The pillars of the Scientia Educational Experience are ‘Communities’, ‘Inspired learning though inspiring teaching’, ‘Feedback and dialogue’, and ‘Being digital’. No matter how well academics design curricula, we know that assessment and feedback will play crucial roles in students’ learning, as well as their educational experience.

In this lecture, examples were explored of how assessment and feedback are currently implemented to benefit students’ learning in Medicine, as well as their potential applicability in other disciplines. The under-appreciated positive impact of humour on learning was also addressed (with utmost seriousness!).