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See below the programme for a knowledge exchange forum Evaluating the impact of diverse students’ experiences on their learning at Oxford on Friday 6 October 2023 at St John's College (St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP) and online.

The forum is being held as part of the Diversity of Student Experience Research Project.

Time	Activity
9am	Arrival refreshments Room: Prestwich and Larkin Rooms
9.15am	Welcome address Professor Dame Susan Black, Baroness Black of Strome, President, St John’s College. Read address Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
9.25am	Opening remarks Dr Elizabeth Rahman, Senior Evaluation Officer, Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
9.30am	Session 1 Chair: Professor Rhona Sharpe, Director, CTL Presentations: The Diversity of Student Experience Research Project – Dr Elizabeth Rahman, Senior Evaluation Officer, CTL Close the Gap: Fair Admissions in Postgraduate Research at Oxford and Cambridge – Kelsey Inouye and Paulina Rodrigues Anaiz, Department of Education University Connectedness and Trends in Student Mental Health: Results from the U-Flourish Survey – Kate Saunders and Kevin Matlock, Department of Psychiatry Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
10.35am	Refreshment break Room: Prestwich and Larkin Rooms
11am	Session 2 Chair: Dr Ruth Percy, Educational Development Consultant, CTL Presentations: Oxford Students' Digital Needs: A Student Perspective – Charlotte Baxter, Carmelo Radici and Yining (Evelyn) Tang (Student Experience Interns 2023) Opportunity Oxford – Rachael Hall, Opportunity Oxford Officer (Undergraduate Admissions) and Lucinda Rumsey, Mansfield College Astrophoria Foundation Year – Jo Begbie and Caitriona Woolhouse Developing an Evaluation Framework for Academic Skills Development at Oxford – Dr Joris de Henau, Evaluation Officer, CTL Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
12.25pm	Roundtable discussion 1 Led by Dr Matthew Williams, Access Fellow, Jesus College Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
12.45pm	Lunch Room: Kendrew Café
1.45pm	Session 3 Chair: Dr Chloe Walker, Digital Education Consultant, CTL Silence as Violence: Weaponized Bureaucracy and Academic Freedom – Becoming Comfortable with the Uncomfortable in UK Higher Education Spaces from Academics’ Perspectives – Meah Worsencroft, Department of Education (Withdrawn) We Are Our History – Jasdeep Singh and Frankie Wilson, Bodleian Libraries Inclusive Classrooms and Collaborative Learning: A Social Science initiative – Joshua Parker Allen, Nandini Gooptu and Catherine Goodwin, Social Sciences Division Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
3pm	Roundtable discussion 2 Led by Isaiah Wellington-Lynn, Departments of Education and Anthropology Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
3.25pm	SU critical reflections Led by Sameyia Syed, Policy and Representation Coordinator, SU Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
3.40pm	Closing remarks Dr Elizabeth Rahman, Senior Evaluation Officer, CTL Room: Garden Quad Auditorium
3.45pm	Close