{"id":28,"date":"2024-07-23T15:05:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-01-14T10:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T10:35:39","slug":"students-as-co-creators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/students-as-co-creators\/","title":{"rendered":"Students as Co-Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-480d783 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"480d783\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e067e1\" data-id=\"9e067e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d907dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d907dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A core part of our partnership work at Westminster is the Student as Co-Creators Programme.\u00a0This initiative provides opportunities and resources for students and staff to work together on research projects and enhance learning and teaching at the University of Westminster.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5257ed38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5257ed38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c86d72\" data-id=\"43c86d72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c2f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20c2f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/09\/Westminster_Uni_Co-creators-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/09\/Westminster_Uni_Co-creators-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/09\/Westminster_Uni_Co-creators-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/09\/Westminster_Uni_Co-creators-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/09\/Westminster_Uni_Co-creators-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/09\/Westminster_Uni_Co-creators-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc94467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc94467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>artwork by Raquel Dur\u00e1n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc797d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc797d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>The Programme gives students an opportunity to co-create their higher education experiences. Through their projects, they share their perspectives and ideas, shape their learning experiences, build networks and develop skills in team-working, leadership, communication, research, giving presentations, and managing projects and budgets. These experiences support students\u2019 academic careers while also helping them gain important skills to enhance their employability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf317f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf317f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c06ff67\" data-id=\"c06ff67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceeb9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceeb9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Students as Co-Creators programme has three distinct strands:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/learning-and-teaching-research-collaborations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Learning and Teaching Research Collaborations:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>Student and staff teams propose research to enhance the learning &amp; teaching environment.<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/disciplinary-research-collaborations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Disciplinary Research Collaborations:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>Student and staff teams propose research within a specific discipline (or across disciplines).<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/curriculum-design-collaborations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Curriculum Design Collaborations:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>Staff propose to develop an aspect of their course or module in partnership with students.<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f5eb3c\" data-id=\"9f5eb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a294ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a294ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/10\/image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/10\/image.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2024\/10\/image-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16c8e1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16c8e1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2490c5d\" data-id=\"2490c5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69301a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e69301a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Westminster student participants have taken advantage of many opportunities to showcase their work on the Students as Co-Creators Programme, both internally and externally. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>student partnership blog\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>documents some of these experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20a4cf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20a4cf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a2b626\" data-id=\"2a2b626\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b295b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b295b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VRxEVdpLJWM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da2d243 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da2d243\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18d7fc7\" data-id=\"18d7fc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ea39e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"34ea39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/nOUKwChTzeY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A core part of our partnership work at Westminster is the Student as Co-Creators Programme.\u00a0This initiative provides opportunities and resources for students and staff to work together on research projects and enhance learning and teaching at the University of Westminster.\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":812,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/812"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":778,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/studentpartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}