Over 50 academics from 26 Universities attended the 6th Annual SEPnet WRIPA joint workshop on the 10th of June. This years theme was “How does student engagement and a sense of belonging effect graduate outcomes. 

Thank you to everyone who attended and and made this a very successful event.

We were delighted to have Sally Hyman, survey director at High Flyers research UK open the event and share some statistics on the current 2023 graduate Survey result and how Physics graduates differ from those studying social sciences.

Dr Tom Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Education, Languages and Linguistics, University of Portsmouth spoke on Focusing on student engagement to address graduate employability

Dr Oto-obong Inyang, Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Durham University shared her research in Discipline-Based Education Research and its impact on student engagement

Dr Andrew Mizumori Hirst, Codirector, White Rose Industrial Physics Academy, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, University of York closed the event with a report how the department are Building inclusive career learning environments for physics students.