In this seminar, Dr Rumy will take you through her experiences of student-staff partnerships over the last few years and share some of the specific projects she has been involved in. In addition, she will disclose her reflections on questions she feels need attention as we move forward in partnership work.
Dr Gulshanara (Rumy) Begum is a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Exercise Science, in the School of Life Sciences, at the University of Westminster. Rumy has a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences, a PhD in Sports Nutrition, a Masters in Higher Education and is currently a fellow of HEA. She has taught in Higher Education for over 15 years, across both undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
Her teaching is very much student-centred, research-informed and hands on. She strongly believes in “learning by doing” and feels such practices enable students to retain more and gain a deeper understanding.
Rumy also has extensive experience with student-staff partnership projects. She believes time and mindful effort are crucial to developing true non-hierarchical partnerships. In 2020, along with students and staff, she took part in writing a book chapter titled: I’ve Seen You (Fraser et al. 2020) within the book, The Power of Partnership, edited by Mercer-Mapstone and Abbot (2020).
