Student Experience and Engagement
Our Collaborative Enhancement Projects offer funding opportunities for small groups of our member institutions to work together on projects of shared interest which enhance the quality of their own students' learning experiences and develop outputs to support the wider higher education sector.
QAA supports a number of projects every year, covering a range of topics and interest areas. On this page you'll find projects related to student experience.
Improving retention and attainment: the promotion of the ‘sticky course’
Lead institution: De Montfort University (Dr Claire Orwin, Professor Alasdair Blair, Professor Susan Orr)
Partner institutions: Glasgow Caledonian University (Professor Alastair Robertson), University of Brighton (Joanna MacDonnell), University of the Arts London (Leanne Grice)
The Audit of Student Representation and Voice Practices Project
Lead institution: University of Nottingham
Partner institutions: Newman University, Newman Students’ Union, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Hallam University Students’ Union, University of Portsmouth Students’ Union, University of Portsmouth, University of Highlands & Islands Students’ Association
Standing out in the crowd: A framework for inclusive and effective student engagement
Lead institution: University of Lincoln
Partner institutions: Australia (Monash University), Belgium (Ghent University), Canada (Lakehead University), Ghana (University of Cape Coast), India (Sri Sri University), Malaysia (Monash University), South Africa (North-West University), South Africa (University of Cape Town), UK (Queen Mary University of London), UK (University of Greenwich) and USA (Northern Illinois University)
How collaborative partners can enhance student engagement and programme delivery
Lead institution: University of Plymouth
Partner institutions: Brunel University, Edinburgh Napier University, Taylor’s University (Malaysia), University of Central Lancashire Centre for Collaborative Learning
How are staff supported to undertake student-staff partnership opportunities?
Lead institution: University of Sussex
Partner institutions: University of Salford, University of Brighton and University College London
Embedding Mental Wellbeing: Methods and Benefits
Lead institution: De Montfort University
News: DMU to lead new study improving students' mental wellbeing
Belonging Through Assessment: Pipelines of Compassion
Lead institution: University of the Arts London
Partner institutions: Glasgow School of Art and Leeds Arts University
Incorporating experiential learning fully into STEM education: A toolkit for enriching the student experience
Lead institution: University of Warwick
Partner institutions: Aston University, Glasgow Caledonian University and University of Strathclyde
Student engagement in learning
Lead institution: Bangor University
Partner institutions: Grŵp Llandrillo Menai
Student experience and expectations of teaching and learning
Lead institution: Coventry University
Partner institutions: Coventry University London, De Montfort University, Birmingham City University, Liverpool John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Northumbria University, University of East London, University of Greenwich and University of Huddersfield
Social Induction Framework
Lead institution: Falmouth University
Partner institutions: University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow
Other Collaborative Enhancement Projects
You can find out more about all our Collaborative Enhancement Projects - and access resources and outputs - on our website.