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Professor 's RELU funded research on biopesticides regulation has been showcased as an impact case study by the BBSRC.

Professor recently participated in the panel "China's Third Plenum: Another Turning Point?" at , London.

Following the Third Plenum of the Communist Party’s 18th Central Committee in November 2013, the panel offers their thoughts on whether the economic, political and social reforms announced, such as the relaxation of the one child policy and establishment of a national security council, signal a new era for China’s domestic and foreign policies. The speakers consider how significant these reforms will be in comparison to those announced in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping following the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee.

On 6 November 2013 the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) hosted an event entitled, 'Making Sense of Diversity in University Education'. The event drew together around 60 colleagues from a wide range of 果冻传媒 departments. Dr , the PAIS Director of Student Experience and Progression (DSEP) and Shannon Holland-Houghton, second year PAIS student, were invited to take part.

The event focused on the lifecycle of Widening Participation from outreach through retention to progression. It is essential that 果冻传媒, as a community, enables access for students from diverse backgrounds and enables all, regardless of background, to experience the high quality teaching and learning we deliver. Therefore, the event allowed Justin and Shannon to showcase the many innovations and positive developmets currently taking place within PAIS - our advice and feedback hours, our individual exam feedback, our online SSLC elections, and our joint work with the Politics Society, in particular through their mentoring scheme.

Professor recently spoke at a Roundtable Discussion on ‘China, Regionalism and Globalization: Implications for India’, organised by the (ICWA), at Sapru House, New Delhi.

Professor Breslin presented a fascinating account of China’s approach to globalization, regionalism, multilateral diplomacy and the debate within China on different issues, especially those related to its self perception and stature in international politics.

We are looking for the best suggestion as to how to improve student engagement with us.

A report published by the NUS cites the following definition of student engagement:

“Student engagement” means involving students as active participants in the development, delivery, management and improvement of their educational experience.

It cited this account of why student engagement is important:

The Cross-Sector Group has also defined why they consider student engagement to be important: Universities are communities of learning achieved through a partnership between staff and students. A committed partnership between students, as active participants, and the staff at an institution will open up possibilities for authentic and constructive dialogue, offering the opportunity for more holistic and reflective feedback and enhancement of learning.

How might this engagement in PAIS be improved?

A Prize Competition

If you have a suggestion for how to improve this type of engagement in PAIS, we want to hear from you! Submit your idea(s) by 3 March 2013 for review. There is a £200 cash prize for the best suggestion, and all suggestions will be taken on board as we seek to improve the way that staff and students work together to improve our department.

This competition is open to any student taking a module in PAIS, whether you are taking one of our degree programmes or not.