Week 6 is Global Experiences Week, all staff are welcome to join us over brunch to hear students and staff share our perspectives of what it is to live, work and study at Lancaster. We will share the latest thinking and discuss initiatives under development to further connect staff and students. This will also include the launch of a small grants round to facilitate new initiatives in this area.  Please book online here.  

10.00 – Welcome and Introduction, Ben Matthews, Head of Strategic Initiatives

10.10 –The highlights: What does students’ feedback tell us about the global experience at Lancaster?  Professor Amanda Chetwynd, Provost

10.20 – Explain Brunching…

Four rounds of 10 minutes for participants to move to different themed tables to discuss and feedback into points that interest you.

Tom Buckley, Director of RAID – 100 years or 100 miles: One Canadian’s perspective on life in Northern England

Kara Cooper, Reverend – Does emotional intelligence really matter?

Professor Robert Geyer, LU Academic Director (International) – What can we learn from the US?  

Hannah, LUSU VP Education – LUSU, The critical friend

British student perspective

Life in the UK for an international student

11:00 - Wall of Feedback and the Way Forward…

Reflect and summarise thoughts that people have shared on the post-it wall when they move from table to table: What’s working and not working? What’s next?