David Parkes

Director of Library and Student Services - libraries, education, wellbeing, spaces, employability, heutagogy, psychogeography & transition also @daveparkes

[DMU Made @DMUmade]

Meet Liga, a DMU graduate who now runs Meet The Bees experiences at Bradgate Park!

Her business venture was supported by local Charity @STWLCharity

Find out more: https://t.co/LWyxCEVwkT

[David Parkes @DMULibDirector]

@DMUSpecialColls @LibraryDMU @ArchiveHashtag Yes beards are having a heyday…

[David Parkes @DMULibDirector]

@DMUSpecialColls @ecfchess @chesstutor @garylanechess These are fabulous

[dmuleicester @dmuleicester]

Freshers’ Week is a calendar highlight for our new students, with lots of fun events and activities planned 🎉🤗 To avoid scammers and unofficial events, make sure you stick to what's organised directly by @demontfortsu 👍

Find out more: https://t.co/FkNLYaqTCc

[Sustainable DMU @SustainableDMU]

From seeds to a flourishing allotment, our DMU staff and students have nurtured something truly special! 🌿👩‍🌾👨‍🌾Check out the amazing transformation and harvest! 🥔🥒🍇🫘Here's to growth, teamwork, and sustainable living! 🌱#DMUAllotment #gardening #greenfingers #sustainabledmu

[DMU Made @DMUmade]

There are some amazing spaces to work from on campus, not least in the library. One of the hidden gems is this Make Space, in which students can work on their own projects👌

#dmu #demontfortuniversity

[Zoë Allman @zoe_a]

Check out the 'Recipes for Success' for our contribution 'Peer mentoring in the Placement experience search'

[dmuleicester @dmuleicester]

An International Business student has secured his dream role at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), with help from DMU's placement team.

Rishi Patel, now a Commercial Graduate at JLR, knew that a placement year would help him stand out among future employers.

https://t.co/Y1ExTXtX8k

[DMU Made @DMUmade]

Niche Business Award Nomination for DMU Made Creative Industries Programme https://t.co/P7UJPG0UeL

#dmu #demontfortuniversity @MagazineNiche

[DMUArchives&RareBooks @DMUSpecialColls]

Read all about the fab work of our volunteers & interns over the last few weeks & find out how you can join the fun on our blog: https://t.co/QuDYstoDeX
Thank you so much for all your hard work 🏆🏅👏
@LibraryDMU @DMUforlife @DMUEngage @explorearchives #volunteers

[DMUArchives&RareBooks @DMUSpecialColls]

1928-2024: Equal voting rights is 96 years old! 'Stand up' and make your vote count today 🗳️Flyer from 50 Years of Equal Voting Rights, 1978.

@librarydmu @dmuleicester @equalitydmu @SustainableDMU @explorearchives @ArchiveHashtag #equalvotingrights #Elections2024 #vote

[DMU Library @LibraryDMU]

Improve Your Grades! Looking for ways to improve? Missed out on some of the great FREE sessions we offered earlier in the year? Our next week of workshops will help you catch up and achieve your goals, details and booking: https://t.co/uWT9J03Ags @dmuleicester @dmumade

[DMU Made @DMUmade]

Students often tell us they assume that our support around freelancing, self employment and entrepreneurship is only for business students.

Wrong!

We're here to support any student, from any course in any faculty at DMU. We support our graduates too!

#dmu #demontfortuniversity

[Advance HE @AdvanceHE]

Following publication of 'TEF 2023: Patterns of Excellence', Advance HE’s James Dunphy speaks to sector experts about securing student outcomes and designing education for the future: https://t.co/WB5RxFwXay @UniofBath @portsmouthuni @dmuleicester

[Advance HE @AdvanceHE]

We are delighted to launch the Framework for Inclusive Learning and Teaching, the 9th and final framework in our #StudentSuccess series. @ElliottSpaeth introduces the framework, why it's important and the vision for how the framework can be used: https://t.co/SCBoCH7A9m

[DMU Made @DMUmade]

DMU Made is the team that helps De Montfort University students and recent graduates to realise the benefits of freelancing, self-employment and entrepreneurship skills - both for during studies + as a future career.

See how you can get involved at https://t.co/2R5nCnrVf1

#dmu

[The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre @SLRC_DMU]

We were extremely pleased to welcome over 160 guests among Stephen Lawrence Ambassadors, students and educators to our Youth Symposium.

👇Our Director @Sherilyn51, @WinstanleySch headteacher David Bennett and, of course, our brilliant Ambassadors! More pictures to follow!

[DMU Made @DMUmade]

Have you launched your own side hustle or business since July 2023?

We can promote it, for free, at https://t.co/toCqrmTDUe. We’ll give you your own page, and we’ll even give you free promotion on our social channels.

Head over to https://t.co/2R5nCnrVf1

#dmu

[Sustainable DMU @SustainableDMU]

Fantastic work by the team. Amazing achievement. Congratulations to you all.

[DMU Library @LibraryDMU]

It's official! We're delighted to share that the Library Staff Team have achieved a Gold Award again in the 2024 NUS Green Impact scheme https://t.co/RLsDEiDZJP #greenimpact @dmuleicester 🌻🏆🥇