Director of Library and Student Services - libraries, education, wellbeing, spaces, employability, heutagogy, psychogeography & transition also @daveparkes
Joined February 2017
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Meet Liga, a DMU graduate who now runs Meet The Bees experiences at Bradgate Park!
Her business venture was supported by local Charity @STWLCharity
Find out more: 2ly.link/1zLo9
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David Parkes retweeted
13 Aug 2024
Freshers’ Week is a calendar highlight for our new students, with lots of fun events and activities planned 🎉🤗 To avoid scammers and unofficial events, make sure you stick to what's organised directly by @demontfortsu 👍
Find out more: ow.ly/H3Ry50SVIru
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David Parkes retweeted
5 Aug 2024
From seeds to a flourishing allotment, our DMU staff and students have nurtured something truly special! 🌿👩🌾👨🌾Check out the amazing transformation and harvest! 🥔🥒🍇🫘Here's to growth, teamwork, and sustainable living! 🌱#DMUAllotment #gardening #greenfingers #sustainabledmu
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There are some amazing spaces to work from on campus, not least in the library. One of the hidden gems is this Make Space, in which students can work on their own projects👌
#dmu #demontfortuniversity
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David Parkes retweeted
1 Aug 2024
Check out the 'Recipes for Success' for our contribution 'Peer mentoring in the Placement experience search'
31 Jul 2024
The new edition of Teaching Insights is out now!
We are delighted that the new edition of Teaching Insights has launched and is live!
The theme is ‘Pedagogies of Possibility: Tales of Transformation and HE Hope’
Read it here: bit.ly/4byaYoi
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David Parkes retweeted
1 Aug 2024
An International Business student has secured his dream role at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), with help from DMU's placement team.
Rishi Patel, now a Commercial Graduate at JLR, knew that a placement year would help him stand out among future employers.
ow.ly/mWVy50SNUEK
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Niche Business Award Nomination for DMU Made Creative Industries Programme dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/202…
#dmu #demontfortuniversity @MagazineNiche
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David Parkes retweeted
3 Jul 2024
Read all about the fab work of our volunteers & interns over the last few weeks & find out how you can join the fun on our blog: library.dmu.ac.uk/archivesbl…
Thank you so much for all your hard work 🏆🏅👏
@LibraryDMU @DMUforlife @DMUEngage @explorearchives #volunteers
ALT Students working with archives in the reader room.
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David Parkes retweeted
4 Jul 2024
1928-2024: Equal voting rights is 96 years old! 'Stand up' and make your vote count today 🗳️Flyer from 50 Years of Equal Voting Rights, 1978.
@librarydmu @dmuleicester @equalitydmu @SustainableDMU @explorearchives @ArchiveHashtag #equalvotingrights #Elections2024 #vote
ALT Flyer featuring history of Equal Voting Rights with headline text: Stand Up & A Right to Vote.
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David Parkes retweeted
1 Jul 2024
Improve Your Grades! Looking for ways to improve? Missed out on some of the great FREE sessions we offered earlier in the year? Our next week of workshops will help you catch up and achieve your goals, details and booking: dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calenda… @dmuleicester @dmumade
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Students often tell us they assume that our support around freelancing, self employment and entrepreneurship is only for business students.
Wrong!
We're here to support any student, from any course in any faculty at DMU. We support our graduates too!
#dmu #demontfortuniversity
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David Parkes retweeted
25 Jun 2024
Following publication of 'TEF 2023: Patterns of Excellence', Advance HE’s James Dunphy speaks to sector experts about securing student outcomes and designing education for the future: social.advance-he.ac.uk/DRdZ… @UniofBath @portsmouthuni @dmuleicester
ALT TEF discussion panel
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David Parkes retweeted
26 Jun 2024
We are delighted to launch the Framework for Inclusive Learning and Teaching, the 9th and final framework in our #StudentSuccess series. @ElliottSpaeth introduces the framework, why it's important and the vision for how the framework can be used: social.advance-he.ac.uk/Q0ce…
ALT Framework for Inclusive Learning and Teaching
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DMU Made is the team that helps De Montfort University students and recent graduates to realise the benefits of freelancing, self-employment and entrepreneurship skills - both for during studies as a future career.
See how you can get involved at dmumade.com/take-part
#dmu
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David Parkes retweeted
25 Jun 2024
We were extremely pleased to welcome over 160 guests among Stephen Lawrence Ambassadors, students and educators to our Youth Symposium.
👇Our Director @Sherilyn51, @WinstanleySch headteacher David Bennett and, of course, our brilliant Ambassadors! More pictures to follow!
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Have you launched your own side hustle or business since July 2023?
We can promote it, for free, at dmumade.com. We’ll give you your own page, and we’ll even give you free promotion on our social channels.
Head over to dmumade.com/take-part
#dmu
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David Parkes retweeted
25 Jun 2024
Fantastic work by the team. Amazing achievement. Congratulations to you all.
24 Jun 2024
It's official! We're delighted to share that the Library Staff Team have achieved a Gold Award again in the 2024 NUS Green Impact scheme dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/sustaina… #greenimpact @dmuleicester 🌻🏆🥇
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David Parkes retweeted
24 Jun 2024
It's official! We're delighted to share that the Library Staff Team have achieved a Gold Award again in the 2024 NUS Green Impact scheme dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/sustaina… #greenimpact @dmuleicester 🌻🏆🥇
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David Parkes retweeted
19 Jun 2024
In 36E, you'll find an article written by Alexandra Blair from The Times 📰on Monday, June 20, 2005, highlighting De Montfort University as #3 among the top friendly universities 🎓. See what makes De Montfort stand out!👀@LibraryDMU @DMUforlife @ArchiveHashtag @explorearchives
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David Parkes retweeted
17 Jun 2024
Summer vacation is here! #KimberlinLibrary is open 7am-10pm every day with tweaks to our staffed support times. Full details of these and changes to the Law Library and Eric Wood can be found at dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/hours/
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