On these events and opportunities pages we hope to keep you informed of events to hear the research of other members, visiting speakers, and opportunities to present your own research locally, nationally, and internationally. Specific upcoming events are listed below. More information about other general events and opportunities are listed in the other pages listed.
Research Led Teaching Conference (Kent)
Research-led teaching: Defining and celebrating a tradition Are research and teaching conflicting priorities? Research-led teaching (RLT) is supposedly definitional of higher education, and yet research and teaching are often treated as conflicting demands upon staff time. How can we pursue these practices in an integrated and authentic way? How can we explain to senior managers,…
Women in HE Summit 2020 (London)
LondonFrom the Advance HE website: Our inaugural Advance HE Women in HE Summit will provide insight into solutions that work to address the barriers we have identified, through our extensive research, knowledge and understanding, in achieving step change across HE in relation to all gender equality issues through practical exploration of the known and hidden…
Advance HE STEM Conference 2020 (Manchester)
Macdonald Manchester Hotel & Spa London Road, Piccadilly, Manchester, United KingdomFrom the Advance HE website: Date: 29-30 January 2020 Venue: thestudio, Manchester Who: All higher education professionals This year’s Advance HE STEM conference looks at how we prepare our students in a constantly changing world, with a focus on how we ensure our graduates learn the appropriate skills and attributes necessary for the global workplace.…
Call for Papers: European Conference on Educational Research (Glasgow)
Gilmorehill Campus of the University of Glasgow University Avenue, Glasgow, United KingdomEuropean Conference on Educational Research (Glasgow) Conference Dates 31 January 2020 Submissions close 24 - 25 August 2020 - Emerging Researchers' Conference 25 - 28 August 2020 - European Conference on Educational Research The ECER 2020 in Glasgow intends to interrogate the capacity of educational research to address the complexity of the challenges that are…
Call for papers: British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference (Liverpool)
University of Liverpool Liverpool, United KingdomAbstract submission now open – deadline 31st January 2020 Submit an abstract Type of submission Maximum number of words (Additional 250 words for references) Symposia 750 words Alternative Format Session 750 words Poster 750 words Individual Papers – option to specify Student, New Researcher, Post-doctoral Researcher, Teacher/Practitioner Researcher Papers 750 words Important points for submitting…
Writing for publication: an editor’s perspective (St Andrews)
International Education Institute Building International Education Institute, Kinessburn, Kennedy Gardens, St Andrews KY16 9DJ, St Andrews, United KingdomSynopsis: This interactive workshop will look at what’s involved in preparing and submitting an article to a refereed journal. It will look, in broad terms, at why we publish and how we might get started in our writing. It will then look at how journals ‘work’, outlining what authors might expect during the submission and…
European University Association 2020 Learning and Teaching Forum (Netherlands)
Utrecht University , NetherlandsBalancing tradition and change 13 - 14 February 2020 The European Learning & Teaching Forum provides a platform for vice-rectors for academic affairs, deans, programme directors, academic staff and researchers interested in learning and teaching. The Forum also welcomes the participation of students, policy-makers and other stakeholders in higher education. University education has changed significantly…
Constructive alignment within distance learning programmes
International Education Institute Building International Education Institute, Kinessburn, Kennedy Gardens, St Andrews KY16 9DJ, St Andrews, United KingdomPresenter: Dr. Pam Rogerson Revell, University of Leicester Bio: I am an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Leicester, where I have been Director of the distance MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL for many years. One of my main areas of interest is in developing and researching online and distance learning…
Research Networking Stimulus Event: Lecture capture in teaching and learning
Medical Sciences Building Seminar Room 1 School of Medicine, St Andrews, United KingdomThis is our first of what we hope will be many stimulus events hosted by CHER. The general format will be a discussion of a recent paper on the topic,…
Higher Education Close Up 10 (call for papers)
Lancaster UniversityLancaster University, UK. 6th – 8th July 2020 Key Dates Submission of proposals: 1st March, 2020 Notification of outcomes: 23rd March, 2020 Early Bird Registration deadline: 31st March, 2020 Registration Deadline: 25th June, 2020 About the Conference Higher Education Close-Up is a peer reviewed biennial international conference, focused on issues relating to in-depth research into…