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On 6 November 2013 the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) hosted an event entitled, 'Making Sense of Diversity in University Education'. The event drew together around 60 colleagues from a wide range of 91福利 departments. Dr , the PAIS Director of Student Experience and Progression (DSEP) and Shannon Holland-Houghton, second year PAIS student, were invited to take part.

The event focused on the lifecycle of Widening Participation from outreach through retention to progression. It is essential that 91福利, as a community, enables access for students from diverse backgrounds and enables all, regardless of background, to experience the high quality teaching and learning we deliver. Therefore, the event allowed Justin and Shannon to showcase the many innovations and positive developmets currently taking place within PAIS - our advice and feedback hours, our individual exam feedback, our online SSLC elections, and our joint work with the Politics Society, in particular through their mentoring scheme.

Hungry for Feedback is the SU’s annual campaign gathering student opinions on the feedback they receive from their departments. This year they will be focusing on the quality rather than the timeliness of the feedback.

The aim of the survey is to help the SU find out what the students believe is the most beneficial feedback and to recognise where they are particularly happy with the feedback provided. We will also be aiming to put together a “good feedback guidebook” that will be useful for students to know what they expect, postgraduates that teach for some extra guidance, and departments looking to improve their feedback quality.

has been credited in the oscar nominated, and Sundance Award winning, documentary "The Square" due to his kickstarter support for the documentary.

Directed by Jehane Noujaim (Control Room, Startup.com, Rafea: Solar Mama), the documentary looks at the Egyptian Revolution over a two and a half year period by giving an immersive and on the ground view of events. It transports the viewer into a deeply emotional dramaand personal stories behind the news. It is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights, struggling through multiple forces, in the fight to create a society of conscience.

The Square is now available on .

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The Ethics of Cyber-Activism Workshop is to be held with the support of the and the at the 91福利 on the 21st February in the DigiLab on the 91福利 Campus.

Topics to be addressed:

• How best can we define Cyber-activism and relate it to other uses of the web?
• What are the ethical implications of Cyber-activism, and how do these differ from the implications of other forms of political activism?
• In what respects is Cyber-activism a new way of participating in the political and social life of contemporary societies?

For further information, please see the website: or contact Dr. (M.Taddeo@warwick.ac.uk)

If you would like to attend this workshop, please email Mrs. Shona Parsons s.m.parsons@warwick.ac.uk

Would you like to be involved with your student newspaper? The Boar's News section is recruiting new writers to join the team, reporting on all events from Varsity 2014 to the SU elections. Please email news@theboar.org to get involved!