Month: March 2026

From Surviving to Thriving: How and why peers can be your best support and resource

co-authored by Dr Jon Fenton, Department of Physics & Dr Sue Sing, Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

As part of the inaugural Learning Well Programme, we hosted a student-panel discussion exploring the question: ‘Why are peers your best support and resource?’ Students shared rich, personal insights into the wide-ranging ways peer support can be advantageous for Imperial students – academically, emotionally and practically. Our six speakers were from a range of departments and faculties and were at different points in their undergraduate and postgraduate journey. Interestingly, their perspectives shared many common threads (more…)

Imperial Learning Well Resources – Co-created with students, for students

by Dr Sue Sing, Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

“It’s not how smart you are. It’s not how hard you work. It’s about the strategy you use” (Student Participant, Learning Well Project Focus Group)

Who are the Learning Well resources aimed at?

Our Learning Well Resources have been created for all Imperial students – in any year group, any department, any faculty. They can enhance every student’s learning experiences, whether you want to refine and strengthen your approaches to learning, you feel like you’re struggling or you would simply like a bit of extra help.

Learning well is about more than good grades – it’s about how you can achieve in effective, efficient and sustainable ways. 

The concept of ‘learning well’ is relevant to every student at Imperial. (more…)

Welcome to the Learning Well Blog!

Welcome! This resource is inspired and informed by the Imperial Learning Well research we’ve been doing with Imperial students, for Imperial students, focusing on students’ learning experiences and how these relate to their wellbeing.

This space belongs to all of us and together we’re part of a community of practice. In other words, this is a space where we can learn from, and with, one another.

In our blog, you can expect to read evidence-informed posts which means that the ideas and strategies shared are rooted in empirical data. We’ll feature a range of content from a range of contributors (more…)