The BioSci Pathway Opportunity Programme: Challenges and Successes

Jeanette Robertson; Kieran Higgins

The BioSci Pathway Opportunity Programme: Challenges and Successes

Jeanette Robertson
, Kieran Higgins

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Abstract

The Pathway Opportunity Programme (POP) is a QUB Widening Participation initiative aimed at supporting students from backgrounds that are less likely to participate in higher education. It was first piloted in the School of Biological Sciences in 2017 and has continued ever since, aiming to prepare students both academically and socially for university life with a range of engaging learning opportunities and team work activities. Designing such a programme proved challenging in encompassing all School content, but also reaped rewards in recruitment, retention and satisfaction.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 23 Mar 2022
Event	QUB Annual Learning And Teaching Conference 2022: Sustainable Development Goals: Taking action or ticking boxes? - Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Mar 2022 → 13 Apr 2022 https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/CentreforEducationalDevelopment/CoursesEventsProfessionalRecognition/Events/QUBAnnualLearningandTeachingConference2022/

Conference

Conference	QUB Annual Learning And Teaching Conference 2022: Sustainable Development Goals: Taking action or ticking boxes?
Abbreviated title	CED Conference 2022
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	23/03/22 → 13/04/22
Internet address	https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicStudentAffairs/CentreforEducationalDevelopment/CoursesEventsProfessionalRecognition/Events/QUBAnnualLearningandTeachingConference2022/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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The BioSci Pathway Opportunity Programme: Challenges and Successes

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Conference

UN SDGs

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