Student experience and engagement

Our Collaborative Enhancement Projects offer funding opportunities for small groups of our member institutions to work together on projects of shared interest which enhance the quality of their own students' learning experiences and develop outputs to support the wider higher education sector.

QAA supports a number of projects every year, covering a range of topics and interest areas. On this page you'll find projects related to student experience.

Improving retention and attainment: the promotion of the ‘sticky course’

Lead institution: De Montfort University (Dr Claire Orwin, Professor Alasdair Blair, Professor Susan Orr)

Partner institutions: Glasgow Caledonian University (Professor Alastair Robertson), University of Brighton (Joanna MacDonnell), University of the Arts London (Leanne Grice)

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The Audit of Student Representation and Voice Practices Project

Lead institution: University of Westminster

Partner institutions: Newman University, Newman Students’ Union, University of Greenwich, University of Highlands & Islands Students’ Association.

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Standing out in the crowd: A framework for inclusive and effective student engagement

Lead institution: University of Lincoln

Partner institutions: Australia (Monash University), Belgium (Ghent University), Canada (Lakehead University), Ghana (University of Cape Coast), India (Sri Sri University), Malaysia (Monash University), South Africa (North-West University), South Africa (University of Cape Town), UK (Queen Mary University of London), UK (University of Greenwich) and USA (Northern Illinois University)

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How collaborative partners can enhance student engagement and programme delivery

Lead institution: University of Plymouth

Partner institutions: Brunel University, Edinburgh Napier University, Taylor’s University (Malaysia), University of Central Lancashire Centre for Collaborative Learning

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How are staff supported to undertake student-staff partnership opportunities?

Lead institution: University of Sussex

Partner institutions: University of Salford, University of Brighton and University College London

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Embedding Mental Wellbeing: Methods and Benefits

Lead institution: De Montfort University

News: DMU to lead new study improving students' mental wellbeing

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Belonging Through Assessment: Pipelines of Compassion

Lead institution: University of the Arts London

Partner institutions: Glasgow School of Art and Leeds Arts University

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Incorporating experiential learning fully into STEM education: A toolkit for enriching the student experience

Lead institution: University of Warwick

Partner institutions: Aston University, Glasgow Caledonian University and University of Strathclyde

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Student engagement in learning

Lead institution: Bangor University

Partner institutions: Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

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Student experience and expectations of teaching and learning

Lead institution: Coventry University

Partner institutions: Coventry University London, De Montfort University, Birmingham City University, Liverpool John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Northumbria University, University of East London, University of Greenwich and University of Huddersfield

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Social Induction Framework

Lead institution: Falmouth University

Partner institutions: University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow

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Other Collaborative Enhancement Projects

You can find out more about all our Collaborative Enhancement Projects - and access resources and outputs - on our website.

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