Circle U. Café Oslo: Driving pedagogical innovation

How can active student engagement in research improve the quality of education? Learn from colleagues at King’s College London and the University of Oslo.

An illustration from the foyer of Georg Sverdrups hus with Circle U. Cafe written on it

What is Circle U. and Circle U. Café?

Circle U. is our European University Alliance, and your chance to cooperate with colleagues all over Europe. Circle U. Café is our meeting place at UiO and takes place at Scene HumSam in Georg Sverdrups hus. At Circle U. Café we discuss topics relevant for European higher education and research.

Students as co-researchers

Active student involvement has profound consequences for the future of higher education. How can students be actively engaged in research – and how can their research experiences be brought into university seminars?

Learn from Circle U. colleagues

Researchers from three Circle U. universities will give examples of how they have involved students in research as part of their courses and discuss:

  • How can students analyse research papers and use their analyses actively in university seminars?
  • What are some benefits and challenges of inviting students as researchers in research projects during and after their education?
  • How can students become co-researchers in ongoing research, bring their analysis into seminars and share findings with peers?

Live panel debate

We will have a live panel debate, where we will take questions from the audience (live and online) and discuss how researchers can create space for students in their projects and seminars and what kind of support they need to do so.

Programme
15:00 Coffee
15:15 Welcome
Bj?rn Stensaker, Vice rector for Education, University of Oslo
Part I – Presentations by Circle U. Chairs on the connection between research and education.
15:30 Students as co-researchers in ongoing research projects. An example from teacher education
Professor Lisbeth M Brevik, Circle U. Chair, University of Oslo, Norway
15:50 Students' participation in research during and after education 
Dr. Gabriel Reedy, Circle U. Chair, director for the Masters in Clinical Education programme at King's College, London, UK
Part II – Panel discussion on the connection between research and education.
16:15

Experiences and ways forward

Moderator: Professor Jarle Breivik, who has a background in  basic medical science, science communication, and education management. 

  • Student co-researcher Rebecca Barreng
  • Prof. Lisbeth M. Brevik, University of Oslo
  • Dr. Gabriel Reedy, King’s College London
  • Prof. Taran Mari Thune, University of Oslo
16:50 Closing words: how can you invite students into you research projects, or use research more actively in your seminars?
Published Mar. 16, 2022 11:21 AM - Last modified Aug. 16, 2022 12:37 PM