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University Learning Experiences

Bring lived experience into learning.

Dialogue Hub works with universities to bring Deaf perspectives, British Sign Language, experiential learning and social enterprise practice into teaching, student engagement and professional learning.

Enquire About University Learning What We Bring
Photo: university workshop or teaching session

Deaf-led

Experiential

What We Can Bring Into the University

A Dialogue Hub session with university participants Workshops · Lectures · Collaborations
  • Participants taking part in an experiential Dialogue Hub workshop

    Experiential workshops for students and staff

  • A Dialogue Hub facilitator leading a session with university participants

    Guest lectures and classroom contributions

  • A Deaf facilitator teaching British Sign Language to a group, with BSL hand signs on screen

    BSL and Deaf awareness sessions

  • Participants exploring inclusion, communication and leadership

    Learning linked to inclusion, communication and leadership

  • Dialogue Hub's social enterprise work and lived-experience learning

    Social enterprise and lived-experience case material

  • A Dialogue Hub BSL session delivered in collaboration with a university

    Tailored collaborations shaped around a module, course or institutional priority

Deaf facilitator leading a university session
Photo: Deaf facilitator leading a university session

Learning With Lived Experience

Our university work connects academic learning with direct encounter. Deaf facilitators and Dialogue Hub practitioners bring lived experience into the room, creating opportunities for students to question assumptions, test communication approaches and connect theory with practice.

Suitable For

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
  • Business, leadership and management programmes
  • Education, social policy and inclusion-related courses
  • Staff development and CPD
  • Student engagement and enterprise activity
  • Bespoke interdisciplinary collaborations

Flexible Formats

University learning can range from a focused guest contribution to a workshop, a series of sessions or a tailored collaboration.

  1. Guest contribution

    A focused input into an existing lecture or class.

  2. Workshop

    An interactive, hands-on session for a cohort.

  3. Series of sessions

    Learning built up across several sessions.

  4. Tailored collaboration

    A partnership shaped around a module or priority.

The format is agreed around:

  • Learning outcomes
  • Cohort size
  • Course context

Explore a University Collaboration

Tell us about your course, cohort or learning objective and we will explore a suitable way to bring Dialogue Hub into the learning environment.