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Upcoming education-focused opportunities: teaching, learning, scholarship and pedagogic research

Here is a range of opportunities from across the sector to share educationfocused practice, present work, and publish. Some opportunities require payment and travel, while others are free, and we hope this selection highlights the excellent range of options available

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The Scholarship Journey: Cultivating Scholarship Through Growth and Connection during Scholarship Leave

A woman (Jo Tregenza) with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a black-and-white checkered shirt, standing in front of a light wooden panel background

Jo Tregenza is a Reader in Primary Education at the University of Sussex, and Senior Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in, Primary Education, Teaching English, E-Learning, Lecturing, Teaching and Higher Education. Senior

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Conversations on teaching for community and belonging: Our blog collection

Dr Emily Danvers Conversations around teaching rarely happen beyond formal training opportunities that often take place early on in our careers. After this, and especially during term-time, space for talking  in our busy working lives is often limited. Incidental corridor

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Getting the ‘social’ into Social Sciences: how can we learn from LPS student initiatives to build cross-faculty relationships?

Jeanette Ashton and Fiona Clements

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Reflections on working for the Office for Students: Conversation with Prof Graeme Pedlingham

Prof Graeme Pedlingham, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor for Student Experience, talks to us about his time working for the Office for Students.  Can you tell us a little about your role at the Office for Students?  Around 2022, the Office

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Walk with me: Exploring community, belonging and inclusion through walking interviews

Dr Verona Ni Drisceoil is a Reader in Legal Education and a member of the Education Team, currently leading on Assessment and Gen AI policy, at Sussex Law School. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA),

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Reflections on setting up a higher education network: A Conversation with Tab Betts

Tell us about the process of setting up the Active Learning Network  It was quite an organic process that began with a flipped learning workshop I facilitated, one of many, but this particular session had an energy to it. The

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Reflections on becoming a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA): A Conversation with Dr Lorraine Smith

Applying for Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) can feel like a daunting task. One that often gets pushed aside amid the daily demands of teaching, research and other demands of academic life. Dr Lorraine Smith (Associate Professor

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Conversations on teaching for community and belonging: Our blog collection

Dr Emily Danvers Conversations around teaching rarely happen beyond formal training opportunities that often take place early on in our careers. After this, and especially during term-time, space for talking  in our busy working lives is often limited. Incidental corridor

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Cross-faculty teaching: favour culture vs collaboration

Emily Danvers Across the faculty of social sciences, many of us share research interests, professional expertise and academic knowledge that shape the topics we teach. When we met to collaborate on this project, for example, we found most of us

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