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Submit your proposal for a presentation at the 2026 Sussex Education Festival<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s that time of year again! Taking place on Friday 8th<\/sup> May, the Education Festival is a supportive and collaborative event where staff involved in teaching and learning at Sussex can share updates and reflections on work in progress or outcomes from long-standing practices, scholarship or research.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage all staff involved in involved education at Sussex to consider submitting a proposal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, we are looking for presentations on one of the following themes, which we welcome you to interpret broadly:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Education for Progressive Futures <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    1. Impacting Student Experience <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      1. Transforming Assessment at Sussex <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The deadline for submitting a proposal is 17:00 on Friday 27th February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Find out more<\/a> and submit your proposal on Learning Matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Uncovering Skills report<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Released in October, the new Uncovering Skills report explores how those working across UK higher education support students to uncover, recognise, and articulate the skills they develop throughout their academic and personal journeys. Read the HEPI blog post<\/a> summarising the key findings or read the full report<\/a>.\u00a0 See also the UoS Embedding Employability and Entrepreneurship Toolkit.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GenAI Training<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The next set of JISC  AI literacy curriculum for teaching and learning<\/a> live sessions are running from January to April 2026. Sussex is a JISC member, therefore these are free<\/strong> to our staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        All sessions are delivered online via Microsoft Teams, last around one hour, and each session runs twice on different dates. Sessions are booked individually, and full details and booking are available on the Jisc training page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Conference call for papers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        From AdvanceHE January In Partnership<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Inclusive Pedagogy Symposium 2026<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Bringing together educators, students, researchers, and institutional leaders, the event will explore both the opportunities and challenges of fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments. Call for papers closes 23 February 2026. Find out more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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