EDGE activities

Support new and existing students by helping them navigate campus confidently and answer a range of queries from students as they become familiar with their campus experience.

Get EDGE accreditation for your role as Course Rep by completing at least 1 training session and relevant documentation.

Connecting Animation students with peer groups with the goal of sharing experiences and engaging in activities that enhance both subject specific and employability skills.

Our Global Buddy scheme is a mentoring scheme where we match new international students to existing Ulster students to support their transition to a new culture, environment and learning experience.

The GymFUN (gymnastics) Coach Leadership Programme aims to provide opportunities for Ulster students coaches.

The UU GymFUN Mentoring programme aims to provide opportunities for Ulster students and aspiring physical education teachers/professional sports coaches.

The activity will include making contact with the school, at least one visit, preparing and presenting a brief presentation, and writing a reflective report on their positive experiences and the transferrable skills they have acquired and augmented.

This activity ss for Year 3 BSc Hons Physiotherapy students delivering ergonomics fundamentals training to UU medical students

Open to Social Work students, this mentoring initiative benefits the student, as it affords essential life and career experience in a relevant field thereby enhancing knowledge and experiential learning and improving future learning and career opportunities.

This programme provides pharmacy students with an opportunity to build skills in finding best practice in health and social care, and to develop their teaching and presenting skills through sharing this knowledge with their fellow students.

Peer Assisted Study Skills (PASS) allows you to earn EDGE credit as you undertake your role as a PASS Leader, enabling you to facilitate study sessions for groups of lower year groups on your course.

'Preparation for Practice Learning' Module is a pre-requisite module which must be successfully completed prior to social work students commencing their first work based placement.

As an Optometry peer mentors you would provide support and signposting to year 1 students.

As a peer researcher you will work in interprofessional teams to undertake online focus groups related to teaching and learning activities

Connecting final year students who have completed placement with placement seeking Year 2 students.

Develop your skills as a Director working with peers, to produce dynamic and engaging works of original theatrical performance.

School/Department Reps and Faculty Reps are experienced Course Reps who have taken on the extra responsibility for your whole School/Department or Faculty.

Student Success Ambassadors will secure EDGE Award accreditation by logging and documenting specific activities and by participating in induction and skills development support.

Deliver One to One Peer Mentoring to first year undergraduate students at Course and Module Level.

Student completes a National Governing Body Coaching Qualification which is at a level that allows student to coach independently. This must be from a National Governing Body of Sport which is affiliated to either Sport Northern Ireland or the Irish Sports Council.