For our book club in 2026 - 2027 academic year, we are reading "Student Belonging in Action: Practical Case Studies to Foster a Sense of Belonging Across the Higher Education Student Journey" edited by Kelly Edmunds and David Gilani. (https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003611578). The book is free to access online via Locate.
It is recommended that colleagues read the allocated chapter in advance of the meeting. However, if you haven't had a chance to read the chapter, you are still very much welcome as we would like to hear your experience and views on the subject.
To sign up for the meetings you can join our Scholarly Practice and SoTL group - Teams' space or book online by clicking the below links,
Dates and chapter allocations:
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Monday 21st September 2026: BOOK YOUR SPACE Introduction: Student belonging in action
and Chapter 1: Join up activities to support students from underrepresented groups -
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Monday 19th October 2026: BOOK YOUR SPACE Chapter 2: Launch free academic society membership trials and community welcome events to build belonging
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Monday 16th November 2026: BOOK YOUR SPACE Chapter 3: Shift your perspective from deficit thinking to a model of appreciation that values the student voice
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Monday 14th December 2026: BOOK YOUR SPACE Chapter 4: Reimagine the “sticky campus” concept by centring the needs of commuter students
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Monday 11th January 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 5: Seek to understand study and career motivations as an essential component of employability support
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Monday 22nd February 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 6: Build student networks to transform belonging, success, and departmental culture
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Monday 8th March 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 7 Co-produce belonging activities with staff and students
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Monday 29th March 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 8: Work with students to deliver solutions that enhance their student journey
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Monday 12th April 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 9: Create a space for belonging for students with parental responsibility
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Monday 17th May 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 10: Fostering student belonging through relational pedagogy
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Monday 7th June 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 11:An inclusive higher education framework can reflect on community and belonging in Foundation Year
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Monday 5th July 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 12: Embed teamwork into the curriculum
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Monday 12th July 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 13: Inclusive student belonging in online distance learning and Chapter 14: Develop physical spaces to foster student belonging
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Monday 19th July 2027: (Booking link coming soon) Chapter 15: Build a sense of belonging in online learning environments and epilogue: Student belonging in action