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We had a fabulous time at our Annual Conference in #Sunderland last week. Lots of engaging and thought-provoking presentations and workshops from #FoundationYear colleagues across the country. Well done to Fi, Scott & the LOC for organising such a tremendous event. #FYNAC26 #UoS
Welcome to newly elected members of the Executive Committee: Julienne, Farrah, Scott and Lucy and to our new Chair Rachel. Thank you to all retiring Exec members for all they have done for the FYN over the years 👏 #Foundation #FYNAC26 #AGM
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Enjoying hosting this yesterday - really enjoyed the discussions and Aleksey gave an engaging and thought-provoking session. He will be presenting at #FYNAC26 so come join us there!
We had a really engaging workshop on sustainable student support yesterday from Aleksey Kozikov from Newcastle University yesterday. Thanks to Aleksey and to all who came. #foundation #studentsupport #goodpractice
There is still time to book a ticket for our FYN Annual Conference (8-9th July) hosted by the University of Sunderland. Check out the programme and buy tickets here: sites.google.com/view/fynac2… #foundation #conference #whatsthepoint
We had a really engaging workshop on sustainable student support yesterday from Aleksey Kozikov from Newcastle University yesterday. Thanks to Aleksey and to all who came. #foundation #studentsupport #goodpractice
Don't forget we have our roundtable on Attendance and Engagement today at 2pm. Join us via the Teams link sent on email and get involved on the Padlet. #attendance #engagement #foundation #HE
Not long to go to submit an abstract for our Annual Conference in July, hosted by the University of Sunderland. Details here: foundationyear.ac.uk/fynac20…
We are looking forward to two events this week: our online Writing Retreat tomorrow, 10am-3pm, and the Easter Coffee Chat on Friday, 1-2pm. Check out the events calendar here: foundationyear.ac.uk/events/
Just a few hours left to submit an application to host our Annual Conference in 2027. Next stop in 2026 is Sunderland, so can your institution host in 2027? #foundation #fynac27 #conference
Just a reminder that there is one week left to submit applications to host our Annual Conference in 2027. Check your email for details or get in touch via the website. #FYNAC27 #foundation #goodpractice
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Join us on #NationalEngineeringDay (5 Nov 2025) for the EAN Access & Admissions Forum 2025
Explore how universities can balance mission and money amid funding and recruitment pressures and discover strategies shaping the future of engineering education
🔗bit.ly/EANAAForum25
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One of our fantastic former #Foundation students has written a blog about his journey from application to graduation. Read about @HarryCotterill' s journey to being a @durham_uni Physics graduate! #success #DUInspire #2025grad cruisecotterill.com/harrys-b…
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An interesting panel discussion on foundation years for the future, with Lord Willetts and David Kernohan @Wonkhe #FYNAC25 @foundationyear1 @UniWestminster – at London, England
We can be found at foundationyear.ac.uk and also at @foundationyearnet.bsky.social
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Only a few more days to submit an application to host our Annual Conference in 2026 #fynac26. Deadline is 31st October! Any questions, get in touch. #conference #foundation #community
Just reminding members to sign-up for tomorrow's online Coffee Chat - check emails for details. The Zoom link will be sent in the morning. #fyncoffeechat #foundation
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NEW on Wonkhe: Rachel Maxwell shares insight from University of Keele's use of engagement analytics to improve student retention in the foundation year wonkhe.com/blogs/breaking-th…
We've had some lovely feedback about our recent Annual Conference hosted by @unilincoln, so if it has made you think about hosting a future conference, info will be coming soon on how to submit an application for FYNAC26! #conference #foundation #goodpractice