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Our School Has A New Newsletter
In August 2018 the UWS School of Health Nursing and Midwifery merged with one of the other UWS schools to become the School of Health and Life Sciences.
To reflect this change on the 1st of February 2019 we created a new Newsletter that we will share with our new School Colleagues who will also be posting to the new site.
If you want to continue to follow us please go to our new site at http://healthlifesciences.uws.ac.uk/
There you can subscribe to the Blog to receive updates when news is posted, or if you are on WordPress already Click the Follow us Link
Thanks to everyone who has supported, liked or commented on this site and we hope you love the new one.
A Reminder to Avoid the Charge, Make the Change!
Last year at UWS we went through over 290,000 disposable cups, over 201,000 lids and 80,000 coffee clutches. To dispose of these items it is estimated that a shocking 90 tonnes of CO2 was emitted into the atmosphere.To ensure we take positive action to reduce our carbon footprint, from Monday 4th February a 25p charge will be payable if a disposable cup is required at any of our catering outlets.
To avoid the charge, make the change and ensure you have a reusable cup ready for use before Monday 4th February! You can buy a re-usable cup at any of our coffee outlets.
UWS student Natalie Elliott Joins #150Leaders
Our congratulations to Student Nurse Natalie Elliott who has been given a place on the Council of Deans Health Student Leadership programme. The programme is for individuals who aspire to lead and make a difference who and was open to currently enrolled first or second-year pre-registration undergraduate students or first-year pre-registration postgraduate student in nursing, midwifery or one of the Allied Health Professions.
The programme is designed to give the students the necessary tools and skills to help them achieve their ambition to become a leader and better understand their strengths and how to build on them.
More details can be found about the programme at Student Leadership Programme and by following the hashtag #150Leaders.
Natalie is already the Vice Chair of the Staff-Student Liaison Group and recently became the President of UWS Nursing Society, See @uwsnursingsoc
Not bad for a student still in her first year!
@uwsnursingsoc Now Launched!
Yesterday (Friday 11th of January 2019), was a great day for the School as that was when our new UWS Nursing Society was launched. The society has been created by UWS nurses for UWS Nurses and aims to provide peer support, inspiration and some laughs along the way to everyone who joins.
“No-one knows this journey like the student nurse standing alongside you! ”
If you are a nurse studying at UWS and you haven’t joined yet, contact uwsnursingsociety@yahoo.com
At the launch event which was held at our Lanarkshire Campus, guest speakers included Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Fiona McQueen and Dean of the School of Health and Life Sciences Julie Edgar launching the Society.
Dr James Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health also presented an interesting lecture on Trauma-Informed Care and its usefulness to Nurse Education.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the launch, and we are looking forward to advertising and reporting on the events and the activities that the society will be involved in, in the future! You can keep up to date with their activities at @uwsnusingsoc
If you are a midwife at UWS please note we have a well-established Midwives Society that you can contact via @uwsmidsoc if you want to join!
Preparing for a Career in Care
Student Peter Cartwright had been exposed to the issue of mental health from a young age and decided this was the profession for him. Read more on Peter’s story of study at UWS, and discover how you could follow him to a great career with us here @uwshealth Start by clicking here
Wishing you a Happy 2019!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year From Everyone @uwshealth
Another great year for our school comes to an end. We hope you have a great holiday and see you in 2019!
Feliz Natal! 圣诞节快乐! Veselé Vánoce! メリークリスマス！Joyeux Noël! क्रिसमस की बधाई! Feliz Navidad! חג מולד שמח! Vrolijk kerstfeest!
Our campuses are now closed for the festive break – we’ll be back for the start of the new Term on Thursday 3rd January (Wednesday 2nd January if you are based at London Campus).
Annual Learning Teaching and Research Conference 2019: Open for Abstracts
The call for abstracts has opened for next year’s Learning, Teaching and Research Conference on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th June 2019 at UWS Lanarkshire Campus.
Bridging Boundaries: Connecting Learning, Teaching and Research, will explore the linkages and connections between research and enterprise, and learning and teaching.
There will be an exciting programme of presentations, workshops, microtalks and posters based around the four conference themes:
- Assessment and feedback
- Digital learning
- Research-informed teaching
- Meeting societal challenges
The University particularly welcomes collaborations between staff and students.
The call for proposals is now OPEN. More information on the themes, as well as a link to our web-based conference management system EasyChair, is available on the conference website. Please note that, if you don’t already have one, you will be required to create an EasyChair account to submit an abstract.
The deadline for all proposals is Monday 4th February 2019 and you will be informed of the outcome by Friday 15th March 2019.
As in 2018, postgraduate and doctoral research students will play an integral part in the conference. There are a variety of ways for students to participate in the conference such as poster presentations and via the Three Minute Thesis.
For further information, see the conference website or email pgr@uws.ac.uk.
General information on the conference can be found HERE
@uwsnursingsociety Announces it’s Launch
After months of preparation, we are glad to announce that our School’s new UWS Nursing Society (See @uwsnursingsociety ) will be launched by Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Fiona McQueen on the 11th. of January 2019 (more details below).
The Launch event will be held at the UWS Lanarkshire Campus. We’d love for you to join us & network with our student nurses, some of whom will be newly qualified and just awaiting their NMC pin. To get a ticket contact uwsnursingsociety@yahoo.com
Hope to see you there!
For All Current Students
All Scottish Universities are periodically required to go through an Enhancement-Led Institutional Review (ELIR) which involves an independent panel of staff and students from other institutions evaluating the quality of our academic standards and student experience.
ELIR looks in depth at how students are engaged in shaping quality at each institution and how well students are engaged in the ELIR process itself. The main focus of the review is to consider the institution’s approach to improving your learning experience. It involves reflecting on the following questions:
Where are we now?
Where do we want to be in the future?
How are we going to get there?
How will we know when we get there?
It is important to stress that ELIR is not a one-off event occurring every five years. UWS continuously works to assure and enhance the quality of learning and teaching through regular reviews and committee oversight.
Why does it matter?
Well, it’s essentially our licence to practice and it gives assurances to the people that matter – OUR STUDENTS – that we continue to offer a high-quality experience, supporting you through well-designed courses to achieve the qualifications that will help you to fulfil your longer-term career aspirations. It highlights areas of positive practice and areas where we need to improve or review our approach. Outcomes from the ELIR will inform our priorities and future activities.
ELIR takes place on the 3rd October 2019 with the review visit taking place the week commencing the 18th November 2019. We are required to submit our own Reflective Analysis on the 8th of August 2019.
How can I get involved?
If you’d like to get involved, please respond to the all-student survey at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UWSELIR19/
It’s very quick and it gives you the opportunity to provide some brief feedback. If you’d like to do more, there’s an opportunity to join our focus groups – just send us your details to ELIR@uws.ac.uk
If I want more information?
There is a range of information about ELIR online. You can also speak to Nina Anderson-Knox, Head of QuEST or Dr Robin Freeburn the UWS ELIR Manager.
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