Join us for the upcoming Student - Staff Partnership Grants (SSPG) 25-26 Presentation Series!
This engaging platform offers a unique opportunity for both students and staff to collaborate and showcase the outcomes of their Student-Staff Partnership Grants(SSPG) projects, topics ranging from inclusive learning to clinical insight and creative voice.
What is SSPG presentation series
There are 12, 45-minute short online sessions running weekly from 29 April, you can check the full schedule and register with the link here: SSPG 25-26 Presentation Series Register Form, please also feel free to get in touch with us.
All the projects were awarded funding in August 2025 and is currently in progress. During the session, the teams will introduce the background and aims of the project; share the progress made so far; highlight key findings to date; and reflect on how students and staff have collaborated throughout the process.
If you’re interested in applying for funding to start your own student–staff partnership and shape your subject and university experience, this is a great place to learn more about the scheme.
Recordings from last year’s series can be accessed here: 24-25 Recordings (Access is available to Tooting members; Clerkenwell members can request access by emailing StudentPartnership@sgul.ac.uk)
Upcoming Events in the next Month
Developing Inclusive Teaching for Part-Time Students
- Speaker: Alice Tolley; Safigje Buzi; Pedro Marques-Quint; Tom Denis; Clara Cieza-Borrella
- Date & Time: 14.00-14.45, Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Location: Online - Register now
This student-led, co-designed project aims to explore the lived experiences of part-time students at City St George’s who balance study with work, caregiving, and other responsibilities. Despite their increasing numbers, these students are often underrepresented in research and overlooked in policy. Building on prior work by Swansea University, our project will generate meaningful insights to inform more inclusive and supportive educational practices.
Initially funded through the Advisory Group Scheme, the project currently focuses on part-time Genomic Medicine students. In phases two and three (2025–2026), we will expand it to include a wider range of students and alumni from other postgraduate healthcare sciences programmes.
By highlighting the challenges, motivations, and support needs of this diverse cohort, the project will inform strategies to enhance student experience at both institutional and national levels. It offers a timely and valuable opportunity for City St George’s to lead in creating responsive, equitable learning environments for part-time students.
Primary Care Seminar Series
- Speaker: Zahraa Zaini; Rachel Hulme; TBC: Dr Lucy Williams, Prof Judith Ibison
- Date & Time: 14.00-14.45, Wednesday 6 May 2026
- Location: Online - Register now
The Primary Care Seminar Series project extends the existing primary care seminar series by developing and delivering an online primary care grand round for healthcare students at City St George’s University, as well as external students and postgraduate healthcare professionals. It aims to spark interest in primary care careers and showcase the wide range of opportunities in primary care. The programme enhances students’ academic experience by offering additional knowledge and expertise in clinical primary care, and academic skills including research, quality improvement and presentation skills.
Until recently, primary care grand rounds had not been available at our university, with such opportunities limited to secondary care. To our knowledge, no similar initiative exists at other UK medical schools. We hope this programme will continue to contribute positively to the educational experience offered to students, particularly those with an interest in primary care who currently have limited opportunities to learn about academic primary care.
Empowering Student: Clear, Inclusive Prcedure Navigation
- Date & Time: 14.00-14.45, Wednesday 13 May
- Location: Online - Register now
As our institution undergoes a significant merger, students are navigating increasingly complex procedures at a time of heightened uncertainty. This project aims to update and co-create clear, accessible, and student-friendly resources that demystify key processes - such as academic appeal, complaint, disciplinary (including academic misconduct) and Fitness to Practice/Support to Study procedures.
By collaborating with students and staff from relevant supporting teams, we will review, update and design culturally sensitive, trauma-informed and engaging content formats that meet diverse needs, for example, neurodivergent learners, non-native English speakers, and those with varied learning preferences.
Key steps include auditing current materials, conducting student consultations, and developing prototypes through iterative feedback.
The outputs will include a suite of inclusive, easy-to-navigate guides and digital tools, co-branded across campuses.
The legacy will be a scalable model for inclusive communication that supports student confidence, autonomy, and success - during the merger and beyond.
Bridging Cultures through Clinical Conversations
- Speaker: Yashika Wahi, Farhat Mazumder, Anisa Wehliye
- Date & Time: 14.00-14.45, Wednesday 27 May
- Location: Online - Register now
Cervical screening rates among South Asian women remain strikingly low - not from lack of awareness, but because stigma, modesty, language barriers, and taboo often silence vital discussions. Our project aims to transform how healthcare students learn to communicate with empathy and cultural awareness. Informed by South Asian women's lived experiences and student feedback, we are creating a social media hub where students can engage with real-world scenarios, receive adaptive feedback, and learn through patient voices. Our mission: to turn cultural understanding into confident, compassionate care - one conversation at a time.