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For our book club we are reading "Student Belonging in Action: Practical Case Studies to Foster a Sense of Belonging Across the Higher Education Student Journey" edited by Kelly Edmunds and David Gilani. (https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003611578)
The book is free to access online via Locate.
It is recommended that colleagues read the allocated chapter in advance of the meeting. However, if you haven't had a chance to read the chapter, you are still very much welcome as we would like to hear your experience and views on the subject.

Dates and chapter allocations:
Monday 21st September 2026: Introduction: Student belonging in action and Chapter 1: Join up activities to support students from underrepresented groups

Topics covered include:

Monday 19th October 2026: Chapter 2: Launch free academic society membership trials and community welcome events to build belonging
Monday 16th November 2026: Chapter 3: Shift your perspective from deficit thinking to a model of appreciation that values the student voice
Monday 14th December 2026: Chapter 4: Reimagine the “sticky campus” concept by centring the needs of commuter students
Monday 11th January 2027: Chapter 5: Seek to understand study and career motivations as an essential component of employability support
Monday 22nd February 2027: Chapter 6: Build student networks to transform belonging, success, and departmental culture
Monday 8th March 2027: Chapter 7 Co-produce belonging activities with staff and students
Monday 29th March 2027: Chapter 8: Work with students to deliver solutions that enhance their student journey
Monday 12th April 2027: Chapter 9: Create a space for belonging for students with parental responsibility
Monday 17th May 2027: Chapter 10: Fostering student belonging through relational pedagogy
Monday 7th June 2027: Chapter 11:An inclusive higher education framework can reflect on community and belonging in Foundation Year
Monday 5th July 2027: Chapter 12: Embed teamwork into the curriculum
Monday 12th July 2027: Chapter 13: Inclusive student belonging in online distance learning and Chapter 14: Develop physical spaces to foster student belonging
Monday 19th July 2027: Chapter 15: Build a sense of belonging in online learning environments and epilogue: Student belonging in action