Higher Education Academy Karen Fraser, Academic Development Background to HEA
• 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 HEA Categories of Work
• Academic practice development • Teacher excellence • UKPSF • NTFS • Fellowship of HEA • Institutional strategy and change
• Consultancy 3
HEA Academic Practice
STEM Social Sciences
Health Arts & Sciences Humanities
4 HEA STEM Disciplines
Biological Sciences: Dr Nathan Pike Built Environment: Dr Aled Williams & Jane Kettle Computing: Dr Mark Ratcliffe Engineering: Dr Simon Steiner GEES: Dr Helen Walkington Maths, Stats & OR: Dr Mary McAlinden Physical Sciences: Dr Paul Yates Psychology: Dr Julie Hulme
Biology, 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 5 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 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.
Individual bids: Phases 1 and 2 – see awarded bids at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tdg/projects
Phase 3 - Call opened 18 May 2012, closes 17 June 2012. Up to £7k for successful bids. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tdg
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Departmental bids: Call opened September 2011, closed November 2011. Next Call: 28 August 2012. Up to £30k for successful bids. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tdg
Collaborative bids: Call opened 27 February 2012, closed 22 April 2012. Next Call: 7 January 2013. Up to £60k for successful bids. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tdg
Strategic Development Grant Scheme Funding of up to £10,000 for projects which improve the attainment of black and minority ethnic (BME) students. Closing date 6 July 2012. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding#strategic 7 HEA Academic Practice Grants
Doctoral Programme Funding to support PhD studentships with a focus on learning and teaching research. Call opened 3 January 2012, closed 10 February 2012. 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. Call closed 31 January 2012. Up to £20k p.a. for successful bids. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/international-scholarship-scheme Departmental Change Programme Responding to the NSS - Call opened 19 December 2011, closed 13 February 2012 for proposals to join a Change Programme in engineering. Information at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources /detail/change/NSS_DISC_CP_11-12
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Change Academy Programme (2012/13) The HEA’s flagship institutional change programme, delivered in partnership with the Leadership Foundation since 2004. Now open; call closes 2nd March 2012. Information at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/change/change_academy National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching, and is open to all higher education institutions in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Information at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ntfs UK Travel Grants Funding available for individuals (up to a maximum of £300) and teams (up to a maximum of £500) to attend conferences, network meetings and special interest groups that are being run in the UK. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/travel-fund
9 HEA STEM Academic Workshops
We provide UK subscribing institutions delivering Higher Education, the opportunity to promote research and evidence that has informed departmental and institutional policy and/or practice through our Workshop and Seminar Series.
Open Call for discipline Seminars and Workshops. £1000 grant available, plus up to £500 additional funds to cover speaker travel/expenses. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/seminar-series
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Karen Fraser [email protected]
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