Degree-level part-time courses, workshops, and seminars
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The Vaughan Forum is a series of talks, workshops and discussions which are for anyone who is curious and wants to find out more.
We are a cooperative community benefit society set up to provide university-level education dedicated to the needs of part-time learners and to those wanting ‘a second chance’ to study.
Vaughan College Discovery Circles are member-led learning communities.
This full day CPD workshop will look at: Exploring thoughts and feelings that may be taboo or off limits to both the counsellor and client relating to material around sex, sexuality and the therapy room. How might sexuality and the
The Cassandra Syndrome, or the Cassandra Phenomenon, refers to traumatic stress which affects people who are in a relationship with someone on the autism spectrum. In November’s Open Research Forum Deborah Lawrence draws on her personal experience of relationships with
The 1919 Report on Adult Education The 1919 Report laid the foundations for university adult education in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was seen as “inseparable” from citizenship, and vital to how the state wanted to reconstruct the country
About this Event Leicester Ageing Together’s Community Explorers are local volunteers (all aged 50+), who have been exploring issues that matter to them. LAT are working with Leicester Vaughan College to develop a Community Explorers project to promote more community-based
In our first Leicester Vaughan College Research Forum of the year Diana Pinto traces her journey from adult student of Psychology to course director in the Vaughan Centre and now deputy director of undergraduate studies at the University of Leicester. This
Diana Pinto presents: Is trauma always bad for us?: A positive psychology perspective from a Lifelong learner Post-traumatic growth (PTG) or benefit finding is positive psychological change experienced as a result of adversity and other challenges in order to rise
Our next Open Research Forum on Tuesday 11 June takes the form of a ‘drop in’ during which you can share memories of the old College and learn about our plans for the future.
Co-operatives Fortnight takes place between 24 June and 7 July and this event is a celebration of what co-operative education has achieved.
Have you ever thought about training to be a counsellor? If you’re thinking of signing up for a counselling course, come and hear counsellor Catherine Drury, ex-Vaughan student, talk about her personal experience of counselling training. The forum will take
Scholars joining this workshop will gain a basic understanding of descriptive bibliography so that they can consider historic books as physical objects, understanding how to find clues as to their production, and how to use this information as a basis for further research.