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(Decolonising) Academic Writing in PGT modules: Challenges and Opportunities (Science and Medicine)

Audience: Academic staff, Research supervisors

Date: Thursday 4 September 2025

Times: 10.00 to 14.00

Key details: Workshops exploring decolonising the curriculum, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and comparative education, designed to foster reflection and dialogue on supporting PGT students in producing inclusive and critically engaged academic outputs.

Target audience

DoTs, DoPGTs, Programme Directors, Module Convenors, PGT dissertation supervisors, and relevant Student Union representatives

Course information

Please note this booking is for Science and Medicine faculty. If you are from Arts and Divinity, please book the workshop on 3 September.

The workshop series is an offshoot of a larger study in collaboration with colleagues from the Global South and will be led by Amritesh Singh (IELLI) and Professor Jessica Murray, Acting Director, School of Transdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies at UNISA, the largest open distance-learning institution in Africa.

The workshops will:

  • Examine colonial biases in understandings of criticality and academic writing.
  • Explore hidden curriculum barriers affecting diverse PGT students.
  • Present conceptual models for diversifying academic outputs and discuss applications at module and programme levels.

We warmly welcome DoTs, DoPGTs, Programme Directors, Module Convenors, PGT dissertation supervisors, and relevant Student Union representatives.

Date: 4 September 2025

For colleagues at the Faculty of Arts & Divinity, Wednesday, 3rd of September.

For colleagues at the Faculty of Science & Medicine, Thursday, 4th of September

Time: 10 am to 2pm (including refreshments)

Venue: Psychology Old Library

Funded by EDI Project Fund

Venue

PSY: 2.00 - Psychology Old Library

Course provider

IELLI
Email: ielli@st-andrews.ac.uk