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Innovation Award for Excellence in Student Experience
Edinburgh Napier University
There is growing concern about the impact of lifestyle behaviour not just on health and wellbeing, but also on the economy in terms of health and social care costs. The Healthy Lives module, run in collaboration with [EN]GAGE (the University's sport and fi tness centre), helps student nurses to develop the skills required to become eff ective at assessing and promoting health. The course promotes awareness of
health-related behaviours, and feedback has been very positive – not only do students enjoy the class, several have indicated that they have thought more about lifestyle and
Harper Adams University
Sustainable development and environmental consciousness is at the heart of support services at Harper Adams University. Core studies include sustainable farming, land, animals and the food chain, therefore all support services integrate thoroughly with the overall student experience. With the ethos from fi eld to fork, the University’s support network envisages a food plan whereby the majority of produce is farmed and prepared self-suffi ciently, on campus. The ethos of farm to fork runs through students learning from the farming systems on site through to catering who utilise this produce to feed the students and practice what
University of Worcester
Learning Through Sport (LTS) at University of Worcester demonstrates that sport and HE can work collaboratively to break down barriers and develop positive life skills in young people. These initiatives have seen thousands of
able-bodied and disabled student athletes maximising their academic and sport performance potential. The LTS philosophy sees students inspired to follow their dreams of maximising their sporting potential whilst being aff orded an otherwise un-considered HE opportunity. The students have engaged in a range of volunteer and ‘earn as you learn’ initiatives that have included working with
disability, community and elite sports groups. Following the impact of the LTS programme and signifi cant global awards, in 2012 the University of Worcester gained funding that contributed to the creation of the University of Worcester Arena. This is a new major venue for sporting and cultural activities, with a focus on providing a national home for work in disability sport. The work that has been developed through student engagement is now being taken to another level with the Arena facility. Since its opening there have been several major sporting events hosted, with students involved in all areas of delivery.
they teach. An on-site anaerobic digester turns any food waste into energy to fuel students’ halls of residence, ensuring the minimum is wasted. The catering department goes so far as to recycle pigs’ trot ers, which are used by veterinary nursing students to practice suturing. In a recent student-led project, off al from HAU livestock was used to create 'a hearty meal' utilising cheaper cuts such as heart, kidney and liver. This product won a national prize and represented the UK in European food innovation fi nals. The all-round 'Harper Spirit' is celebrated with student satisfaction above 90% in 2013.
have continued to exercise on a regular basis after completing the course. In the 2013 Napier Students' Association’s annual Excellence Awards, the Healthy Lives module won the Best Module award. The most common complaint among
nurses is that the there's ‘no time for exercise’. Therefore we recognised the need to minimise barriers to participation. By working together, the academic school and [EN]GAGE have timetabled free group exercise classes. For convenience, these are programmed to directly follow other classes, and are deliberately set in middle of the University study day.
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