Published 3/15/2024 in Bill Scott's blog
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Following LGBTQ+ History Month in February, I offered to write a short blog reflecting on the different events held at the university by...read more ❯
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Reinventing the Centre
Professor Nick Pearce is Director of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) and Professor of Public Policy at the University of Bath.
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University Mental Health Day 2024 – Thursday 14 March
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Where next for levelling up?
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What's a Green Job?
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EduFest Day 1 (28th February 2024) Reflections
Innovative teaching is the adoption of creative, novel and new approaches to the process of facilitating learning – both in the classroom and...read more ❯
International Women's Day 2024: Inspire inclusion
For International Women's Day 2024, we're celebrating how our research is improving the lives of women worldwide. Minu Bahrami, PhD researcher in...read more ❯
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New to ParticipatoryResearch@Bath? This case study we created as part of reporting to Research England in February 2024 is a handy introduction to...read more ❯
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Let’s talk about job interviews
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