2017年11月30日
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Canning said what drives student mobility is getting students to know students not like them, and if she could give students one gift when they got to university, it would be social belonging. “It’s the richest gift we can give to students and it basically opens up a whole world of student success, both academically and in terms of happiness.”
I knew they were the most talented young people I’d ever seen in my life and I could see them shrinking
Two years ago, she became worried that while her university was becoming increasingly successful at bringing in students from broader backgrounds they needed more support after they arrived. “I knew they were the most talented young people I’d ever seen in my life and I could see them shrinking,” Canning said.
As a result she decided to be more proactive about intervening to create a strong cohort and ensure that students from all backgrounds took up the opportunities on offer. This has included a project giving students on bursaries a branded item in their first week to help them bond to their institution, and putting on social activities. create a Bullingdon Club for bursary kids, and Canning agreed. “It’s really about trying to generate that social capital.”
