The University of Lincoln will lead a major new study exploring how extra-curricular activities can contribute to students’ academic success and employability skills.
Experts from Lincoln’s Educational Development & Enhancement Unit (EDEU) will follow a group of undergraduates from enrolment through to graduation to measure the ‘distance travelled’ in developing sought-after transferable skills during their time at university.
The three-year longitudinal study, supported with a grant of just under £300,000 from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), will involve students from a variety of academic disciplines across the arts, sciences and social sciences.
A collaboration with the University of Huddersfield, the project aims to test and evaluate measures of ‘learning gain’ – defined as the improvement in knowledge, skills, work-readiness and personal development made by students during their time spent in higher education.
To read more, visit: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/news/2015/11/1171.asp