Birmingham University is a Research Intensive Institution and will be in 2026. We do research from atoms to the atmosphere, from sharks to Shakespeare. Research permeates all our teaching and students are engaged in research and research related activities at all levels.<\/p>\n
Our research success and our investment in research directly and explicitly benefits our students However, we can be complacent; we assume that delivery of Research Intensive Teaching (RIT) and it\u2019s benefit is obvious. It isn\u2019t and we are missing out on articulation and promotion of one of our major strengths. We need to reflect on what RIT is, where it is delivered and how it actually benefits our students. Where there are gaps we need to plug them.<\/p>\n
As we develop our teaching to 2026 there are two questions we need to answer so we can clearly articulate the intertwining of research and teaching at the University of Birmingham:<\/p>\n
1) What are the components of RIT delivery throughout our programmes, from when the students enter to when they graduate? (I think there are four!).<\/p>\n
2) What is the impact of our RIT? In other words, what do our graduates get from RIT and most importantly, how can we tell that this RIT has made a difference?<\/p>\n
We should be proud of the mantra \u2018investment in research is investment in students\u2019 but we need to get the evidence from across the campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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