{"id":528,"date":"2025-09-04T16:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democraticeducationnetwork.net\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:13:21","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/democraticeducationnetwork.net\/index.php\/sdgs\/student-voices\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"528\" class=\"elementor elementor-528\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee23fa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee23fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186cd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"186cd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaad0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaad0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4fd328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b4fd328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2416dae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2416dae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f59de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34f59de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d5752 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1d5752\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43c98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43c98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DEN blogs are not only reflective pieces but <strong data-start=\"3104\" data-end=\"3225\">analytical contributions that connect lived experience to global challenges, academic debates, and policy discussions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Blog \u2192 Assessment \u2192 Conference \u2192 Publication \u2192 Global Engagement<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3334\" data-end=\"3366\">\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e65e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7e65e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e8d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2e8d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d5ddd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40d5ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b2423 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69b2423\" 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accounts from local and global field trips<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span id=\"input-sentence~0\">Personal blog, reflection of assignments and class debates<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span id=\"input-sentence~0\">Honest reflections on navigating inequality, migration, identity, and resilience in a globalised world.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span id=\"input-sentence~1\">Thought-provoking articles on democracy, climate change, AI, and global citizenship.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span id=\"input-sentence~2\">Alumni share how DEN shaped their studies, careers, and personal growth.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fbf2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0fbf2b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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It is about connecting curriculum to lived experience, challenging perspectives, sparking debate, and inspiring action locally and globally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1376693 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1376693\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885baa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"885baa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Read the latest blogs <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/insidewestminster.co.uk\/\"><b>here<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/a><b>Submit your blog via email to f.morady@westminster.ac.uk\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a29b2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a29b2b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6497a1 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"d6497a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/democraticeducationnetwork.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-20-at-22.08.00-768x828.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025-09-20 at 22.08.00\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; 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