Location of bid
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Design, Creative and Digital Industries
Westminster Business School
Professional Services
The Student Union
Size of grant
£25,000 or less
£25,0001 – 250,000
£250,001 – 500,000
£500,001 and above
High grants awarded
Title
Description
No. Years
-
Westminster Fieldtrips (University-wide)
To provide direct support to 4000 students to attend curriculum related international fieldtrips.
1
-
Westminster Working Cultures and Changing Lives Programme (PS)
Enabling students from disadvantaged backgrounds to experience a range of overseas and employment experiences to support their personal and career development.
3
-
The Active Travel Academy (CDCI)
Building on a high profile in a growing field of research the Academy will integrate research, teaching and outreach leading to achieve full financial sustainability in 3 years.
3
Large grants awarded
Title
Description
No. Years
-
Westminster Inclusive Enterprise Programme (DCDI)
Embedding entrepreneurship, self-employment and start-ups in the curriculum to support students career development, focussing on student diversity.
3
-
Developing a University wide approach to student wellbeing (PS & SU)
To cascade Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for staff, leaders and volunteers to provide interventions for students in distress; in partnership with the Student Minds charity.
2
-
Student Union Space Development (SU) (CDCI)
To refurbish space at Regents Street to provide a better social, activity and working environment for students.
1
Medium grants awarded
Title
Description
No. Years
-
A Home for the Graduate School (LAS)
To equip a space, provided by the University, to provide graduate students with a location for study, relaxation and interaction with staff.
1
-
Lumiere 125 (DCDI)
To celebrate the 125 year anniversary, in 2021, since the Lumiere brothers showed the first film in Regent Street by engaging students in a range of film projects linked to external organisations.
2
-
Resilience in Practice – being your best self to fulfil your potential (LAS)
To extend the Centre for Resilience’s well-recognised external courses in resilience to staff and students within the University, increasing the students’ personal and professional attributes
2
Small grants awarded
Title
Description
No. Years
-
Inclusive Futures (PS)
To develop an on-campus and digital careers fair (which will then be self-sustaining) to widen student-employer access so that students can showcase their employability skills.
1
-
Marylebone Digital Learning Classroom enhancement (WBS)
To provide additional industry-focussed business technologies to enhance the students’ learning within the (QHT funded) digital classrooms, to strengthen the students’ professional skills.
1
-
Experiencing the Laboratory (Antibiotics Undersea) (LAS)
Enabling students to work with employers in professional laboratories. They will use cutting-edge techniques to search for new antibiotics from marine algae, work which would be impossible within the University labs.
2
-
Exploring Culture via Cartoons (LAS)
Students will co-curate two exhibitions at the Cartoon Museum, developing a range of new skills and develop greater insights into aspects of their curriculum.
2
-
SMARTEST: Stressless Maths Repository (CDCI)
Developing a digital tool to help students, at all levels, from across the University, who need support with mathematics-based problem solving.
1
-
Wellbeing Coordination at Westminster (PS)
There are a range of existing wellbeing initiatives across the University; this project will coordinate and promote them so as to maximise the benefit of the activity for students, and to promote the institution’s strength in this area.
1
-
Digital Representation Transformation (SU)
This will develop a digital platform which will enable student course representatives to liaise with students on their course easily. There will be more effective resolution of issues and enhanced dissemination of good practice.
3