Opinion Learning & Teaching

Why future leaders should be trained like surgeons

Dr Soheil Davari, from the School of Management, University of Bath, explores what business and management could learn from medical education. Can students be expected to succeed without the kind of practical training received by pilots or surgeons?

24th September 2026
Research & Analysis Learning & Teaching

Learning, Teaching & Student Experience (LTSE) 2021 – Conference Proceedings

16th February 2022

Learning, Teaching & Student Experience (LTSE) 2021 once again took place virtually, with the conference exploring a range of topics across a variety of themes:

  • Innovations in online learning and teaching

  • Effective assessment and constructive feedback

  • Developing enterprising, ethical and work-ready graduates

  • Student health and wellbeing

  • Encouraging and engaging the student voice

  • Leading learning and teaching teams

  • Upskilling and reskilling the UK workforce

  • Supporting disadvantaged and underrepresented students

Within each section will be the papers that were presented in the various forms at the conference.

Just to note, not all papers were submitted in an abstracted form after the conference. In total, we have 37, plus all the pre-recorded material, so this is a great post-conference resource.

Download here