The Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) Podcast

The war on Gaza has devastated universities, forcing students and faculty to navigate immense disruptions to education. Despite these hardships, Palestinian universities persisted with online learning, ensuring students could continue their studies. This study amplifies the voices of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in Gaza, most of whom are female learners, alongside the educators who...

Heritage is an intrinsic part of anyone’s identity, constructing and influencing the interactions one has throughout their life. Contextualised under the Eugenics Legacy Education Project theme within the UCL ChangeMakers Funding Initiative, the project created by Maria Popa, Ramona Gonczol & Rares Muscar enabled active student-staff engagement in the construction of knowledge and learning thr...

This episode features Tim Herrick, Ana Souto & Rebecca Godwin reporting back about their findings of a RAISE-funded project to evaluate the impact of two student observation of teaching schemes - Students as Teaching Observers at Nottingham Trent University, and Student Observation of Teaching at the University of Sheffield. Both place students and staff volunteers in small groups to discuss l...

Collection of Student feedback is a key activity across all Higher Education Institutions, however, translation into impactful, Student experience enhancing actions remains challenging, as the Student voice needs interpreting through the lens of the genuine Student lived experience. At the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford, a thematic analysis of issues ra...

In today's diverse university environments, it is crucial to understand how to effectively support a wide range of students, empowering them to navigate their academic journeys successfully. We have initiated a longitudinal study tracking 36 first year undergraduate students throughout their studies at the University. Our project commenced with a Hackathon, where these first-year students shared t...

This episode is a conversation with Zena Rashid and Pinky Bazaz. It is an exploration into how they are fostering a more inclusive and diverse educational landscape. Discover how the Student Voice Project is reshaping the way they think about student belonging, leadership and empowerment and how they have integrated authentic student perspectives into the heart of educational practices. Through th...

As the National Student Engagement Programme (NStEP) reaches its 10-year milestone in 2026, this podcast reflects on a decade of progress, challenges, and impact in student engagement across Ireland higher education. Since its inception, NStEP has played a pivotal role in strengthening student voice, fostering meaningful partnerships between students and staff, and enhancing student leadership cap...

A discussion about how Northampton University have listened to the Student Research Panel so that more collaborative approaches to understanding criticality can be taken. The students on the panel that took part in this episode were: Jacqueline White (PhD Health & Social Care) Zala Parker-Orokeeva (BA International Education Top-Up) Shaheer Syed (Foundation) While the following students were u...

The transition from a rural environment to a large urban university environment can challenging. Poor secondary school quality and social challenges are just a few of the obstacles rural students face when contemplating university. Urban schools often benefit from better resources, more specialised staff, and access to a wider range of extracurricular and academic opportunities than their rural co...

This is a brief welcome to the Research, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement podcast. This first series revolves around the 2025 RAISE conference @ the University of Glasgow, where the theme was student voice. Music used courtesy of Pixabay. Created for Pixabay by Liderc