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Apply for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education 2024-25

7 November 2023

Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education running over the 2024-25 academic year. During this 12-month course you will develop enquiry-based approaches to engaging with educational challenges and contributions to improvements in the education of students at...

The Blended Learning Service now has a dedicated website

10 October 2023

We are pleased to congratulate the Blended Learning Service on their new dedicated website, which can be found at www.blendedlearning.cam.ac.uk . The Blended Learning Service is a centrally-provisioned resource dedicated to enabling and enhancing digital experiences across the University. They provide support, training and...

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Registration is open for our Annual Meetings for directors of teaching and education, senior and postgraduate tutors

14 July 2023

Registration is now open for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Teaching & Senior Tutors, and for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Postgraduate Education & Postgraduate Tutors. These events provide opportunities for colleagues to share ideas, expertise and good practice, and to hear about and inform some of the...

The 2023 winners of the Pilkington Prize at the award ceremony at Fitzwilliam College

Pilkington Prizes awarded in recognition of excellent teaching

26 June 2023

Last week we enjoyed a beautiful evening at Fitzwilliam College celebrating the 2023 winners of the Pilkington Prize on Thursday 22 June. Thirteen members of staff were celebrated for their outstanding contributions to education, with the Prizes awarded by Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Bhaskar Vira. We were...

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Submit an expression of interest for the Recognition Scheme

5 June 2023

The Cambridge Teaching & Learning Recognition Scheme is designed for Cambridge educators who have already undertaken the activities, reflection and teaching practice that make them eligible for accreditation as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy . Participants on the Scheme are supported in drafting a successful...

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Book now: Teaching & Scholarship Academic Career Pathway workshops

2 June 2023

The Academic Career Pathway (Teaching & Scholarship) has been introduced to recognise the contribution of colleagues whose primary responsibilities are teaching focused. These workshops provide an opportunity to learn of the aims and procedures of the new promotions processes for Teaching & Scholarship staff, to...

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Register for the second Intercollegiate Forum

24 May 2023

Inclusive collegiate education and environments Registration is now open for the second Intercollegiate Forum on Tuesday 20 June . Cambridge undergraduate education is distinctive, and Colleges as academic communities are key to students' educational experience. As Cambridge admits a more representative population of...

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Apply now for the Advancing Educational Practice Programme

28 March 2023

Over the course of this nine-month cohort programme you will explore theories of learning, develop a philosophy of teaching and learning, enquire into approaches to curriculum design, feedback and assessment, and expand your knowledge and practice through introductions to higher education research. You will work on a...

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Pilkington Prize

7 March 2023

The Centre for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce the 2023 winners of the Pilkington Prize as follows: Dr Mary Augusta Brazelton Department of History & Philosophy of Science Jesus College Prof. Nathan Crilly Department of Engineering Prof. Richard Dance Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic St...

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Register for the Diversifying Assessment Forum 2023

25 January 2023

We are pleased to open registration for the fourth Diversifying Assessment Forum in 2023. This event is an opportunity for staff to explore processes and opportunities for changing, refining or adapting current assessment practices, particularly in light of the University's commitment to diversifying assessment and to...