Learning and teaching

The University is committed to creating conditions where students and staff develop their knowledge, skills and experience to engage with and contribute effectively to tackling global challenges in Scotland and worldwide.

Dissertation prizes

Through collaboration with different academic Schools, social responsibility and sustainability dissertation prizes for the academic year 2015/16 were launched, with the aim of highlighting and recognising student research on social responsibility and sustainability themes. Both undergraduate and masters level students were awarded prizes.

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Academic curriculum

An online course in sustainability and social responsibility was funded and developed over the last year. The 20 credit level 8 course is an interdisciplinary initiative that draws on the expertise of colleagues from across the University and all four Global Academies, providing insights for our students into everything from sustainable business and health, through to engineering and design. The course will be available to all students for the first time in Semester 2 of the 2016/17 academic year. There are plans to extend the course to staff and alumni in future. 

The Global Academies continue to promote interdisciplinary research, facilitating reading groups and research mixers to encourage collaborations across academic schools.

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