By Huynh Trang Tuan Tuong, UG student, and Mary Moschou, staff, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) How this began After a few years in academia, I realised I missed working with students in a genuinely collaborative way. Not supervising, assessing or leading sessions with predefined outcomes, but creating something together because it felt worthwhile. A space with no grades attached. I was looking for collaboration without hierarchy. No familiar dynamic of “I am

By Caitlin Barefoot, Undergraduate student, Cardiff University, and Dr Tanvir Bush, Research Fellow, Bath Spa University In the face of rising polarisation and intolerance in our communities, could practicing ‘transformational inclusion’ be a potential antidote for the student body? Applying transformational inclusion as a student Rogoff (1995) demonstrates that learning is not an individual process that can be understood in isolation, rather learning simultaneously takes pl

By Lauren Flannery, PhD student and Associate Professor, The University of East Anglia When I began my PhD alongside my academic role, I expected to think critically, write analytically, and plan strategically. What I didn’t expect was to feel so deeply. Sitting in classes again as a student, I became acutely aware of how it feels to belong, to be heard, and to be met with genuine curiosity. These experiences reminded me that learning is profoundly relational. Inclusion, at i

Registration for the 2026 RAISE conference is now live on the University of Northumbria's webpages . Registration Fees To support delegate access and budgeting for the conference, we are able to confirm our registration fees below. If you have any questions about the conference, please contact RAISE Admin admin@raise-network.com Early Bird Rate 2026 Standard Rate 2026 Student 1 Day £40 £55 Student 2 Day £50 £65 Staff 1 Day £270 £295 Staff 2 Day £400 £450 Student Online £45