Category: Seminars
SEPnet-WRIPA event on physics student employability (London, 8th July 2026)
Event: Joint SEPnet & WRIPA Embedding Employability workshop on the STEM Demand vs STEM Supply: Reality, Rhetoric, or Recruitment Challenge? Supported by the IOP Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026 Time: 12:00–16:30 Venue: International Student House, London, W1W 5PN Chair: Professor Sir William Wakeham Highly relevant for academics and those who support physics students’ employability. A…
Glasgow APE seminar – Tolúwalàse Akanbi-Akinlolu – 19th February
Tolúwalàse Akanbi-Akinlolu, from King’s College London gave a seminar on Thursday 19th February at 12pm. Title: Belonging and Physics Identity among Physics and Mathematics Undergraduates: An Intersectional Mixed-Methods Study A recording of the webinar is available at this link. Abstract: This study examines how undergraduate physics and mathematics students at a UK research-intensive…
Glasgow APE seminar – William Stafford – 15th January
William Stafford, from the University of Edinburgh, will give a seminar on Thursday 15th January at 12pm. Please find details below. Title: Surviving and Thriving as a First-Year Physicist: a qualitative look at the student transition into a Physics degree. Abstract: The student transition into a University educational ecosystem is a complex and nuanced journey…
Glasgow APE seminar – Prof. Ross Galloway
When: 14th April 2025 – 12pm Where: Zoom Title: Student generated content with PeerWise Abstract: Over the course of an undergraduate degree, we ask students to answer hundreds of assessment questions that we write for them. But how many times do we ask them to write assessment questions themselves? In this talk I will…
Online Glasgow APE talk by Pam Sooriyan – 31/03/2025
Dr. Pam Sooriyan, from the University College Dublin is going to give a talk on the 31st of March. Please find details below. When: 31st March 2025 – 12pm Where: On Zoom TitleDeveloping strategies to increase representation in physics AbstractPhysics is a discipline that is characterized by a persistent underrepresentation of certain demographics, for…
Glasgow APE seminar by Matt Mears – 20th January
As part of the Astronomy and Physics Education seminars at the University of Glasgow, on the 20th of January 2025 we will have a talk by Matt Mears, from the University of Sheffield. Again, this event will be running in hybrid mode: on Zoom and in the Kelvin building (University of Glasgow, School of…
Glasgow APE Seminar by Andrew Low on 18th November
When: 18th November, 12pm Where: Zoom Title: Quantifying and Tracking Awarding Gaps in STEM: A Robust Analytical Approach Abstract: Awarding gaps in STEM degrees reflect persistent socio-demographic disparities that impact the diversity and inclusivity of the UK’s future workforce. This talk presents a robust methodological framework for quantifying and tracking these awarding gaps, drawing…
