Research and Knowledge Exchange Unit: Literature and Literacies

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The Research and Knowledge Exchange Unit includes colleagues from different programmes (English, Education Studies, Early Childhood Studies, BA Primary QTS, PGCE programmes and the Library) at different points in their careers. What unites the group is methodology and a shared love for Children’s Literature and Literacies. The Unit supports researchers to work on individual and collaborative projects, relating to all matters of Literature and Literacy.

A concrete example of the kind of work Literature and Literacy aspires to do is the Annual Literature and Literacy Lectures, a series which started in 2019. The Research and Knowledge Exchange Unit Literature and Literacy also organises guest lectures, given by internal as well as external speakers.

The Research and Knowledge Exchange Unit is outward looking and involves external partners (Autistic Voices, The Meadows Primary School, Lincoln Cathedral, St. Barnabas Hospice and UK Literary Association) in collaborative research, event-partnership, outreach activities and student engagement, such as shadowing UK Literary Association Book Awards and inviting authors and illustrators of literature written for children to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Research and Knowledge Exchange Unit has run Masterclasses on Non-Fiction and Fairy Tales.

The Research and Knowledge Exchange Unit has its own PhD students as well as Master of Arts (Children’s Literature and Literacies), running as part of the Master of Arts English Literature. This Master of Arts is a specialised and interdisciplinary Master’s degree which aims to provide professional development and academic progression in this subject by enhancing subject expertise for related careers and further research qualifications. This programme aims to build on the existing professional experience of qualified teachers and the knowledge of recent graduates who have obtained degrees in related disciplines.

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Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln
Lincoln