Mr David Gilani


Mr David Gilani
NameMr David Gilani
Job titleHead of Student Engagement and Advocacy
Research instituteStudent Engagement & Advocacy
Email addressD.Gilani@mdx.ac.uk
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1099-7118
Contact categoryAcademic staff

Biography

Biography

David works at Middlesex University as a staff governor and their Head of Student Engagement and Advocacy leading on their efforts to engage both current students and alumni. Having started his career as a students’ union officer, he is a strong proponent of the student voice and in 2012 he founded the Student Publication Association, which supports student journalists across the UK and Ireland. He believes strongly in universities working together to support student engagement efforts, and so leads AHEP’s Student Experience and Engagement Network. He has also recently completed his PhD at the University of York on the topic of student belonging. 

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How to better understand students’ sense of belonging

Gilani, D. and Connor, S. 2024. How to better understand students’ sense of belonging. Wonkhe.

Belonging Research Project: an analysis of innovative methodologies

Connor, S., Gilani, D., Cojocaru, C., Heron, E., Parkin, H., Thomas, L, May, M. and O'Connor, R. 2024. Belonging Research Project: an analysis of innovative methodologies. National Teaching Repository. https://doi.org/10.25416/NTR.27248700.v2

Book Review: The Impact of a sense of belonging in college: Implications for student persistence, retention and success by Bentrim, E. M., and Henning, G. W.

Gilani, D. 2024. Book Review: The Impact of a sense of belonging in college: Implications for student persistence, retention and success by Bentrim, E. M., and Henning, G. W. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251241268868

Challenging simplistic and deficit perceptions of belonging amongst historically underrepresented students

Gilani, D. 2024. Challenging simplistic and deficit perceptions of belonging amongst historically underrepresented students. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 5 (3), pp. 17-24.

Student attitudes and preferences towards communications from their university – a meta-analysis of student communications research within UK higher education institutions

Gilani, D. 2024. Student attitudes and preferences towards communications from their university – a meta-analysis of student communications research within UK higher education institutions. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2024.2344234

Building belonging a year on – how has higher education changed?

Gilani, D. 2023. Building belonging a year on – how has higher education changed? Wonkhe.

What do you mean by belonging?

Bewick, B., Thomas, L. and Gilani, D. 2022. What do you mean by belonging? University of Leeds.

Peer-to-peer phone calls as a method of providing proactive and personalised support to enhance student engagement

Gilani, D., Parke, R. and Wilson, N. 2022. Peer-to-peer phone calls as a method of providing proactive and personalised support to enhance student engagement. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 4 (2), pp. 82-104.

Creating connections: the role of universities in enhancing graduates’ social capital and challenging nepotism

Gilani, D. 2020. Creating connections: the role of universities in enhancing graduates’ social capital and challenging nepotism. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 24 (1), pp. 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2019.1678528

Setting realistic student expectations in clearing

Gilani, D. 2019. Setting realistic student expectations in clearing. Wonkhe.
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