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Location and Getting Here

Our campus is easily accessible whether you are travelling to us by bike, foot, public transport, or car.

�鶹ӰԺ campus is located close to Musselburgh, east of Edinburgh city centre. The best way to access the campus is through public transport or walking/cycling. We have Musselburgh train station at our front door and bus services stopping on campus. National cycle Route 1 provides direct access via active travel. Vehicular access can only be gained from the A1.

Sustainability is a key element of the campus' design and we further encourage it with a Green Travel Policy. Staff, students and visitors are encouraged to travel sustainably and car parking permits are awarded based on need. For example, those with caring responsibilities will be given priority.

For further information, refer to our Location and Getting Here page.

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Hotel Information

The Events team have details of accommodation on our Conference & Events page.

For Motel One, please mention �鶹ӰԺ when booking to get the best partnership rates.

On the Thursday, there are two optional workshops open to all delegates who are interested in publishing their research on the area of peer learning and support but are unsure how to go about this. If you are interested in joining the workshops, but have not yet registered your interest, please email us at PALS@�鶹ӰԺ.ac.uk.

Workshop 1

Title: Qualitative research options - moving from an initial idea toward a realistic project plan

Facilitated by Dr Nevan Bermingham, co-editor of the Journal of Peer Learning, this workshop is designed for peer learning practitioners or anyone simply curious about starting a research journey. The session will focus on qualitative research options and guide you from an initial idea toward a realistic project plan. Through instruction and guided hands-on tasks, we’ll aim to simplify the research process by offering a few logical methodology pathways, highlight how to achieve publication, and demystify how academic journals like the Journal of Peer Learning work. The boot-camp approach will help you avoid potential pitfalls as you take your first steps toward research publication.

This will run twice: 10am – 1pm, and 2pm – 5pm

Refreshments will be served during a mid-workshop break.

If you attend the morning session, you can also join the follow-on afternoon workshop.

Lunch is not provided; however, delegates will be able to buy lunch from one of the catering outlets on campus, or can bring a packed lunch (microwaves are available for heating food).

Workshop 2

Title: From idea to impact: experience the power of writing groups

Become an active participant (Freire, 1970) in a dynamic writing group by joining this workshop facilitated by Dr Theresa Clementson. It offers delegates a creative, interactive and non-performative space in which to “talk, write and learn together” (Aitchison, 2009, p.261). You will try out techniques and strategies to overcome writing blocks, develop your writing voice, generate and organise ideas, and develop a focus for your own article, talk or research project. Taking place over three hours, you will have time to think, write, share ideas, move projects forward and come and go as you wish.

This workshop draws on Theresa’s work at the University of Brighton, her research and the wider literature. Writing groups can provide an inclusive, student-led, innovative way to initiate peer learning alongside the curriculum, which is low budget and easy to implement, and has been found to develop students’ confidence, disciplinary competence and agency as well as bringing joy back into learning (Clementson, 2024). The workshop will include an optional discussion of how writing or similar peer learning communities can be implemented for students in your contexts. We will also discuss the option of continuing this group as an ongoing writing community of practice.

This will run from 2pm – 5pm

Refreshments will be served during a mid-workshop break.

Social - Thursday 21st May 2026

Thursday 21st May 2026 

18:30 - 20:30 (GMT)

All Bar One

Clydesdale Bank Plaza, 50 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh, EH3 9BY

This is a chance for us to get together in an informal setting in advance of the main Forum.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the bar.

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions, please contact PALS@qmu.ac.uk.