We are looking for first-year undergraduate students to take part in a hackathon on transition to university, engagement and attendance in February 2025.
Hackathons take place on an annual basis, working with students to 'hack' apart a University problem and come up with innovative, student-focussed solutions.
We're using a hackathon to kick off a longitudinal research study we're launching in February 2025. The study, in collaboration with the Student Inclusion Team, will look at transition activities, engagement with lectures and other curricular and extracurricular activities, transitions between year and key points for support.
The hackathon - where you'll meet and get to know the other participants, will take place on February 20th 2025 and is a full day event. You will be provided with lunch and a £50 Love2Shop voucher. You will work with others in group to discuss your experiences and ideas, and feed this back to key stakeholders in the University at the end of the day.
You will then join us for a focus group every 6 months going forward (one in July, one in January) for an hour, discussing your experiences since last meeting and letting us know about key events that took place while navigating your academic life. You will receive a £20 for attending these one-hour focus groups.
Your participation in this research or anything you say during the study will not affect your academic studies. Audio will be recorded in the focus groups and photographs may be taken at the hackathon event with your consent.
If you're a first year student (undergraduate) and interested in taking part in our next hackathon and you have any questions, please contact Amy.palmer@bristol.ac.uk.
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