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• Focuses on the student learning experience• Supporting, promoting & developing teacher excellence

• Emphasis remains at subject level.

• Themes: • employability; • internationalisation; • retention & success; • assessment & feedback; • flexible learning; • reward & recognition; • education for sustainable development.

• Funding for workshops, travel, individual projects, collaborative projects, academic associates

• Accreditation, Change Support 2

Background to HEA

HEA Categories of Work

• Academic practice development

• Teacher excellence

• UKPSF• NTFS• Fellowship of HEA

• Institutional strategy and change

• Consultancy

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Biological Sciences: Dr Nathan Pike

Built Environment: Dr Aled Williams/Samer BagaeenComputing: Dr Mark Ratcliffe

Engineering: Dr Gill Cooke

GEES: Dr Helen Walkington

Maths, Stats & OR: Dr Mary McAlinden

Physical Sciences: Dr Paul Yates

Psychology: Dr Julie HulmeBiology, Zoology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry, Others in Biological Sciences, Psychology, Forestry, Food and Beverage studies, Agriculture, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Forensic and Archaeological Science, Geology, Ocean Sciences, Others in Physical Sciences, Human Geography, Physical Geography and Environmental Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Operational Research, Computer Science, General Engineering, Mechanical, Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Naval Architecture, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering, Others in Engineering, Materials and Minerals Technology, Maritime Technology, Others in Technology, Architecture, Building, Landscape Design, Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional), Others in Architecture, Building and Planning

HEA STEM Disciplines

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HEA Academic Practice Grants

Teaching Development Grant Scheme [http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tdg]

Funding to support evidence-based research and to encourage innovations in learning and teaching that have the potential for sector-wide impact. 

Over the next year there will be a total of £1.5 million of funding

available for individual grants, departmental grants and collaborative

grants. This bid-based development grant funding exists to stimulate

evidence-based research and encourage innovations in learning and

teaching that have the potential for sector-wide impact.

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The substantive thematic call areas for 2012/13 are assessment and feedback and flexible learning

Individual Scheme

The individual call has now closed, and funding has been allocated to successful projects. There will another call later in the year.

Departmental bids:

Closed 27 September 2012. Up to £30k. The scheme invites proposals from single departments in higher education institutions that encourage cooperation between colleagues to support the enhancement of learning and teaching. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tdg

Collaborative bids:

Current Call: 7 January 2013 (deadline1 March) Up to £60k for successful bids. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tdg 

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HEA Academic Practice Grants

The impact of HE reforms on learning and teaching

While the four nations may differ in their approach to reform of provision in higher education, all agree it will be achieved through excellence in teaching that inspires excellence in learning. As the national body for learning and teaching, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) is committed to establishing a body of evidence that helps to shape and inform policy, and underpins changes to practice.

The HEA invites bids for two pieces of commissioned research and proposals for new research in a third area:

OPEN CALL: The impact of the shifting higher education landscape on learning and teaching – max £20,000

RESEARCH TENDER OPPORTUNITY: Review of HEFCE Quality Enhancement Policies - The deadline for funding applications to be received is 21st February 2013.

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Research tenders and open call for proposals for 2012-13

Doctoral ProgrammeFunding to support PhD studentships with a focus on learning and teaching research. The next call will be open over Summer 2013. Up to £20k p.a. for successful bids.

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/doctoral-programme

International Scholarship Scheme Funding to support individuals to undertake specific investigations outside of the UK and deliver specific outcomes for dissemination within the UK sector at the end of the scholarship. The next call will be open from December 2013. Up to £20k p.a. for successful bids.

http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/international-scholarship-scheme 8

HEA Academic Practice Grants

The HEA’s Travel Fund was massively popular in 2011/12, with many academics and postgraduate students attending learning and teaching events across the four nations to disseminate and hear about good practice. The criteria for applying to the fund have changed for the coming academic year, with grants now available in three streams:

•Funding for travel to an event across a nation’s border (e.g. from Northern Ireland to England, Scotland or Wales);

•Funding for travel for students to attend a learning and teaching event;

•Funding for travel to present a paper about learning and teaching.

Further information is available on the HEA website.

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Changes to the UK Travel Fund

Biological Sciences 14/15 May 13

Built Environment 20/21 Mar 13

Computing 14/15 Mar 13

Engineering and MaterialsIET TBC

GEES 13/14 May 13

Physical Sciences 16/17 May 13

Psychology 14/15 May 13

22/23 May 13

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New to Teaching Events

Biological Sciences May 13

Built Environment Middlesex

Engineering and Materials15 Feb 13

GEES May 13

Maths 12 completed

Physical Sciences March 13

May 13

Psychology 27 Mar 13

8 May 13

29 May 13

12 Jun 1311

Post Grads Who Teach

Gill Cooke

Gill.Cooke@heacademy.ac.uk

Nigel Purcell

Nigel.Purcell@heacademy.ac.uk

Karen Fraser

Karen.Fraser@heacademy.ac.uk13

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