The team
Anasuya Aruliah and Mark Fuller (co-leads, academic and outreach respectively) Osnat Katz (PhD student); Francesca Waines (Y3 Astrophysics student); Rania Shafiq (Y3 Physics student)
Department
Physics and Astronomy
What happened?
UCL have a commitment to Widening Participation. The undergraduate cohorts entering UCL in 2020 and 2021 have experienced moderate to severe disruptions in their A level teaching due to the covid-19 pandemic. These are our current Year 2 and Year 1 undergraduates, respectively. Our small team is following these two cohorts to understand the consequences of this disruption by running staff and student surveys and focus groups. The goal is to advise the Department of Physics & Astronomy how to support and retain struggling students so that they achieve their true potential.
What advice or encouragement would you give to someone thinking of doing a ChangeMakers project?
Planning is important, and gathering a committed and enthusiastic team.
