Speaking & Events
Events
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- Project ECHO:- Webinar via St Leonard’s Hospice (York), “The role that Unconscious Bias can play in how we deliver care”, (with kind permission of GCL), November 18th 2020
- Staff Workshops, Supporting Student Mental Health in Student Accommodation, facilitator for Student Minds, 18th, 19th, 30th November & 4th December 2020
- #Kindfest festival 2020- Speaker, ‘Tent 1: Kinder Lives’, November 13 2020
- Blackbullion- Webinar: (click link for blog/webinar) “The impact of financial concerns on student and staff wellbeing”, November 3rd 2020
- International Network of Inclusive Practice (INIP)- ‘Inclusive Practice in online/remote learning’, Online event via Remo, November 4 2020
- NUS Scotland- Scotland’s Student Mental Health Conference: Presenter. ‘Men’s Mental Health; What Works?’, Stirling, October 28/29 2020
- EdTech Thought Leaders- ‘What Have We Learnt From Covid 19?’ (click link for Prezi): Presenter. Reflecting on Hong Kong / China and how their experience with multi platform teaching and learning, well-being challenges, faculty struggles with tech and adapting to engaging yet remote teaching can inform UK practice. Remote Conference, 20 August 4pm-6pm
- (Postponed) British Council- Session Chair / Lead: “Inclusive Practice in Teaching, Living & Learning”, Going Global, International Educational Leaders Conference, London
- Jo Cox Foundation: #RunForJo Sponsor / Participant; Great Get Together Weekend June 21 2020
- AUA Membership- “Improving Productivity; your first hour of the day.” Webinar, 12th, 16th & 22nd June 2020
- University of York, Men’s Health Network “Loneliness, impact and solutions”, co Presenting with Kim Leadbeater from the Jo Cox Foundation: , 10th Jun 2020
- Guest blog for BETT, Providing wellbeing support, reducing the impact and making a difference, 28th May 2020
- Using #Menfulness in Lockdown (LinkedIn / YouTube), 12th May 2020
- Guest blog for Blackbullion: “Physically, not Socially Distanced Support (for University Tutors), 28th April 2020
- NUS Scotland – Working from home and Life/Work balance webinar, 20th April 2020
- AUA Membership- Working from home; Tactics, Tips and Life/Work Balance webinar, 9th (x2) and 15th April 2020
- AMOSSHE, The Student Services Organisation- Managing Your Student Service Team Remotely webinar, 8th April 2020
- St Leonard’s Hospice- Fundraising Team: Working from home webinar, 8th April 2020
- The Learning Support Centre – Working from home and Life/Work balance webinar, 2nd April 2020
- Growth Pod Podcast- Working from home with Pete Quinn, 26th March 2020
- University of York: Global Programmes Team- Working from home; Tactics, Tips and Life/Work Balance webinar, 19th March 2020
- British Council- Inclusive HE: Disabled Student experience from application to graduation and beyond; highlighting good practice [Webinar] , 25th Feb 2020
- Wonkhe Show Podcast, 20 Feb 2020
- Regent College – Duty of Care & Safeguarding workshop, London, 24th Jan 2020
- Greystar – Chapter Accommodation: Staff Workshop, Supporting Student MentalHealth, facilitator for Student Minds, London, 14th & 15th Jan 2020
- Education University of Hong Kong: Dept of Special Ed. & Counselling. Consultancy & Guest Lecturer, delivering ‘Thematic Course on Supporting Students with SEN Cognition and Learning Needs (Facilitating English Language Learning – Focusing on the needs of students with SpLD & ID), November-December 2019
- DSA Workshop: [click on link for info] Mental Health Matters, Newcastle, 18th September 2019
- EqIA Workshop for AUA Consulting, Reading, 29th August, 2019
- Sonocent ‘hands-on’ Glean Sessions, London, Birmingham & Manchester, 30 July – 1 August
- Chinese University of Hong Kong / University of York, Short talk: “Well-being issues for SpLD students”, York, 18 July 2019
- University of Edinburgh, Subtitling for Media Pilot Project Showcase Event, External Consultant / Panel member, Edinburgh, 5th July 2019
- Wonkhe Show Podcast, with Mary Curnock Cook & Mark Leach, talking NSS, DMU and SU’s, 4th July 2019
- Greystar – Chapter Accommodation: Staff Workshop, Supporting Student Mental Health, facilitator for Student Minds, London, 2nd & 16th July 2019
- British Council, Disability & Inclusion Working Group (with GCL), London, 20th June 2019
- UK Inclusive Practice Network Conference: University of Bath, 6 June 2019
- Guest blog for Blackbullion [Mental Health Awareness Week]: ‘Got my mind on my money and my money on my mind’. 15 May 2019
- Inclusion Summit / Integration Conference / Accessibility Project: Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities[(Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach), Poland 15-17 May, 2019
- DSA Workshop: Mental Health Matters, Nottingham, 1st May 2019
- Supporting Student Mental Health on behalf of Student Minds with Derwent Student Living in Norwich and Glasgow March & May 2019
- CPD event for DSA Assessors and Disabled Student Practitioners: ‘Mental Health Matters: being literate in learning well’ Glasgow, 7 March 2019
- ‘Unconscious Bias Seminar’: Royal College of Opthamologists (for GCL), 6 March 2019
- ‘Inclusive Derby Workshop’: University of Derby, Buxton / Kedleston Rd Campuses, 7 February 2019
- Tribe York: Tribe Talk: Everyman York, February 2019
- Mind HK Breakfast Seminar, Hong Kong, 17 January 2019
- Education University of Hong Kong: Dept of Special Ed. & Counselling. Consultancy & Guest Lecturer, delivering ‘Thematic Course on Supporting Students with SEN Cognition and Learning Needs (Facilitating English Language Learning – Focusing on the needs of students with SpLD & ID), January 2019
- CPD event for DSA Assessors and Disabled Student Practitioners: ‘Mental Health Matters: being literate in learning well’ Cardiff, 4th December 2018
- CPD event for DSA Assessors and Disabled Student Practitioners: ‘Mental Health Matters: being literate in learning well’ Birmingham, 28th November 2018
- CPD event for DSA Assessors and Disabled Student Practitioners: ‘Mental Health Matters: being literate in learning well’ Southampton, 27th November 2018
- ‘People Summit…’ York Business Week, Make it York, York November 15th 2018
- Making it* happen: From Strategy to Action. *inclusive teaching, (in collaboration with Inclusion in HE) University of Leicester, November 14th 2018.
- Diversity & Inclusion 101 / Mental Health Matters: CPD sessions for Independent HE, London, November 9th 2018.
- CPD event for DSA Assessors and Disabled Student Practitioners: ‘Mental Health Matters: being literate in learning well’ Manchester, 9th October 2018
- CPD event for DSA Assessors and Disabled Student Practitioners: ‘Mental Health Matters: being literate in learning well’. Edinburgh, 3rd October 2018
- Singapore Management University: Office of Dean of Students. Consultancy, Training and Keynote Speech for Singapore HE Disability Service Professionals. 10th – 15th September 2018.
- Education University of Hong Kong: Dept of Special Ed. & Counselling. Consultancy & Guest Lecturer, May/June 2018, Hong Kong [developing and delivering ‘Thematic Course on Supporting Students with SEN Cognition and Learning Needs (Facilitating English Language Learning – Focusing on the needs of students with SpLD & ID)]
- Education University of Hong Kong: Dept of Special Ed. & Counselling. Consultancy & Guest Lecturer, March 2018, Hong Kong [developing and delivering ‘Thematic Course on Supporting Students with SEN Cognition and Learning Needs (Facilitating English Language Learning – Focusing on the needs of students with SpLD & ID)]
- ADSHE AT specialists network, Positive Influencing Skills workshop, February 2018, Sheffield
- NADP ‘DSA Modernisation’ Workshop, Manchester, February 2018
- ATEC HeadsUp, “Advancing inclusive policies and practices for disabled people within Further and Higher Education” Sheffield, January 2018 [click link for prezi]
- UK Inclusive Practice Network Event, December 2017, Wolverhampton
- York Business Week ‘Practical Strategies for diversity, inclusion & well-being agendas‘ (with h2h Consulting), November 2017
- Westminster Briefing, Supporting Disabled Students in Higher Education, November 2017, London
- University of York, Derwent College Senior Common Room, Autumn Term Talk, ‘Inclusive Teaching, Why it Matters’. October 2017, York
- Yorkshire & Humber NHS Leadership Academy Innov8 Black History Month event: Inclusive Leadership & Disability workshop October 2017, Leeds
- NADP DSA ‘Modernisation’ Workshop(s). September 2017, London
- University of Glasgow comprehensive review of current mental health provision to minimise the impact of mental ill health on staff and students subsequently used to inform whole University Mental Health Action Plan. June 2017 see short film on how here.
- NASMA Conference June 2017, Harrogate
- Unifrog Speaker event June 2017 [presentation here]
- Clear Links partners event: Keynote: ‘Mental Health matters’; student mental health & mental illness, University of London, June 2017
- Inclusive Teaching and Learning Conference, York St John University, May 2017 (workshop and facilitation)
- Inside Government Event ‘Improving Student Support Services to Widen Participation 2016
- IEDP Seminar 2014
- AMOSSHE/ECU Conference Presentation 2013
- Westminster Higher Education Forum Event 2013
Media
- Contribution to Nuance case study 2015
- Quoted in Guardian 2013
- Case Study in ‘Developing Successful Diversity Mentoring Programmes: An International Casebook’ 2012
- Ox Uni Alumni Weekend Podcast 2011 with Pete Quinn contribution
- Quoted in Guardian 2010
- Former Ox Uni profile