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The Value of Research to Undergraduate Learning

The Value of Research to Undergraduate Learning. Prof. Rob Hopkins (Philosophy) Prof. Tamara Hervey (Law) Dr Robert McKay (English) Lauren Gascoigne (UG English-History, now MA History) Ben Arscott (UG History-Philosophy, now MA Philosophy)

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The Value of Research to Undergraduate Learning

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  1. The Value of Research to Undergraduate Learning Prof. Rob Hopkins (Philosophy) Prof. Tamara Hervey (Law) Dr Robert McKay (English) Lauren Gascoigne (UG English-History, now MA History) Ben Arscott (UG History-Philosophy, now MA Philosophy) Chloe Skinner (UG& MA Geography; PhD Town Planning)

  2. What are the benefits to UGs of studying in a research-led University? What can be done to help students and applicants appreciate and exploit these benefits?

  3. Research in UG Learning UoS LTC 2012

  4. Some more obvious examples • Even ‘LAW101’ is research-based!

  5. Some (perhaps) less obvious examples Co-authored work arising from seminars – Understanding Law (first year UG) seminar resulted in peer reviewed publication (see left) Non-peer reviewed online dissemination of student research (see https://vle.shef.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/courses/LAW3008.A.6/restricted%20to%20staff/other%20resources/Murphy%20case%20AG%20opinion/eufootballlaw.tumblr.com/index.html) Summer internships leading to sole or collaborative publications (around 10 with or supervised by me since 2004) Sheffield Student Law Review

  6. Some challenges and food for thought • The tyranny of the University year, and the three year degree • The tyranny of assessment • The tyranny of professional associations (‘body of knowledge’ expectations) • Ethics of collaboration with students • What is [legal] research? “I read some stuff and I write some stuff ...”

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