The Queen Mary Festival of Education 2025 will take place across two days at the Mile End campus. Thank you to everyone who presented, exhibited and attended Day One on 7 March.
Day Two will take place on Tuesday 10 June and will focus on Assessment and Feedback and AI. Queen Mary educators are encouraged to share their practice in our poster showcase session. Please complete the MS Form to submit your poster proposal. The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Wednesday 23 April.
The Day Two programme will be published and bookings will open in April.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:30 | Arrival, coffee and networking |
| 10:00 |
Excellence in Employability: Embedding Employability in the Curriculum - Panel Queen Mary is committed to ensuring our students are supported in obtaining the careers to which they aspire. This opening panel will explore issues and successes in embedding employability in the curriculum across different disciplines. Chair: Professor Tony Michael Speakers: Dr Radhika Desai, Dr Sally Faulkner, Professor Rachel Male and Amina Nur. |
| 11:00 |
Introducing Queen Mary’s Graduate Attributes Tool TELT, alongside students and academics, will present a newly developed bespoke tool to support students identify, reflect and communicate their Graduate Attributes. |
| 11:15 | Coffee, exhibitors and networking |
| 11:45 |
How can we best prepare students for the future? Embedding employability and skills in the curriculum Future ready: Embedding employability and skills in the curriculum There is increasing demand from students for integrated employability within degrees. But what could and should this look like in practice? How do we support students to develop employability skills and Graduate Attributes they will need? This practical workshop will offer you the chance to explore how employability can be best embedded within your education practice through the new QM Employability & Skills Framework. We will discuss successful strategies that colleagues are already using, and will also hear from students about their priorities in terms of employability. Speakers to include: Dr Paraskevi Argyriou (SBBS), Dr Steph Fuller (QMA), Matthew Halfin (Careers), Dr Esther Lee (FMD), Al-Habib Mraish (QMSU), Dr Lisa Morrison (SBM), Jonny Otter (QMSU), Anna Fons Garcia (Careers), Lindsey Shirah (Careers), Susan Smith (Careers). |
| 13:15 | Lunch, exhibitors and networking |
| 14:00 |
Scholarship in Action This session will begin with a short presentation delving into the heart of educational excellence at Queen Mary University of London, followed by a panel discussion exploring what excellence means in our context, how it aligns with our strategic drivers, and how we can put it into action – "scholarship in action" – to ensure our teaching and learning have a genuine impact. Chair: Dr Helena Lim Speakers: Professor Chie Adachi, Professor Ishani Chandrasekara, Dr Usman Naeem and Tahmid Ahmed Khan |
| 15:00 |
Engage and connect: Scholarship Exchange This active session aims to break down siloes and start conversations, bringing people together to share and learn from each other's scholarship ideas. Key topics include: AI, LEA, Assessment and Feedback, Large group teaching, Civic engagement, Online learning, Employability and Inclusion. Facilitator: Dr Jayne Dennis |
| 16:00 |
Closing remarks |
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