Linköpings universitet Visit

Dr Lucy Dean hosted a delegation from Linköping University at the Dornoch campus of UHI North, West and Hebrides during a regional trip

Our Interim Head of Centre, Dr Lucy Dean, had the great pleasure of meeting staff from Linköpings Universitet this week as they stopped at UHI NWH Dornoch during their visit to the Highlands. Big thank you to Prof Stuart Gibb from UHI North, West and Hebrides, who was instrumental in organising this visit.

The visit was part of a programme coordinated by UHI's Learning and Teaching Academy, and followed a two-day programme delivered in Inverness, titled 'Active, compassionate and inclusive practice: online, distanced and decentralised education' offering both universities to share experiences, discuss best practice and reflect on challenges.

For the Dornoch talk, titled "Centre for History: Building Community, Promoting Choice and Supporting Independent Engaged Learners", Dr Dean collaborated with Dr Linsey Hunter, as her fourth year History module, 'Deviants, rebels, outcasts and villains: history from the margins in medieval and early modern society' promotes active engagement, offering students the opportunity to shape the module content through co-creation practices.

"It was lovely to meet colleagues from Linköping University to find out about their work in decentralising educational provision in their Swedish context, and share ideas and experiences from our practices at the UHI Centre for History and UHI more broadly - some exciting conversations have been started and we very much hope they will continue." - Dr Lucy Dean