Explore the impact of your teaching with support, resources, and a network of colleagues
The Pedagogical Research (PedR) Network aims to promote, support and develop pedagogical research activity across the University. All staff are welcome to join, whatever your experience with pedagogical research.
Join the Teams Network
Join the Teams site to stay up to date, ask questions, and connect with other members
Sign-up for events and activities
Sign-up for all upcoming Network workshops, writing days and other activities
Find guidance and resources
The guidance section of the Hub has advice and resources for all stages of PedR
Vision
- Collate resources, good practice and provide opportunities to celebrate institutional research outputs internally, nationally and internationally.
- Promote the benefits of embedding a research informed approach in teaching and learning activities
- Support the development of teaching and learning practice by facilitating the development of skills to undertake pedagogic research
- Develop a community of practice that benefits from close collaboration with our National Teaching Fellows and Fellows of the Higher Education Academy (covering Associate, Fellow, Senior and Principal Fellowships)
- Mentor those wishing to engage with pedagogical research as part of their teaching and learning practice
Events and activities
The Network organises a range of regular events to support staff, including:
- PedR Network workshops: usually themed around key phases of pedagogical research, or particular methodologies, these practical workshops will help you progress your ideas to action. They are also great opportunities to meet others engaged in PedR.
- Conversations with Cake: an informal group sharing and discussing evidence-informed approaches to teaching and learning practice.
- TDF Sandpits: if you’re interested in applying for the University’s Teaching Development Fund, then this fast-paced, interactive event will help you expand your ideas and find collaborators to bring a project plan together.
- Educational Writing Days: held regularly through the year, these days allow you to block time to focus on writing educational articles, project plans, grant submissions, fellowship applications.
All of the Network events are listed on the Hub Events page and are shared via the Network Teams site.
Teaching Conversations with Cake
Find out more about the informal group sharing and discussing evidence-informed approaches to teaching and learning practice.