms.office.com/e/GphTFRbAcM

Thank you!

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Festival of Learning (EDI themed) on 25th May – calls for contributions and bookings now open

QMU Festival of Learning 2023

Please join us for the third QMU Festival of Learning Symposium on 25th May on the Musselburgh campus hosted by the LEAD Centre. The festival aligns with the QMU Student Experience Strategy and the Race Equality Steering Group, and has an overall theme of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion in Learning, Teaching and Assessment with a particular focus on:  
· Belonging  
· Decolonising  
· Inclusive Learning, Teaching and Assessment  

Find out more about the festival, register to attend, and/or submit a proposal to present your work.

We would particularly welcome students to attend and encourage collaborative staff and student proposals to participate.

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East Lothian Council Investments Ltd -  Annual Young Entrepreneur Prize 2023

To encourage entrepreneurship in young people in the county, East Lothian Investments Ltd have launched an Annual Young Entrepreneur Prize. The successful applicant will receive a cash prize of £1,500 to contribute towards their business.   We encourage all eligible QMU entrepreneurs to apply, including our Business Innovation Zone tenants – please contact rkedu@qmu.ac.uk for more information.  We have a range of on-campus support to help with applications.

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1875 Easter Closure

1875 will be closed this Friday 7^th and Monday 10^th April over the Easter weekend.

We will however have Starbucks, The Nook and Maggie’s open as normal:

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In this weeks Student News:

Win £50 Voucher - QMU Travel Survey

QMU's annual travel survey is live and only takes 5minutes! 

Completing the survey helps us source funding to improve facilities as well as to monitor emissions and the universities carbon footprint. 

Prizes include a £50 online gift voucher, Go e-Bike passes, and a S'Wheat water bottle!

2023 Travel Survey 

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Celebrating Ramadan

Hello Everyone!

Please note that if you are celebrating Ramadan that you can bring your own takeaway container to TGIT and we will gladly fill it for you to save for when you break your fast.

Sending well wishes to everyone celebrating,

The TGIT Team

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Tech Donation Box on campus

We are delighted to be supporting The Edinburgh Remakery with the sponsorship of a Tech Donation Box.

The Edinburgh Remakery is an award-winning environmental social enterprise committed to diverting waste from landfill, build & promote a culture of repair and reuse. They are advocates for a circular economy – a cycle where, instead of being thrown away, items are passed on, repaired, refurbished, or reused before being recycled.

Tech Donation Boxes can help support QMU’s Net Zero Strategy. These bespoke donation boxes are designed specifically for donors to easily drop in their old devices, such as laptops, smartphones, camera, and more, so that they can be collected, repaired and passed on, instead of being thrown away and causing pollution. 

By donating your old electronic devices to the Edinburgh Remakery, they can repair and refurbish everything before passing it on to be reused. Anything they’re not able to repair, they dismantle, using the parts to repair other items or responsibly recycling those that can’t be reused. This ensures as little as possible goes to waste.  

The QMU Tech Donation Box can be found in the LRC, just next to the Helpdesk.  Please do help support this fantastic initiative by bringing in your old tech.  The box accepts donations of laptops, desktops, tablets, iPads, smart phones, cables, chargers, monitors, routers, smart watches, headphones, speakers, and peripherals such as keyboards, webcams, and mice.  Please note that it is not able to accept monitor screens under 21″, printers of any kind, or general household electrical goods, such as toasters, Hair dryers & straighteners, kettles, or lamps.

If you have any queries about the Tech Donation Box, please direct them to the Helpdesk in the first instance.

Many thanks

Sarah Whigham /Rachel Athey 

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Help us nurture a sense of belonging among the QMU community, by completing a short survey

We are undertaking a Culture Review with the aim of understanding the extent to which students and staff feel a sense of ‘belonging’ at QMU.  This review is part of a broader programme of work to advance to advance equality, diversity and inclusion at QMU.

As part of the Culture Review, all students are invited to participate a short survey about equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism. The findings from the review will be used to inform the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Strategy that we are developing, and our ongoing work on inclusion.

To complete the survey, click the link below. It will take just a few minutes to complete, and is fully anonymous. It is open until Sunday the 30^th of April 

Complete the survey here

Find out more about our ongoing work to advance equality, diversity and inclusion.

We appreciate your contribution

Dr Jessica Lindohf, Head of Student Services

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Shaking the Archives Conference at QMU, 23-25 June 2023

Dear all, 

The team organising the Shaking the Archives conference, which will take place 23-25 June 2023 at QMU, is proud to present our full programme of speakers. This can be accessed here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/events-listing/shaking-the-archive/ 

With 80 speakers from around the world joining us in person and online, and 2 really amazing keynote speakers (Helen Fothergill, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums and Abigail De Kosnick, Berkeley Center for New Media), this conference will be a truly diverse, global and entirely accessible event, showcasing a lot of the work being done by QMU colleagues across ASSaM and Health, by colleagues from Napier and those (much) further afield. 

Everyone is warmly invited. Costs for conference attendance have been kept really low - those attending in person will be invited to lunches and a drinks reception, and those attending online will benefit from a very flexible programme. We really hope that everyone interested in archive practices, histories and theories will attend and that this can become an event that contributes significantly to our institution’s knowledge exchange agenda. 

With all best wishes, 

Stefanie 

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In this weeks Student News:

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Catering Online Survey - Three x £50 Amazon Vouchers to be won!
 
Over the summer months, all of the catering at QMU is being reviewed. The university is, therefore, looking for your help to decide what catering on campus should be like in the future, and it’d be hugely helpful if you can share your thoughts.  The information collected will impact on what catering is provided at the University and how it’s delivered for a number of years.
 
Please can we ask you to take 5 minutes to fill in our online survey and you may be in with a chance of winning one of 3 x £50 Amazon vouchers!  You can fill in the online survey here.
 
Look out for flyers dotted about campus and social media which also contain the link for the survey.
 
Many thanks
 
Sarah Whigham swhigham@qmu.ac.uk / Rachel Athey rathey@qmu.ac.uk
Head of Commercial Services (Job Share)

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Learn about Postgraduate Study at QMU - with free pizza!
 
Did you know?
QMU offers a 10% discount on Postgraduate tuition fees for QMU alumni who have graduated with an undergraduate degree.
 
If you are an Undergraduate student considering continuing your studies to Postgraduate level, come meet academics, current Postgrad students and Admissions staff on campus to chat to them about your options and the courses we offer:
 
Date: Tuesday 4th April
Time: 12:30 - 3pm
Location: Piano Bar, Level 0
 
Free pizza will be provided!
 
If you would like to join this event, register your interest

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In this weeks Student News:

The QMU Student Survey (QSS) is live!

The QSS is an annual survey of undergraduate students (who are not eligible for the National Student Survey) and postgraduate taught students. Personalised e-mails have been sent to the 3,700 eligible students and reminders will be sent to non-respondents weekly until the survey closes on Friday 14 April 2023.

The survey is largely based on the same format as the National Student Survey (NSS) but also includes sections on blended learning and the postgraduate dissertation/major project. The more responses we receive, the more useful the data is to enhance your student experience. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete this important survey.

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Have YOUR say on transport to QMU!

QMU's annual travel survey is live and we need YOU to tell us what you want to be improved on campus. Prizes include an online gift voucher, Go e-Bike passes, and a S'Wheat water bottle!

Find the survey 

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Calling all budding photographers under 22!

Are you aged 8 to 22 and live or work in East Lothian? Passionate about photography? Up for a challenge? Send us your best image(s) of an East Lothian landmark, or activity you or your peers are involved in. It could be youth club games, cooking, creating, talking with friends, or out and about skateboarding, surfing, riding. Recognisable locations: our beaches, countryside, towns and villages, will help form a direct connection between the strategy and the community. Whether you use an SLR or smartphone, think about light and composition to really make sure they stand out!

Email connectedcommunities@eastlothian.gov.uk for more information and a consent form!

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QMU catering - we need your thoughts and feedback

QMU will be shaping the specification for the re-tender of the catering contract over the summer.  We need your help to decide what catering on campus should look like in the future, so it would be hugely helpful if you could share your thoughts.  

Small focus groups are taking place 13-17 March, and you can find a time and join a session, by adding your name here

There’s nothing to do in advance of the sessions, but your ideas and input will help ensure that our collective ideas and ambitions are translated into a creative and innovative campus catering offer – or, put more simply, that we get great food and service which places what you believe is most important (Quality? Value? Sustainability? Variety?) at its heart.

Please do take the time to get involved, even if you currently don’t use any of the catering on offer. The sessions will be really relaxed, and there’ll even be some tasty treats to enjoy while you’re there.

If you can’t attend a session, there’ll also be an online survey which will be available to complete (and you may win one of 3 Amazon vouchers!) and the Litmus team will also be on campus to capture your thoughts in person later in the month.  You can fill in the online survey here.

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WISeR Showcase: exhibiting community art in campus: 

Thursday 16th March

5pm - 7pm

Free, with refreshments served! 

Queen Margaret University (QMU) is set to open its doors to the public to enjoy an eclectic exhibtion of artwork created by Craigmillar community groups. The exhibition, taking place this Thursday 16 March from 5-7pm, is part of an art project involving community groups from Craigmillar, Craigmillar Now and Connecting Craigmillar, working in collaboration with students from the MA Applied Arts and Social Practice at the University. 

The aim is to explore issues that are important to the Craigmillar community and to create artworks which help to communicate stories of the area.  In previous years it has produced a fantastic range of work, which includes paintings, sculptures and photography. The facilitators of the project are Master’s degree students Daphne Goves and Heather Ridley-Moran, who had a focus firmly on encouraging members of the group to create pieces which express their thoughts and feelings about key community issues. The showcase event has been planned and developed by undergraduate students Katie Hall and Billy Brogan from the BA/BA (Hons) International Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management.

Support to enable community arts projects came from QMU’s Widening Participation and Outreach team, and funding from WISeR. Anthony Schrag, Programme Leader for the MA Applied Arts and Social Practice, is keen to emphasise the importance of partnership in this university/community project. He explained: “Universities can often be quite siloed, and so I love that the WISeR Fund encourages us to work closely with community partners: this is so beneficial for our students…It has been extremely enjoyable and inspiring to work with our community partners again. On a personal level, it’s really hearting to see all the amazing, creative and important work that Craigmillar Now and Connecting Craigmillar do: I hope they have found this activity as rewarding as we have!” 

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LAST CHANCE – applications closing on Monday - The Alison Scott Scholarship (four available).

Do you want to learn a second language from scratch? Build on a language you studied at school? With the Alison Scott Scholarship, you could learn Spanish, German, French or Italian from your phone, tablet or laptop!

This new and unique scholarship will offer four 1st-year, female-identifying undergraduates the opportunity to learn a second language alongside their QMU studies.

Throughout your undergrad course, you will benefit from a Babbel Language App Premium subscription - designed to teach in 15-minute bite-size chunks, 121 or live group online lessons, and a female business or career mentor!

As an Alison Scott Scholar, you can apply for additional funding to attend an international language school later in your studies!

Find out more and apply here.

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Wi-Fi Maintenance

Essential maintenance work is happening on the Wi-fi infrastructure between 17:30 to 18:00 Thursday 16th March. The work is security fixes and general improvements.

Users should not be disconnected from the Wi-Fi during that period, though any new connections won’t be able connect to the Wi-fi till the maintenance window is over.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the essential work.

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QMU Dance Annual Showcase 2023

Come along and support QMU Student's perform on the 10^th of April at the Church Hill Theatre in Edinburgh! The show starts at 19:00 and tickets can be found below.

https://fixr.co/event/qmu-dance-end-of-year-show-2023-tickets-379582911

QMU Dance has had incredible success this academic year and we are extremely excited to showcase our dances, any support is greatly appreciated!

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In this weeks Student News

Vote in the Student Elections

Have you voted in the Student Elections yet? This is your chance to directly impact your future student experience, by electing Officers that will represent you in University meetings and tackle issues that are important to you!

Voting closes tomorrow at 12noon, so make sure to cast your vote and make your voice heard! Head here to see the candidates, their aims and to cast your vote.

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Focus Groups: Coping with Loneliness and Social Isolation

Dear Students,

We are an Institutional Team conducting research focusing on QMU students’ coping mechanisms for dealing with loneliness and social isolation.

This is Phase 2 of a study that started in early 2021, in which we investigated QMU students’ experiences of loneliness and social isolation during COVID-19. This second phase has the more specific focus on coping mechanisms and resilience.

We will conduct focus groups in March, using a Students-as-Partners approach. We would very much like to hear from you!

The only participant criteria is that you are a student at QMU. It doesn’t matter what year in, what course you are on, and you do not have to have taken part in Phase 1 of this study.

If you would like to share your experiences, please email Linnea Wallen for more information.

We look forward to hearing from you!

All the best,
Linnea Wallen (on behalf of the QAA Enhancement Theme team)

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Converge application information session - in person - 13 March 1400-1500

If you have a bright business idea and need help navigating the ups and downs of starting a new business, then Converge is here to help.

Designed for staff, students and recent graduates of all Scottish universities, we offer world-class business training, a dynamic network, valuable investor connections, 1-2-1 support and generous, equity-free cash prizes to get your new business idea up and running.

We open for applications on Wednesday 25 January so why not join this information session to find out how to apply and what our judges look for in a successful proposal? Our team can also give you practical hints and tips and tailored advice to help your application fly. 

Please get let us know if you would like us to put you in touch with Converge. 

Contact RKEDU

The session will be held in room 2175.

Facilitator: Lissa Herron, Enterprise Manager, Converge

Register 

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Innovation and idea generation - 15 March 1300-1400

Interested in translating your research into impact? Do you need the skills, information and support to take your idea from paper to practical application?
Join fellow researchers from Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot-Watt University, Queen Margaret University, the University of Stirling and the University of Edinburgh for the Ideas to Impact online workshop series, delivered by Converge.

The aims of this interactive workshop are to understand the value of innovation and to stimulate innovative thinking. Participants will explore how ideas and knowledge from research can be turned into translational opportunities with a mix of case studies and brainstorming from challenges in their own research.

Those who attend all four free online workshops will receive a certificate of completion.

The workshops dates/times are: 8 February 1300-1400, 15 February 1300-1400, 8 March 1300-1400, 15 March 1300-1400.

For more information, contact Lissa Herron

Please register by Noon 14 March

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EResearch and Open Access and Publishing Teams Drop-in - 15 March - 1400-1500

Find out more about QMU’s support and policies on: Depositing your research in QMU's institutional repositories eResearch and eData and Open access & publishing.
This is an informal drop-in session to answer queries or specific questions or to just find out more.

Facilitator: Helen Muir, Research Support Librarian, Queen Margaret University

Register

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QMU catering - we need your thoughts and feedback

QMU will be shaping the specification for the re-tender of the catering contract over the summer. The university is, therefore, looking for your help to decide what catering on campus should be like in the future, and it’d be hugely helpful if you can share your thoughts.

Small focus groups are taking place 13-17 March, and you can find a time and join a session, by adding your name here.

There’s nothing to do in advance of the sessions, but your ideas and input will help ensure that our collective ideas and ambitions are translated into a creative and innovative campus catering offer – or, put more simply, that we get great food and service which places what you believe is most important (Quality? Value? Sustainability? Variety?) at its heart.

Please do take the time to get involved, even if you currently don’t use any of the catering on offer. The sessions will be really relaxed, and there’ll even be some tasty treats to enjoy while you’re there.

If you can’t attend a session, there’ll also be an online survey which will be available to complete (and you may win one of 3 Amazon vouchers!) and the Litmus team will also be on campus to capture your thoughts in person later in the month.

Look out for flyers dotted about campus and social media, for all the details of the online survey.

Many thanks

Sarah Whigham / Rachel Athey

Head of Commercial Services (Job Share)
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Study Halls for all students

The PALS Team has started to lead study halls. This is a two hour drop in session where you can come and do your work in a quite environment around others. This has shown to help to focus and to be more motivated to tackle that assignment that’s been bugging you. PALS leaders will be there if you have any questions about your work or are looking for tips.

The next session will be one the Monday the 13^th at 11:00 – 13:00 in Room 2174

We are looking forward to see you there!

The PALS Team

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International Women's Day: STEKAskills stands up for Malawian women and girls

STEKAskills, a Scottish charity working to raise solidarity with Malawian poverty-experienced young people, invites all QMU staff and students to spend 15 minutes with us on International Women's Day, to find out about how they can support us in fighting the "Removal of the Dust" practice. It's a practice in parts of Malawi and some other African countries, where girls are expected to have sex as part of their training on how to look after men to make them marriageable. While the practice is illegal, young girls in certain areas are still expected to have sex with a paid sex worker at initiation camps. Many of the girls at the STEKA home are there to take refuge from this or from early marriage. STEKAskills wants to build the STEKA Vocational Skills Centre as a safe space for these young women and girls, and needs your support.

So come down to the Canteen at 12pm on International Women’s Day (8 March). We will show a short 5-minute film, through which you can find out more about the practice and how we can stand up for women and young girls’ rights!

Find out more

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Calling all 1^st years! Learn Spanish, German, French or Italian from your phone, tablet or laptop with an Alison Scott Scholarship (four available).

Do you want to learn a second language from scratch? Build on a language you studied at school? With the Alison Scott Scholarship, you could learn Spanish, German, French or Italian from your phone, tablet or laptop!

This new and unique scholarship will offer four 1st-year, female-identifying undergraduates the opportunity to learn a second language alongside their QMU studies.

Throughout your undergrad course, you will benefit from a Babbel Language App Premium subscription - designed to teach in 15-minute bite-size chunks, 121 or live group online lessons, and a female business or career mentor!

As an Alison Scott Scholar, you can apply for additional funding to attend an international language school later in your studies!

Find out more and apply here.

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Converge drop-in session 23 March - 1000-1630

We would like to bring to your attention Converge Drop-in session here in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU.

Converge is supported by the Scottish Higher Education Institutions. Our QMU membership gives us access to their company creation programme for researchers, aimed at creating a new generation of entrepreneurs in Scotland.
To find out the essentials of starting a business you can access the Converge workshops series tailored specifically for business propositions coming out of academia.

Converge supports staff, students, and recent graduates from QMU to create innovative new businesses and translate their research. Lissa Herron, Converge Enterprise Manager, is available for drop-in meetings and advice sessions to help you take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey. You can find Lissa in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU.

Please let us know if you would like us to put you in touch with Converge. 

Contact RKEDU

Facilitator: Lissa Herron, Enterprise Manager, Converge

Register

In this weeks Student News

Student Election Candidates

It's almost time to vote for your next Student Representatives! Voting for the Student Elections opens on Monday 6^th March at 10am and closes Thursday 9^th March at 12noon. All students will receive an email with a link to vote, or you can also head to our website www.qmusu.org.uk and log in to fill the ballot.

Want to hear what our candidates have to say? Join us for Question Time on Monday 6^th March at 12:30pm in Maggie's, where you'll be able to hear about their aims and ask them all questions.

Have your say, vote in the Student Elections!

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Wellness Walk - Friday 10th March

Come along to the next walk in our 2023 series.
Friday 10th March- meeting by the bench in front of the sport centre (future walks on the 22nd March & 7th April)

Sign up for free on Eventbrite: Wellness Walks Booking

Walks will last 1hour and give you a chance to meet others, explore the local area and have a break.

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Sustainable Travel Day- 8th March in 1875

Come along to 1875 to learn about sustainable travel, trade your old bike lock for a new one, get your bike serviced, and more! Visitors include Sustrans, Co Wheels, Lothian Buses, Dr Bike, and Cycle Law Scotland. There will be free food for those that cycle in!

Reserve your place for Sustainable Travel Day 

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STUDENTS - Student and VC Fund Now Open!

Student & Vice-Chancellor’s Development Fund – LAST CHANCE FOR APPLICATIONS!

Applications from QMU students are now invited for funding to help you achieve your academic, personal or vocational goals and ensure you experience life as a QMU student to the fullest. 

The generous donations from alumni, friends and QMU staff help fund student-led projects which would not happen without receiving financial support.

This award is open to individuals, clubs and societies or other groups made up of QMU students.

The deadline for this round of applications is 5pm on Monday 6th March 2023

For more details and to download the application form visit:

https://www.qmu.ac.uk/alumni-and-friends/the-student-vice-chancellor-s-development-fund-guidelines/

If you have any questions please contact development@qmu.ac.uk

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Celebrating International Women’s Day – Wednesday 8th of March - Women in Leadership by Aurora @ QMU

The Aurora network at QMU are delighted to host an inspiring event to celebrate International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8^th of March 2023 at 13:00.

What is the Aurora network?

The Aurora network is a female leadership group at the University and its members are current or previous delegates who have attended the AdvanceHE Aurora Leadership development programme.

What is the event and who can attend?

'Instagram vs Reality; the journey to leadership.

Wednesday 8^th of March 2023 at 13:00 in the Conference Suite.

Both Staff and Students are welcome to join us to listen to a panel discussion where we will hear from inspiring female leaders here at QMU. We will listen to their journey to leadership, both the successes and the challenges they faced in their career paths. They will provide their personal experiences within academia and professional services at a Higher Education institution. Learn about their journey and listen to their advice for aspiring female leaders of the future.

The panel

The event will be opened by Dr Sara Smith, Acting Dean of School, Health Sciences providing an introduction to this year’s International Women’s Day celebration. Sara will then go onto facilitate the panel discussion and will pose Q&As to the panel from the audience.

The panel will consist of:

Professor Catriona Bell, Director of Academic Development and Learning Enhancement

Dr Marcia Vera- Espinoza - Acting Deputy Director - IGHD, Institute for Global Health & Development

Dr. Jessica Lindohf – Head of Student Services

How to book:

Staff can book their attendance via employee self service (please use google chrome): ESS - Login (webitrent.com) and students via Student Central Login (qmu.ac.uk)

If you would prefer to have your questions submitted in advance to be read by the facilitator, please email them to cbeck@qmu.ac.uk by Tuesday 7th March

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Seating in 1875 - Friday 3 March

Due to a large event which we are hosting on campus on Friday 3rd March, please note that seating in 1875 will be at a reduced capacity as the lower end (decking end) will be used for the event.  All catering outlets including 1875, The Nook, Starbucks and Maggie’s will remain open as normal.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Calling all 1^st years! Learn Spanish, German, French or Italian from your phone, tablet or laptop with an Alison Scott Scholarship (four available).

Do you want to learn a second language from scratch? Build on a language you studied at school? With the Alison Scott Scholarship, you could learn Spanish, German, French or Italian from your phone, tablet or laptop!

This new and unique scholarship will offer four 1st-year, female-identifying undergraduates the opportunity to learn a second language alongside their QMU studies.

Throughout your undergrad course, you will benefit from a Babbel Language App Premium subscription - designed to teach in 15-minute bite-size chunks, 121 or live group online lessons, and a female business or career mentor!

As an Alison Scott Scholar, you can apply for additional funding to attend an international language school later in your studies!

Find out more and apply here.

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Focus Groups: Coping with Loneliness and Social Isolation

Dear Students,

We are an Institutional Team conducting research focusing on QMU students’ coping mechanisms for dealing with loneliness and social isolation.

This is Phase 2 of a study that started in early 2021, in which we investigated QMU students’ experiences of loneliness and social isolation during COVID-19. This second phase has the more specific focus on coping mechanisms and resilience.

We will conduct focus groups in March, using a Students-as-Partners approach. We would very much like to hear from you!

The only participant criteria is that you are a student at QMU. It doesn’t matter what year in, what course you are on, and you do not have to have taken part in Phase 1 of this study.

If you would like to share your experiences, please email Linnea Wallen (LWallen@qmu.ac.uk) for more information.

We look forward to hearing from you!

All the best,

Linnea Wallen (on behalf of the QAA Enhancement Theme team)

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Formal Wear Sale

The SU will be holding another formal wear sale on Tuesday 7^th March in 1875, 11am-2pm. This is an opportunity to find something to wear at the next student ball. The items will cost a maximum of £30, and the money will be going back to the students who have provided the items. Please come along to see what's on offer! 

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Want to know how Scotland's travel is becoming net-zero?

Transform Scotland is hosting a series of policy events, starting off with how rail travel can support long-distance trips and net-zero goals within Scotland. Sign up to hear from rail industry representatives, and for the chance to ask your own questions. Sign up for free here.

In this weeks Student News:

Teach the Future Scotland Parliamentary Reception

On the 22^nd of March, Teach the Future Scotland is holding a parliamentary reception from 6- 8pm in the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, EH99 1SP. This event is being planned and hosted by young people to change the future of education in Scotland.

If you have not already, you should consider attending and supporting this movement. For more information, or to register, please email scotland@teachthefuture.uk. Find out more about them here: https://www.teachthefuture.uk/scotland

Dr Bike Tuesday 28th February

The next Dr Bike session on campus will be on the 28^th of February from 8:30-10:30am, come along to get a free check up for your bike! 

The next Dr Bike session on campus will be on the 28^th of February from 8:30-10:30am, come along to get a free check up for your bike! 

Nominations for the Student Elections close on Friday! This is your last chance to put yourself forward for a role as a Students' Union Officer. 

Our Officers either work full-time with us after their studies, or volunteer part-time during their studies. There are various roles, each with a different focus, and you can find all the information on their remits on our website

We'd especially love to find a Postgraduate Officer to make sure our PG students are fairly represented at QMU. Do you know anyone who fits the bill?

Conferences & Events awarded Silver Green Meetings Award

We are delighted to announce that the Conference & Events Department has been awarded the Green Meetings Silver Award for its commitment to sustainability.  This is a fantastic achievement and one we are incredibly proud of.

Lynn and the team have worked really hard this past year towards achieving this award and ensured that the three criteria (place, people & planet) they are measured against, are at the core of all their events.

The Green Meetings Silver Award is issued by Green Tourism.  The awards certification programmes they run recognise the commitment of tourism/event businesses which are actively working to become more sustainable.  Their Gold/Silver/Bronze awards are acknowledged worldwide as an indicator of good environmentally-friendly practice.

You can read the full news release and details around the initiatives the team introduced here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/250103-green-tourism-silver-award/

In this weeks Student News:

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JOB ADVERT

Job Opportunity: ELTI Tutoring Initiative School Subject Tutors

In response to the educational challenges faced by young people due to COVID-19, the ELTI Tutoring Initiative was set up to help 4th - 6th year students who were due to complete N4, N5 and Higher assessments in the spring of 2021, and was extended to cover academic year 2021/22.

Due to the ongoing disruption to schooling in the past two years, the provision has been extended to cover pupils in the coming exam cohort (2022/23). Eligible pupils from 7 high schools in Midlothian and East Lothian have been invited to take part in weekly tutoring sessions, over two 10-week periods, pre and post-Christmas. Tutors will be required to deliver both online and in-person sessions. In-person training will take place prior to commencement of the tutoring starting in March 2023.

Tutors will have achieved a Higher (or equivalent) in the subject to be tutored and either completed a degree or successfully progressed into the 4th year of an undergraduate degree (not necessarily in the same subject). We are currently recruiting tutors for Maths and Science.

Tutors should be able to demonstrate the following qualities:

• Well organised and able to solve problems.

• Patient and willing to adapt when required.

• Able to develop relationships with a diverse group of people.

• Creative and innovative.

The initiative is being hosted and co-ordinated by Queen Margaret University, funders include the STV Children’s Appeal.

For informal enquiries and to request an application pack, please email elti@qmu.ac.uk.

Closing date: Friday 17th February at 5pm.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd February 2023. On-campus training at QMU will take place on Monday 27th February 2023.   

 EL_tutoring_initiative_JOB_ADVERT_0223.pdf

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QMYou Wanna Play Basketball?

Are you also looking for people to play some basketball with? 

If you are interested in signing up for a weekly informal basketball get-together on QMU Campus, please get in touch with ADakessian@qmu.ac.uk

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Travelling Gallery at QMU  - Scotland’s Art Gallery in a Bus! 

Friday 17th February, 11am - 5pm

This Friday, you will find a bus parked on the Square - no, this not a poor parking job by a disgruntled driver. Instead, we will have a visit from the Travelling Gallery - a contemporary art gallery in a bus. Since 1978 it’s been bringing exhibitions to communities throughout Scotland. It will be open from 11am to all students and staff - please feel free to pop in. 

The current exhibition has been developed in partnership with student curators from the University of Edinburgh’s MScR Collections and Curating Practices course to exhibit moving image work by Winnie Herbstein, recently acquired by the University’s Art Collection. "Resistance in Residence” is an exhibition about community-led struggles for safe, affordable housing in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Stemming from Winnie Herbstein’s videos about Cathy McCormack’s activist work in Easterhouse, the exhibition includes archival materials, contemporary artworks and public responses about past, present and future resistance efforts.

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Dr Bike moving to the last TUESDAY of every month

Our monthly Dr Bike sessions will be moving from the last Thursday of every month to the last TUESDAY of every month. Between 8:30-10:30am, you can come along with your bike to have it checked over, or just to say hi! The next session will be Tuesday 28^th of February. 

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Thank Frock it's Thursday!

On Thursday 16^th of February between 2pm-5pm, the Students' Union are organising a formal attire sale in 1875 so students can make sustainable decisions, save money and feel amazing at the next student ball!

On the days leading up to the event, we will take any formal wear that is in good condition. You can drop items off at the Students' Union during office hours between 13th-15^th February. If your item is sold, you can make up to £30.

For more info, please check out the QMUSU website.

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(Meno) Pausitivity @QMU

We hope you enjoyed our (Meno)Pausitivity @QMU event last month – it was great to see so many attend and help raise awareness of the menopause and the support we can provide.

It was great to welcome many stalls such as Lydia Osteoporosis Project, our Health and Fitness Team, Vadge Badges, Hey! Girls sustainable period products and our demos of Menovest which simulates menopausal symptoms. It was a huge success and we even got coverage on STV!

Chiara has made a fantastic video giving an overview of the day – please have a watch here.

Our Next Menopause Café – Tuesday 21^st February 2023

Come along to our friendly and relaxed Menopause Café to chat, listen or get a bit more information about additional support.  We’re in Maggie’s at 10.30am to 11.30am on Tuesday 21^st February so please do drop in. Refreshments will be provided.

This is an opportunity for staff and students to come along and meet over a cuppa.  Whether you are experiencing menopause symptoms, are a friend, colleague, partner or family member of someone going through menopause or you are beginning the perimenopause stage, all are welcome to come along!

Please email Kirsten Baird, Student Union Manager (KBaird@qmu.ac.uk) or Jo Burns, HR Partner (JBurns1@qmu.ac.uk) if you would like more information, a confidential chat or have any queries.​

We look forward to seeing you there – you don’t need to book in, just come along!

In this weeks Student News

Cycle Training in Edinburgh

There will be a series of cycle training courses at Edinburgh University's Kings Buildings campus on Sundays in February. Staff and students are equally welcome to attend. Dates and booking info are on their website here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/cycling/training

In summary:

Learn to Ride 4-week course

Every Sunday morning in February, 10am-12pm, at King’s Buildings. Learn to ride a bike over the course of the month. No experience needed!

Essential Cycling Skills – Levels 2 and 3

Sunday afternoons in February, 1pm-4pm, at King’s Buildings. These courses help you gain the confidence to ride on roads and deal with traffic. Level 3 covers more advanced skills like roundabouts and riding in heavy traffic.

Bikes can be provided if you don’t have your own!

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Cycle/ walk to Newhailes Market

On the 19^th of February, Cycle Connections will be running a walk/ cycle to the nearby Newhailes market. This is a great way to get out and about, and support local business! We invite you to join us at 10am outside Maggies.

For more information, and to sign up, follow the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cycle-or-walk-to-newhailes-market-tickets-513901783067 

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Converge drop-in session - 16 February 1000-1630

We would like to bring to your attention Converge Drop-in session here in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU. 

Converge is supported by the Scottish Higher Education Institutions. Our QMU membership gives us access to their company creation programme for researchers, aimed at creating a new generation of entrepreneurs in Scotland.

To find out the essentials of starting a business you can access the Converge workshops series tailored specifically for business propositions coming out of academia.

Converge supports staff, students, and recent graduates from QMU to create innovative new businesses and translate their research. Lissa Herron, Converge Enterprise Manager, is available for drop-in meetings and advice sessions to help you take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey. You can find Lissa in the Business Innovation Zone here at QMU.

Please get let us know if you would like us to put you in touch with Converge. You can contact either me or RKEDU at: rkedu@qmu.ac.uk

Facilitator: Lissa Herron, Enterprise Manager, Converge

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Ale Consumer Panel Saturday 11^th Feb!

The Food Centre are carrying out consumer testing on ales this Saturday!

• Taste two ales and provide your honest feedback
• Location: Canteen Area, Queen Margaret University
• £10 Amazon or John Lewis voucher for attending and entered into a draw to win £100 voucher
• Timings: 11am – 12pm, 1pm-2pm, 3pm-4pm
• Please note we cannot allow anyone with a food allergy or intolerance on our panel
• Participants must be 18 or over
• Email: consumerpanels@qmu.ac.uk if you are interested!

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JOB ADVERT

Job Opportunity: ELTI Tutoring Initiative School Subject Tutors

In response to the educational challenges faced by young people due to COVID-19, the ELTI Tutoring Initiative was set up to help 4th - 6th year students who were due to complete N4, N5 and Higher assessments in the spring of 2021, and was extended to cover academic year 2021/22.

Due to the ongoing disruption to schooling in the past two years, the provision has been extended to cover pupils in the coming exam cohort (2022/23). Eligible pupils from 7 high schools in Midlothian and East Lothian have been invited to take part in weekly tutoring sessions, over two 10-week periods, pre and post-Christmas. Tutors will be required to deliver both online and in-person sessions. In-person training will take place prior to commencement of the tutoring starting in March 2023.

Tutors will have achieved a Higher (or equivalent) in the subject to be tutored and either completed a degree or successfully progressed into the 4th year of an undergraduate degree (not necessarily in the same subject). We are currently recruiting tutors for Maths and Science.

Tutors should be able to demonstrate the following qualities:

• Well organised and able to solve problems.

• Patient and willing to adapt when required.

• Able to develop relationships with a diverse group of people.

• Creative and innovative.

The initiative is being hosted and co-ordinated by Queen Margaret University, funders include the STV Children’s Appeal.

For informal enquiries and to request an application pack, please email elti@qmu.ac.uk.

Closing date: Friday 17th February at 5pm.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd February 2023. On-campus training at QMU will take place on Monday 27th February 2023.

PDF AD:  EL_tutoring_initiative_JOB_ADVERT_0223.pdf

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Wellness Walk This Friday 11-12

Come along to the next walk in our 2023 series.

Friday 10^th Feb - meeting by the bench in front of the sport centre ( future walks on the 22^nd Feb & 10^th March)

Sign up for free on Eventbrite: Wellness Walks Booking

Walks will last 1hour and give you a chance to meet others, explore the local area and have a break.

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Lunchtime cycle skills 14th February

A cycle skills session will run on the 14^th of February from 12:30-1:30pm focussing on controlling the bike, and performing different manoeuvres on the road. Fill in the form to sign up, or to request a session at a time that suits you: https://forms.office.com/e/w8Qwieyu6n

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Thank Frock it's Thursday!

On Thursday 16^th of February between 2pm-5pm, the Students' Union are organising a formal attire sale in 1875 so students can make sustainable decisions, save money and feel amazing at the next student ball!

On the days leading up to the event, we will take any formal wear that is in good condition. You can drop it off at the Students' Union during office hours between 13th-15^th February. If your item is sold, you can make up to £30.

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In this weeks Student News

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Bike available for hire!

Cycle Connections has a medium Whyte Whitechapel bike available for hire for the semester (£40 hire fee + £50 refundable deposit) - first come first served, email cycleconnections@qmu.ac.uk to inquire!

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Graduation - 3rd and 4th July 2023

Graduation ceremonies will be held on Monday 3^rd July and Tuesday 4^th July 2023 at the Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh. 

The format of the Graduations will be as follows: 

Monday 3^rd July 2023

 Afternoon Ceremony – 2.30pm  

Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education

Division of Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences, Podiatry, Physiotherapy and Radiography

 Tuesday 4^th July 2023

 Morning Ceremony - 10.30am

Division of Occupational Therapy & Arts Therapies

Division of Nursing & Paramedic Science

Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences

Institute for Global Health & Development

Afternoon Ceremony – 2.30pm

Division of Business, Enterprise and Management

Division of Media, Communication & Performing Arts

A reception for graduates and their guests will be held on campus from 5pm on each Graduation day. 

Full Graduation information and booking details will be issued electronically to potential graduates in May 2023. Further details can be found on the website at https://www.qmu.ac.uk/current-students/current-students-general-information/graduation/​

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QMUSU Annual LGBT+ Flag Raising

February is LGBT+ History Month, and your Students' Union would like to welcome all students and staff to join us at the flag poles (by the bus stop and turning circle) for our 6^th annual LGBT+ flag raising ceremony.

Join us tomorrow at 1pm to watch the flag being raised over campus.

The flag will fly throughout February in celebration of equality, diversity and inclusion at QMU.

We are looking forward to seeing you all there!!

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Players needed for ‘Walking Fit-ball’, a new Physical Activity and Wellbeing project.

We are happy to announce the start of ‘Walking Fit-ball’, a new and exciting Physical Activity & Wellbeing project. Walking Fit-ball aims to welcome older men from the local communities for a game of walking football with QMU students at our own Sports Centre.

The intergenerational nature of this project is expected to be fun, engaging and quite rewarding for all participants. In addition to the physical activity benefits, participants will have the chance to socialise, share stories and experiences, and engage in conversations that can raise awareness around mental health and physical impairments in young and old age, as well as tackle isolation and health inequalities.

The sessions are open to men older than 60 years of age from the general public, and male QMU students. A Sports Membership is not required, and all sessions will be free of charge for all players. After the waking football session, all participants can head to Maggie’s where a hot drink (tea/coffee) and a piece of fruit will be provided free of charge, providing an additional opportunity for a wee chat.

• The football sessions will take place every Thursday (26th Jan – 11th May) at 2-3 pm at QMU’s main Sports Hall followed by a hot beverage at Maggie’s at 3 pm for all players.

• Please note that the spaces are limited, so if you want to sign up for a session please email QMU Sports at SportsReception@qmu.ac.uk

For more information about this project, please drop an email to Dr Christos Theodorakopoulos @ Ctheodorakopoulos@qmu.ac.uk
Thank you!

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A1 Junction update – what you need to know

As part of the A1 Junction Upgrade project, there is some work required to improve the off-ramp from the A1 towards QMU. To protect the safety of construction workers and allow work to be done quickly and efficiently, there will be a planned off-ramp closure period.

Off-ramp closure
The off-ramp will close from Monday 6 Feb at 7am and re-open on Monday 13 Feb at 4pm. During this time, all traffic travelling towards QMU will access the campus via Whitehill Farm Road and over the bridge at the railway station. Traffic management processes will be in place, but delays could occur first thing in the morning, so please take this into account when planning arrival times.

On-ramp to A1
The on-ramp to the A1 will remain open throughout this period and will continue to be the exit route from the campus as normal. Cars are not permitted to exit over the rail bridge!

Diversion signs will be in place to assist drivers.

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Prue Leith’s one-woman show (Tickets for Edinburgh and discounted tickets for Glasgow) 

QMU’s Chancellor, Dame Prue Leith, will bring her first one-woman show to Edinburgh on 4^th February and to Glasgow on 5^th February.  The TV presenter, businesswoman, restauranteur and author will be cooking up a storm in her frank, revealing and funny show ‘Nothing in Moderation’. Expect an array of insightful stories about feeding the rich and famous, cooking for royalty and even poisoning her clients! Known for her positive attitude, she is sure to be singing the praises of food, love and life, so it should be a cheery show to pep up your winter social calendar. 

QMU discounted tickets for Theatre Royal, Glasgow 

QMU staff and students have been offered discounted tickets for the show in Glasgow on 5^th Feb. Get your QMU discounted tickets here: Glasgow Tickets. 

Tickets for show at EICC, Edinburgh 

The Principal and some staff and students will be going along to the Saturday evening show in Edinburgh on 4^th February. Please let Lynne Russell, Communications Manager, E: lrussell@qmu.ac.uk know if you’d like to join the QMU group and we can all arrange to meet on the night at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Tickets available from £25 - £31 for 7.30pm, Saturday 4^th February, EICC at Prue's one-woman show. 

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Wellness Walk

Come along to the next walk in our 2023 series.

Friday 10^th Feb - meeting by the bench in front of the sport centre ( future walks on the 22^nd Feb & 10^th March)

Sign up for free on Eventbrite: Wellness Walks Booking

Walks will last 1hour and give you a chance to meet others, explore the local area and have a break.

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Student Elections

It’s time for the annual Students’ Union Elections! These will take place week commencing 6^th March and you will receive details on how to vote nearer the time.

However we are looking for candidates to run in the SU Student Elections 2023 and have the following positions available: 

President – Academic Life (FT- Paid role)

President – Student Activities (FT – Paid role)

Equality & Diversity Officer (PT – Voluntary role)

Events Officer (PT – Voluntary role)

Post Grad Officer (PT – Voluntary role)

Societies Officer (PT – Voluntary role)

Sports Officer (PT – Voluntary role)

Welfare Officer (PT – Voluntary role)  

Please have a look at our Election Guidelines to check out the job descriptions and if you would like to find out more about the roles please fill in this form and we can arrange a chat. The SU is a great place to be involved with and you have the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the student experience.

Looking forward to meeting with our future Student Officers J