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Undergraduate experiences of the research/teaching nexus across the whole student lifecycle

Authors:	Tom Clark

Institution:	Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-629X

Abstract:	ABSTRACT There is currently much interest in the interconnections between research and teaching in Higher Education. This relationship is usually termed ‘the research/teaching nexus’ (RTN). However, within this wide body of literature, there has been little attempt to explore the emergent experiences of students across the entire length of their degree programme. Drawing on the results of a three-year qualitative study that followed 40 students through their whole student lifecycle, this paper explores how undergraduates in an English university experienced the RTN, how those experiences developed over time, and how these changes can be variously enabled or constrained. Situating the findings in the context of the ‘post-truth’ society and the uncertainty of employment futures, the paper highlights how the nexus can also often serve to exclude students as much as it includes.

Keywords:	Research/teaching nexus higher education learning and teaching academic transitions widening participation