Amélie is a teaching and learning professional, specialised in interdisciplinary learning and teaching theories of leadership to 100s of students each year at the University of Manchester. Her research background is in pedagogy in the arts, and she is passionate about...
Category: Professional development
How Does It Feel to Organise a Conference? Reflections on the University of Manchester’s Teaching and Learning Conference
Pietro is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at AMBS, passionate about improving teaching and learning practices and enhancing the student experience. With diverse interests in subject-specific topics and broader pedagogic innovation, Pietro strives to create a...
How recognition through UKAT can enhance academic advising
Dr Tom Rodgers has been recently awarded Recognised Senior Advisor (RSA) through the UK Advising and Tutoring Association (UKAT)'s Professional Recognition scheme. Here he answers some questions about his application experience and the benefits of the award. UKAT...
University College for Interdisciplinary Learning 10th Anniversary.
This year, University College for Interdisciplinary Learning (UCIL) turns 10. We asked the UCIL team to tell us a bit about the past 10 years, and their future plans. Congratulations UCIL on your 10th birthday! How did it all start and how has UCIL grown over the...
Reflecting on Leaders in Teaching
Jo Williams is Project Officer working on Teaching and Learning projects in the School of Natural Sciences in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and in this post she reflects on her experience of participating in the ITL’s Leaders in Teaching programme...
How I learned to stop worrying and love the LEAP
Professor Hannah Cobb shares her journey to AdvanceHE Fellowship, and how this (eventually) took her from struggling to find the time to apply to providing a springboard for National Teaching Fellowship nomination (more on this below Hannah’s story…). I need to...
Getting involved in the national conversation on graduate workers
Dr Miriam Firth is a Senior Lecturer, Director of Teaching and Learning (Strategy) for the Manchester Institute of Education in the Faculty of Humanities’ School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), and Chairs the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory...
Leaders in Teaching (LiT)
The University’s Leaders in Teaching Programme runs over a six month period each year, and supports and develops a small cohort of around 25 academic and academic-related staff involved in – or aspiring to – positions of leadership in teaching and learning. In this...