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Institution: University of Sheffield
ELSSA at the University of Sheffield transforms architecture education through engaged learning. Students collaborate with communities on real projects, building vital skills in leadership, communication, and problem-solving. This comprehensive programme of curricular and extra-curricular ‘Liveness’ creates confident, socially conscious architects, impacting both professional practice and global higher education.
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Institution: University of Northampton
The Learning Development team at University of Northampton, led by Sheryl Mansfield, is a diverse, research-informed team. They champion inclusive, student-focused learning, build strong academic partnerships, and foster belonging through active pedagogy—contributing across the university and sector as innovative collaborators and advocates for accessible education.
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Institution: Queen Mary University of London
The Queen Mary Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) Group is a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary team that fosters communities of practice to enhance PLTL locally (i.e. within QMUL), nationally (across a growing number of UK universities), and around the world (through leadership roles in the Peer-Led Team Learning International Society).
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Institution: Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam’s Early Years Community Research Centre, in partnership with Save the Children UK, uses trauma-informed practice to support children, families, and students. The multidisciplinary team fosters inclusive, relationship-based learning. Over the last four years 400 students have engaged in real-world projects, creating lasting community impact and transformative educational experiences.
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Institution: University of the Highlands and Islands
The UHI Library Practitioner’s Group is a geographically dispersed library service supporting students and staff throughout the Highland and Islands, Moray and Perthshire. Operating without traditional hierarchy, the team delivers excellent, student-centred services through shared systems, dual roles, and innovative technology, exemplifying how collaboration can overcome barriers to achieve significant impact.
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Institution: The University of Nottingham
The Nottingham Advantage Award Team leads an institution wide employability award supporting 1,000+ students annually. Through cross-campus collaboration, authentic assessment, and employer partnerships, the team fosters personal development, inclusivity, and intercultural learning. The team has enhanced graduate outcomes, supported staff development, and is recognised for its strategic impact.
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Institution: University of Warwick
The 'We are Chemistry' team is a student-staff partnership at Warwick, established in 2022. Using their "high-value, low-risk" approach, they transformed student experience through initiatives including peer support, curriculum design, and accessibility tools. Their impact extends beyond Chemistry, influencing Warwick's institution-wide Belonging Framework and inspiring partnerships across UK, US, and Australian universities.
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Institution: King's College London
The Making at King’s Engineering team delivers an innovative, inclusive education built around creativity, collaboration, and real-world problem-solving. Their ‘create-first’ approach combines interdisciplinary teaching, authentic projects, co-designed spaces, and strong industry partnerships to prepare students as socially responsible, adaptable engineers ready to tackle global challenges.
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Institution: Teesside University
The Law Employability Innovation Team (LEIT) is a dynamic, student-focused group transforming legal education through inclusive, embedded employability initiatives and effective partnership working. They empower students to build confidence, develop professional skills, and explore diverse career paths, while delivering meaningful impact through community engagement and industry collaboration in the Tees Valley and beyond.
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Institution: University of Leicester
MedRACE, a student-staff initiative at Leicester Medical School, tackles racial inequity through inclusive education and structural change. Rooted in lived experience, it empowers students as equal partners. From NHS collaborations to curriculum change, MedRACE is changing medical education through advocacy, training, and a commitment to lasting inclusion.
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Institution: University of Leeds
The E.P.I.C. (Education and Pharmaceutical Industry Collaboration) team, a partnership between the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds and Labcorp, has transformed biopharmaceutical science education by embedding industry expertise into curriculum design, enhancing student employability, and addressing national skills gaps through a pioneering academic-industry collaboration.
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Institution: University of East Anglia
Bridge to Success is a cross-disciplinary team at UEA transforming student transitions through a co-created, award-winning pre-arrival module. Combining academic, technological and student expertise, the team fosters belonging and preparedness, with sector-wide impact through national dissemination, institutional adoption and a growing global community of inclusive education practitioners.
