Learning & Teaching Conference 2022

This session will explore the work that UPSU has been doing on building and developing Academic Societies to improve student belonging in relation to their course.  In particular, it will focus on how students build strong interpersonal relationships as a result of joining the society, and how the skills and experience gained from doing so are helping to make Portsmouth students more employable. The session will highlight some real life examples of best practice and identify partnership opportunities between Faculties and The Union for the future.

The aims of the session are to:

• Encourage a wider understanding of UPSU’s role and involvement in Student Belonging  and the importance and benefit of Academic Societies 

• Share the UPSU vision for the future of Academic Societies and how we can work in partnership with the institution to grow these 

• Demonstrate how Academic Societies improve student skills and employability and showcase the UPSU employment guide

• Reflect on the academic theory surrounding student belonging

• Share examples of best practice and student impact