Higher Education Research Conferences
As part of promoting the higher education research community in St Andrews, we encourage researchers to look for opportunities to present their work at higher education related conferences. On this page we list (in no particular order) a number of National and International conferences to consider for presenting your work.
British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference
“BERA is a membership association and learned society committed to advancing research quality, building research capacity and fostering research engagement. BERA aims to inform the development of policy and practice by promoting the best quality evidence produced by educational research.”
BERA has a Higher Education Special Interest Group (HE SIG).
https://www.bera.ac.uk/group/higher-education
Higher Education Institutional Research (HEIR) Conference
“The HEIR conference is an international event that attracts delegates from across the Higher Education sector including: students, teachers, researchers, managers, data practitioners and institutional experts, quality professionals, educational developers, policy makers, digital service specialists, consultants, and all who share an interest in the future of education.”
Society for Research into Higher Education Conference
“The Society for Research into Higher Education is a UK-based international learned society concerned to advance understanding of higher education, especially through the insights, perspectives and knowledge offered by systematic research and scholarship. The Society aims to be the leading international society in the field, as to both the support and the dissemination of research. “
Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
“ASME is a UK focused, internationally-facing membership organisation of people with a commitment and interest in medical education and training. This includes those working in medical schools, postgraduate trainers, Training Programme Directors, Deans, medical students and trainees, and medical education researchers.”
Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference
“The AMEE annual conference is now established as the key meeting for all involved in medical and healthcare professions education including teachers, educationists, researchers, administrators and students. The conference provides an opportunity to network with others with similar interests, to hear and discuss the views of acknowledged experts, to take part in workshops and courses and to present your own work through a short communication or poster. AMEE conferences are held in late August/mid September on a wide range of topical issues in medical and health care professions education.”
QAA Scotland Enhancement Themes Conference
https://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/en/home
“The Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee (SHEEC) ensures that higher education in Scotland continues to be considered as being at the forefront of developing and enhancing the student learning experience and student success.”
Scottish Educational Research Association’s (SERA)
Within the Scottish Educational Research Association’s (SERA) strategic plan the overall purpose of the organisation is stated as:
‘Working for the improvement of education through promoting and sustaining high quality educational research’
European Educational Research Association (EERA)
The aim of the ‘European Educational Research Association’ (EERA) is to further high quality educational research for the benefit of education and society. High quality research not only acknowledges its own context but also recognises wider, transnational contexts with their social, cultural and political similarities and differences.
The association’s activities, such as the annual conference, season schools for emerging researchers and publishing, build on and promote free and open dialogue and critical discussion and take a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to theory, methods and research ethics.
EERA has a Research in Higher Education Network.
https://eera-ecer.de/networks/22-research-in-higher-education/
Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship
To raise the profile of teaching only academics in the research intensive climate, it is vital to shine a spotlight on the innovative learning and teaching they undertake. The best way to achieve this is through the promotion of the innovative scholarship of learning and teaching being driven by this subset of the academic community. This fifth meeting of a national network for staff with a strong commitment to developing teaching and scholarship excellence is therefore a forum to share innovative scholarship across disciplinary boundaries and to develop a national voice for teaching focussed academics.
http://community.dur.ac.uk/teachingfocussed.academicconference/
Advance HE conferences
Attending an Advance HE conference gives you the opportunity to hear about the latest developments in policy and practice from global leaders, from both within and beyond the HE sector. Each offers an opportunity to gain insights from the work of others, as well as solutions and actions for your own institution. Posters, workshops, presentations and Ignite sessions allow you to showcase the innovative work taking place at your institution to peers internationally, increasing the global reach of staff publishing and presenting their work.
There are several conferences run each year on different themes. Check the link below for a schedule for the coming year. Key conferees are also shown on our event pages.
https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/programmes-events/conferences
Assessment in Higher Education (AHE) Network Conference
The AHE is an independent network focused on developing research-informed practice in assessment and feedback in higher education and is governed by an international Executive Committeebut hosted by the LED Research Centre at the University of Cumbria in England. The AHE network and events bring together academics across the full range of subject disciplines and professional fields who are evaluating, researching and developing theory, research, policy and practice in assessment and feedback.
https://ahenetwork.org/home-3/