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A recording of the first ever Diversifying Assessment Forum is now available

18 March 2020

The Diversifying Assessment Forum was held on Friday 13 March 2020. The forum was opened by the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Graham Virgo, and chaired by Professor Chris Young, Chair of the Examination and Assessment Committee. It provided an opportunity for all staff involved in assessment or...

Registration is open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2020

24 January 2020

Registration is now open for the Cambridge Teaching Forum 2020, which will be held on Tuesday 14 April at the Student Services Centre . 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...

Registration is open for the Diversifying Assessment Symposium

2 December 2019

Following the Examination Review Final Report (2017), the University has been strongly encouraging "creative and innovative modes of assessment as appropriate to the subject being examined". This symposium is an opportunity for all staff involved in assessment or examination practices to explore processes and opportunities...

The Mathematical Bridge of Queens College spanning the river in autumn

Applications are open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, 2020-21

28 November 2019

Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education , which will be running over the 2020-21 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...

CUSU Student-Led Teaching Awards 2020

25 November 2019

Nominations are open for the 2020 Student-Led Teaching Awards (SLTAs), which exist to reward outstanding teaching and student support across the University. They are a unique opportunity for students to recognise the exceptional contribution of teaching and non-teaching staff to their education at Cambridge, and to...

New teaching and learning newsletter launched

1 November 2019

The Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning has recently launched the new Cambridge Teaching & Learning Newsletter , in collaboration with our partners in the Technology-Enabled Learning Programme of the Cambridge University Press. The archives of the newsletter will shortly be available at the link above, as well...

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018-20 Teaching, Learning & Innovation Fund

1 October 2019

In the spring of 2019 applications were received for the Teaching, Learning and Innovation Fund awards. We were delighted by the enthusiastic response, with 17 applications received across the University's six Schools. Five grants were awarded and our congratulations are extended to all the winners: Project Lead Project...

An audience member at the 2019 Cambridge Teaching Forum

Registration is open for two events for directors of teaching, senior tutors and graduate tutors

30 July 2019

Registration is now open for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Teaching & Senior Tutors , which will be chaired by the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Graham Virgo, and the Secretary of the Senior Tutors' Committee, Dr Mark Wormald. We are also pleased to open registration for the first Annual...

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards!

8 July 2019

The new Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards, established by the Centre for Teaching and Learning only in May this year, are intended to recognise and celebrate the efforts made by our students in enhancing the excellence of Cambridge education. We were delighted by the enthusiastic response to the launch...

Pilkington Prize awarded in recognition of excellent teaching

26 June 2019

This week saw the 26th Pilkington Prize awards ceremony take place at Girton College, where the weather held out for us to enjoy a lovely evening. Thirteen members of staff were celebrated for their outstanding teaching, with prizes awarded by the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Graham Virgo. We were...