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A new interactive online course, designed to help staff develop an understanding of best practice in the design and delivery of inclusive teaching and learning, has been launched.The course has a focus on how the practical application of such an inclusive approach can remove the disadvantage many disabled students face in accessing their teaching a…

Registration is now open for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Teaching & Senior Tutors, and for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Postgraduate Education and Postgraduate Tutors.Both events will be chaired by the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Graham Virgo, and will feature panel discussions, students contributions, and sma…

Yesterday saw the 27th Pilkington Prize awards ceremony take place, online for the first time ever.Thirteen members of staff were celebrated for their outstanding contributions to education, with the Prizes awarded by the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Graham Virgo. The ceremony was opened with a message of congratulations and …

Students and staff are cordially invited to the 2021 online conference, Inclusive teaching and learning in higher education: theory and practice.This conference, organised by the International Network of Inclusive Practice in coordination this year with CCTL and the DRC, will take place across the week commencing 21st June.The event will focus on i…

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Black Advisory Hub website.This website, comprising the first phase of the Black Advisory Hub rollout, is intended to act as a student-facing hub of information and support for Black students at the University of Cambridge.It is a dynamic resource which will continue to be enhanced and expanded in collab…

Students and staff from across the collegiate University are warmly welcomed to the launch of Cambridge's new Black Advisory Hub.This online launch will be hosted by a team of student co-creators who were involved in the development of the Hub. The programme will include a Q&A session for students with Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Toope, as we…

Applications are now open for the Teaching Associates' Programme running over the 2021-22 academic year.This programme is designed for early-career academics and researchers (inluding postdoctoral researchers, early-career college lecturers, and PhD students) who teach Cambridge students, and will support you in extending your understanding of teac…

The deadline for applications to the Technology-Enabled Learning Prizes has been extended to Friday 14 May.Following a year in which the importance of digital technologies to the provision of Higher Education has been thrown into sharp relief, the Technology-Enabled Learning Prize aims to reward Cambridge staff supporting student learning who have …

A range of materials from the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2021 are now available for members of the University on the Materials page(Raven access required). These include recordings of most sessions and slides from all, as well as a transcript of the chat from the plenary meeting space.The annual Cambridge Teaching Forum provides a stimulating environ…

The Centre for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce the 2021 winners of the Pilkington Prize as follows:Dr David CliffordFaculty of EnglishHomerton CollegeDr Elizabeth FisteinSchool of Clinical MedicineLucy Cavendish CollegeProf. Beverley GloverDepartment of Plant SciencesQueens' CollegeDr Hannah JoyceDepartment of EngineeringSt John's Coll…

The deadline for nominations to the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards this year has been extended to Monday 17 May.These awards are intended to recognise the significant contributions that our students make towards enhancing the Cambridge educational experience.We hope that the extension provides a little more flexibility in thes…

Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce that they will be awarding two prizes for excellence in Technology-Enabled Learning at Cambridge for the third year running.Following a year in which the importance of digital technologies to the provision of Higher Education has been thrown into sharp relief, the Technology-Enabled Learning Prize …

Following the success of the inaugural event last year, we were delighted to welcome nearly a hundred delegates to this year's Diversifying Assessment Forum, held on Tuesday 23 March.The forum provided a venue to explore possibilities and processes for changing or adapting current assessment practices, with a particular focus this year both on less…

Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, which will be running over the 2021-22 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 Cambridge and at…

Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2021, which will be held online on Monday 19 April.The annual Cambridge Teaching Forum provides a stimulating environment for staff to learn about innovative approaches to higher education in Cambridge, meet colleagues and share ideas about current national an international topics in higher …