Previous Projects
Since Future Talent launched over 80 DSE colleagues have participated and delivered a variety of different projects; all helping to deliver an outstanding student experience.
Examples include:
Exploring Belonging for Students
The purpose of this project was to understand how students rate their sense of belonging at the University of Manchester and whether engagement in activities such as peer support, academic advising or membership of societies effects this.
The project team created and conducted a survey which received over 600 responses.
Their research underlined that whilst belonging is hard to define, they found that students in halls felt it more strongly than those living anywhere else, even at home.
The team produced a report with their findings and this project work will help to identify where priorities will be set in taking forward the ‘Induction and Transition’ element of Welcome, Induction and Transition.
Fallowfield Residential Development
The University is embarking on a student residential development on the Fallowfield campus of up to 3,300 new bedrooms by September 2027.
The purpose of this project was to gather extensive feedback from stakeholders who will be impacted by the new development.
The project team hosted a series of focus groups and produced a report which included recommendations with a set of essential and desirable criteria which stakeholders considered to be important in delivering the new development.
A focus on wellbeing and places for students to interact came out strongly, as did ensuring designs worked well for staff working there as well as residents
Review of the Student Wellbeing Champion Programme
The purpose of this project was to create a series of recommendations for the Student Wellbeing Champion role, with the aim of increasing engagement and participation in the programme.
The project team carried out desk-based research of other HEIs' similar roles for students, and hosted focus groups to gather direct feedback from students and input from other departments within the University of Manchester.
They produced a summary report and recommendations from their findings.
Sustainability and Recycling in Halls of Residence
The purpose of this project was to gather information about student behaviour and attitudes towards environmental sustainability in Halls of Residence.
The project team designed and conducted surveys and focus groups with students living in halls.
They produced a report which summarised their findings and included recommendations on how to help student residents adopt more sustainable behaviours.
UoM Sport - Developing Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Supporting UoM Sport’s EEDI strategic priority to ‘create and embed equality, equity, diversity and inclusion across all areas of our work’; the purpose of this project was to explore the reasons that disabled students are not engaging with sports programmes and facilities.
The project team created and conducted a survey and produced a summary report with recommendations to their project sponsor.