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On 28 January 2026, we had the pleasure of hosting a forum for project leaders. The forum brought together leaders of institutionally-funded enhancement projects through our Education Enhancement Fund, and many practitioners who were keen to engage in dialogue around the themes and topics discussed. The programme for the day included: Dylan Williams (School of Chemistry) Lab…
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This is part of a series of posts celebrating the champions of our institutional Advance HE fellowship recognition scheme, Beacon. Beacon has awarded more than 1000 fellowships since its launch in 2015. Beacon is led by Marios Hadjianastasis and Jamie Morris. Advance HE have recently helped us celebrated these milestones on their blog (link). We…
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This is part of a series of posts celebrating the champions of our institutional Advance HE fellowship recognition scheme, Beacon. Beacon has awarded more than 1000 fellowships since its launch in 2015. Beacon is led by Marios Hadjianastasis and Jamie Morris. Dr Kamilya Suleymenova and Dr Inci Toral are valuable collaborators for the Beacon Scheme,…
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This is part of a series of posts celebrating the champions of our institutional Advance HE fellowship recognition scheme, Beacon. Beacon has awarded more than 1000 fellowships since its launch in 2015. Beacon is led by Marios Hadjianastasis and Jamie Morris. Dr Asim Bashir is a Teaching Fellow in English for Academic Purposes at University…
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This is part of a series of posts celebrating the champions of our institutional Advance HE fellowship recognition scheme, Beacon. Beacon has awarded more than 1000 fellowships since its launch in 2015. Beacon is led by Marios Hadjianastasis and Jamie Morris. Dr Julia Lodge is a Reader in the School of Biosciences at the University…
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Lindsey Compton, Associate Professor in Genetics from the School of Biosciences comments on embracing educational research for academics from a STEM background (and beyond!), after an event of our Education Research and Scholarship Network on 30 October 2025. Over the years as University educators, we come to know our own students the best! What works…
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We are pleased to announce our second seminar of this year, titled: ‘The Unwritten Curriculum: Developing an education career through mistakes, missteps and making connections’. The seminar will be led by Dr Lesley Batty, Reader in Ecological Education at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham. The seminar is…
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We are pleased to announce that we have two new papers published on our Education in Practice journal page by Dr Shailen Popat titled: ‘Reflections on Short CPD Training and Long-Term Mentoring Communities of Practice for Public Managers’. The paper explores the comparative benefits of short-term Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training and long-term mentoring Communities…
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Jamie Morris comments on PGTA development and the relationship between research and teaching A version of this blog post was first published on the University of Birmingham PGR Development blog. It is often acknowledged that the early stages of postgraduate researchers’ (PGRs) careers are vital in developing the fundamental attitudes and behaviours needed to succeed…
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