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Inaugural Drapers’ Teaching Fellowships awarded

We are delighted to be able to announce the first awards of the Drapers’ Teaching Fellowship. The judging panel met on 15th May 2013 and created three inaugural Drapers’ Teaching Fellows, each of whom will hold the Fellowship until May 2016. The three new Fellows are: Dr Maralyn Druce, Clinical Lecturer in Endocrinology, William Harvey [...]

Teaching and Learning Conference and Drapers’ Lecture 2013

This year’s Teaching and Learning Conference, with over 200 delegates in attendance, reflected on the challenges faced in a time of change in Higher Education, exploring the issues and priorities for the College and the Sector in an era of increasing competition, globalisation and technological transformation. This was reflected both in the opening address delivered by [...]

Westfield Fund for Enhancing the Student Experience 2013 – now open

The Westfield Fund for Enhancing the Student Experience is an annual scheme, under which £100,000 is made available for projects to enhance the student experience at Queen Mary.  Schools, Institutes, the Queen Mary Students’ Union and Professional Services are invited to make applications to this fund to support projects with the specific aim of enhancing [...]

Applications now open for January entry to the Certificate in Learning and Teaching

The Certificate of Learning and Teaching (CILT) is an accredited qualification worth 30 Master’s level credits and leading to Associate membership of the Higher Education Academy. It is a two module introduction to the knowledge, skills and principles required to be an effective teacher. It combines workshops, independent study and work-based activity such as teaching [...]

Further success in the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

We are delighted to announce our latest National Teaching Fellow – Dr Peter Howarth who teaches in the School of English and Drama has been awarded a Fellowship in the 2012 scheme.

The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) for Individual Awards aims to raise the profile of learning and teaching, recognise and celebrate individuals who make an outstanding impact on the student learning experience and provide a national focus for institutional teaching and learning excellence schemes. The Learning Institute mentors, coaches and supports all QMUL nominees for the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme.

Annual Teaching and Learning Conference and Drapers’ Lecture

Principal Simon Gaskell and Vice-Principal Susan Dilly invite you to the annual Teaching and Learning Conference and seventh Annual Drapers’ Lecture. This year, for the first time, the annual Drapers’ Lecture is being combined with the conference as its final address. The lecture is being delivered by Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor of Open University. The title [...]