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.
Higher Education
Call for Papers: Higher Education Institutional Research Conference 2021
OnlineDeadline Extended to 5th July The Call for Papers for HEIR 2021 is now open. The conference itself is 22-24th September, Online. Abstract submissions due 12th June. Call for Papers We are delighted to open the 2021 HEIR Conference for submissions. The theme of the conference is Inclusive Institutional Research. There will be four tracks…
Enhancement Themes Funding round
{Excerpt - See linked website for full details} Funding Criteria For an initiative to be eligible for funding, they should: use existing data and evidence held within the institution or create new data and evidence ideally be student-led or have significant student input Initiatives should make an identifiable difference to students and their learning and teaching experience…
Learning Analytics (for mere mortals)
Online Webinar , United Kingdom(From the SHED email list - SHED is the staff developers network in Scottish Higher Education) Students generate a cacophony of institutional data – registrations, VLE access, grades, quizzes, ebook…
Vertically Integrated Projects: Deadline for new VIP’s for 2022-2023
Call for new VIP Projects CHER members may be interested in exploring the possibility of projects centred around higher-education themes. We are currently accepting applications from potential supervisors who wish to start a new Vertically Integrated Project. A Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) is an ongoing multi-semester research initiative led by one or more academic supervisors…
EUA Webinar: Embedding DELT (digitally enhanced learning and teaching) into curriculum and assessment
OnlineEUA is offering a webinar on Thursday, 21 April, 14.00-15.00 CEST, to present the outcomes from the 2021 Thematic Peer Group (TPG) on Curriculum and Assessment. This TPG took place in the framework of the DIGI HE project, and focused on how to embed digitally enhanced learning and teaching (DELT) into curriculum and assessment. In…
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2022: Call for Papers
University of the West of Scotland: Ayr Campus Ayr, United KingdomThe SERA Annual conference is an important event for the educational research community in Scotland. The three-day conference, to be held at the Ayr campus of the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) invites researchers and practitioners working in Scottish and international research contexts to share their insights under the theme of Reconnecting educational…
Making St Andrews a place to belong:A workshop with Dr Greg Walton (Stanford)
Arts Theatre and Foyer The Scores, St Andrews, United KingdomUniversity of St Andrews Enhancement Theme Committee and Centre for Higher Education Research (CHER) present Making St Andrews a place to belong: A day with Dr. Greg Walton, Stanford University 20th June, 2022, Arts Theatre and Foyer Greg Walton is known internationally for his large body of work on belonging and threats to belonging as…
Assessment in Higher Education (AHE) Conference 2022(Manchester)
Macdonald Manchester Hotel & Spa London Road, Piccadilly, Manchester, United KingdomContemporary assessment practice in the new age of higher education AHE 2022 will be a conference like no other. Incorporating the best elements of the planned but postponed 2020 conference this three day event in Manchester Wednesday 22 June – 24 June 2022 will now be in the foreground of research, practice, policy and thinking…
CELPiE Showcase Event
CELPiE is the Community for Evidence-Led Practice in Education at St Andrews We are delighted to announce that we are planning to host the first ever CELPiE showcase event, with a provisional…
Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference 2022
University of the West of Scotland: Ayr Campus Ayr, United KingdomThe SERA Annual conference is an important event for the educational research community in Scotland. The three-day conference, to be held at the Ayr campus of the University of the…