Festival of Education 2023 - Queen Mary Academy

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Queen Mary Academy

The Queen Mary Festival of Education will take place 18-20 April 2023. The Festival will explore the theme of Inclusive Education, addressing the visible and hidden barriers to success and exploring pedagogical approaches that open the doors of opportunity for all.

The festival aims to be an in person event with Zoom offering an online experience for most session. Whether you will be on campus or online, please register using Zoom Events. Queen Mary staff can sign up using their university Zoom account. Use the SSO option and Company Domain Name (qmul-ac-uk.zoom.us) when prompted. Alternatively, registering with an email address is also possible. Further information can be found on the TELT page.

Festival of Education 2023

Register for the Festival, join the event and bookmark the sessions that you plan to attend.

Book now using Zoom Events

Day one highlight - Opening keynote

Join us to hear from Professor Edward Peck, Vice-Chancellor and President of Nottingham Trent University and DfE Student Support Champion

Day one highlight - Opening keynote

Day two highlight - Gender and Prestige

Dr Camille Kandiko Howson, Imperial College London, speaking on Gender and Prestige: Valuing teaching, research and service in higher education

Day two highlight - Gender and Prestige

Day two highlight - Opening the Doors of Opportunity

Join our panel to discuss inclusive strategies and practices from a variety of different subject areas

Day two highlight - Opening the Doors of Opportunity

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Festival programme

Explore our programme of keynotes, speakers, panel discussions.

Festival Programme

Programme Committee

The Festival of Education Programme Committee has shaped the thematic and strategic alignment of this year's programme:

Professor Janet De Wilde - Queen Mary Academy (Chair)
Dr Folashade Akinmolayan Taiwo - School of Engineering and Materials Science
Dr Aylin Baysan - Institute of Dentistry
Dr Stephen Buckingham - School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Gabriel Cavalli - School of Engineering and Materials Science
Graeme Hathaway - Queen Mary Academy
Dr Lesley Howell - School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Professor Henri Hujiberts - School of Engineering and Materials Science
Rachel Male - School of Economics and Finance
Elise Omfalos - Queen Mary Academy
Dr Eranjan Padumadasa - School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Daniela Tavasci - School of Economics and Finance
Dr Xue Zhou - School of Business and Management

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