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Devotional for Postgraduate Students 🎓Live on the You Version Bible App now — ready for the new academic year! Since completing my doctorate, I’ve been working on this devotional with a heart to encourage fellow students to walk out their studies with God, leaning on His wisdom, discipline, and peace through the journey. As Christians, our … Continue reading Devotional for Postgraduate Students
By Dr Kanayo Dike-Oduah Situ, EdD, NPQH, MA, PGCE, BScTeacher, Examiner and Independent Researcher Note: This post builds on my article published in Schools Week: Tech problems are putting the entire exam system at risk (Linked). Every summer, I log on to mark scripts knowing that the grades I award will help shape the futures … Continue reading Behind Every Exam Result is an Examiner…Struggling with the Systems We’re Given
Behind every exam result is an examiner. Each summer, thousands of examiners dedicate hours of their time and expertise to ensuring that young people’s work is marked fairly. Yet, the process is not without its challenges, and one area that continues to emerge is the impact of technical issues during the marking period.
Link to original post on EdD UCL Blog on 8 August 2025: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/eddblog/2025/08/08/edd-student-blog-kanayo-dike-oduah/ Exam season. The words alone can trigger a mix of emotions, stress, anxiety, and even dread. But what if I told you that amidst the undeniable pressure, students are finding a voice, a community, and even a sense of humour on social … Continue reading Decoding Exam Season: How Social Media Reveals Students’ Stress and Strategies
Reflecting on my EdD journey, I am reminded of the determined 16-year-old version of myself who set her sights on becoming an academic doctor. Being a young, black female student in South London, I knew the odds were stacked against me. But, with my Nigerian parent's nickname for me, "Doctor Kanayo," ringing in my ears, I remained undaunted.
This week I was a Guest Lecturer for the medical students at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in New Mexico, USA. In this lecture, I share on the visual presentation of Stevens-Johnson (SJS) in people of colour - using myself as a Case Study. In addition, I share my disheartening experience of systemic racism in health care due to the lack of representation of Black and Ethnic groups in medical education curricular. The session ended with a brilliant question, answer and comment session.
ENDURING IN CHRIST I'll be speaking at this event along with two other great ministers, one being my Spiritual Leader and Uncle Edward Agyeman (we're not really related lool). Date: 5th July 2014 Time: 4:30-8pm Venue: Praise House, 145-151 London Road, West Croydon, CR0 2RG This will be an awesome opportunity for believers to come … Continue reading Upcoming Gospel Events in May, June & July
A poem that the archbishop of Southwark 'Peter Smith' read really touched me during my ex-college's 25th anniversary mass, so I thought I ought to share it. He also spoke about education and how it has moved away from its true purpose. In this modern day we students are seen as economical units, to be … Continue reading Are you a student or just an ‘economic unit’?