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2 Mar 2016: The Pilkington Prize exists to recognise outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at Cambridge, and each year is awarded to twelve members of staff who have achieved excellence in the field of teaching.

19 Jul 2019: Ananya Mishra, Danika Parikh and Akshyeta Suryanarayan Access and Outreach This group have been awarded the Inclusive Practice (Access and Outreach) award collectively for their initiative and work setting up and running the innovative 'Untold

13 Sep 2023: The Cambridge Skills Educators' Network aims to link up the many people across the collegiate University who are doing work related to academic skills development. This network includes academic skills tutors, teaching associates and library staff

27 Oct 2023: This termly event brings together colleagues involved in postgraduate research (PGR) student affairs from across the University to discuss insights, share experiences and hear updates from each other. ... We will then shift our focus to public engagement.

14 Sep 2023: 50 colleagues achieved accreditation with Advance HE. 150 workshops hosted for postgraduate research students. ... 3,950 places offered on our postgraduate research student workshops. 508 views of the new Supervising Postgraduate Students resource.

15 Sep 2021: Report: Mentoring Project (PDF). The aim of this research project was to investigate whether Black British students at Cambridge are provided with adequate academic mentors, and whether mentors were considered by ... could have an impact on their

23 Sep 2021: Black students' experience research report.

6 Mar 2024: The Centre for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce the 2024 winners of the Pilkington Prize as follows: Dr Sui-Yen Ah-See School of Clinical Medicine Dr Lee de-Wit Department of Psychology Trinity Hall Prof.

21 Jan 2021: The Technology Enabled Learning Service (TEL) assists staff in the design and delivery of excellent teaching and learning particularly supporting development of blended educational experiences.

19 Jul 2019: Alfie Vaughan Academic Representation Winner of the Academic Representation award, Alfie Vaughan was nominated in his capacity as Undergraduate Student Representative on the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Board and the Undergraduate Studies

20 Sep 2022: CCTL aims to develop research-informed approaches to enhancing educational experiences and outcomes which are relevant to the distinctive environments and practices of Cambridge Colleges, building on academic studies, as well ... as institutional

15 Sep 2021: Search site. Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning. Project Outputs. Some of the projects carried out as part of the APP Participatory Action Research Project provided recommendations for discrete outputs, while ... On this page we highlight all of

27 Sep 2021: Pursuing participatory action research into the experiences of students. Exploring the impact of assessment design and practice upon different student groups.

16 Dec 2022: First-year undergraduate academic induction and development Registration is now open for the first Intercollegiate Forum on Friday 3 March*.

23 Sep 2021: This new toolkit is intended to act as a briefing for all those interested in understanding the awarding gaps experienced by some cohorts of students and the University's commitment to eliminating these awarding gaps.

14 Sep 2023: Working in a research-rich, devolved environment which is renowned for academic achievement, we promote collaborative, research- and evidence-informed approaches to understanding complex educational priorities, developing as individuals and as

19 Jul 2019: Riki Houlden Peer Support One of two winners of the Peer Support award, Riki Houlden received multiple nominations for his extensive work improving the curriculum, delivery and promotion of surgical medicine, excerpts from which are presented below.

23 May 2023: Peer Learning. Research into peer learning in higher education demonstrates its many benefits, from collaborative knowledge construction when it occurs in formal learning settings, to helping students build a sense of ... 3. We know that many Cambridge

27 May 2019: This award recognises the contribution that students make to enhancing educational practices at the University of Cambridge.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored examples of existing peer learning and support to be found across Cambridge, and looked at which are most effective in supporting students' mental health and academic performance.

24 May 2023: Inclusive collegiate education and environments Registration is now open for the second Intercollegiate Forum on Tuesday 20 June. Cambridge undergraduate education is distinctive, and Colleges as academic communities are key to students' educational

19 Jul 2019: Natalie Shoup and Carlotta Ehrenzeller Peer Support Natalie Shoup and Carlotta Ehrenzeller were jointly nominated multiple times for their work as student representatives for the Education, Globalisation and International Development MPhil.

12 Aug 2021: The guidance is based on research conducted by student co-researchers Emrys Travis and Emma Carey, as part of a project initiated by the University's Access and Participation Plan, to ... mental health, and works as a research assistant within the

16 Sep 2021: Inclusive Teaching & Learning: Disabled Students An interactive online course designed to help staff develop an understanding of best practice in the design and delivery of inclusive teaching and learning, with a specific focus on how the practical

15 Sep 2021: Data were gathered via two surveys of varying length and disclosure, distributed both to the wider disabled student population and to our research group.

23 Oct 2019: sessions for clinical students and supervised clinically relevant research projects which are presented at national conferences. ... It has grown to become a research collective, hosting seminars with visiting speakers and acting as a hub for many other

30 Sep 2021: However, the seminal report Inclusive teaching and learning in higher education: a synthesis of research (Hockings, 2010, p21) notes that there was little evidence in earlier reviews of widening participation literature

2 Oct 2020: In outreach, he has made plant sciences (particularly pollination and the importance of bees) accessible by engaging with The Times, New York Times, the BBC, Sky News, Naked Scientists and the

2 Oct 2020: Eliza Jane Lockhart Highly Commended, Academic / College Representative This has been an extraordinarily difficult year for all faculties and departments, their administrative / leadership teams and their students: first, two significant spells of

8 Jun 2018: The Centre will be holding a networking event for the Digital Advocates, on 25 June 2018. This exciting event will be focused around a series of case studies presentations and small group discussions.

2 Oct 2020: In October, Oliver and Nishant created the Indigenous Studies Discussion Group, receiving modest support from the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre.

2 Oct 2020: Wanipa Ndhlovu Highly Commended, Access & Outreach Wanipa Ndhlovu has made an exceptional contribution both to the College and to the University as the Trinity College Student Union BME Officer and President of the University's African Caribbean

23 Sep 2021: These tools have been designed to prompt reflection by course teams and individual teaching staff on good practice and inclusion in curriculum design, assessment, teaching practices, learning environment and staff engagement.

15 Sep 2021: The preliminary findings from this project suggest that more research is needed to explore the educational experiences of STEMM students and what interventions might address their awarding gaps.

2 Oct 2020: Mitchell Chiew Highly Commended, Academic / College Representative Mitchell volunteered to serve as student representative on the Part III Committee... within his first week of arrival.

11 Oct 2016: The University has launched its new Digital Strategy for Education, which aims to provide a framework for the introduction of technology that supports teaching and learning.

20 Nov 2018: Nominations Process Heads of School are asked to invite nominations from each of their constituent Faculties / Departments and to select two nominations from this pool. Please see the page on the scope of the Pilkington Prize for more information on

19 Jan 2023: the APP Participatory Action Research Project:.

29 Jun 2023: A cross-institutional forum bringing together those critically engaging with the range of theories and practices of evaluation in higher education, held Friday 13 October 2023.

23 Jun 2017: Last night saw the 24th Pilkington Prize ceremony at Gonville and Caius College. 13 Prize winners were invited to enjoy drinks on the lawn before attending the ceremony itself in the Bateman Auditorium. Celebrations were concluded with a delicious

23 Jun 2016: Last night we raised our glasses in toast to the Class of 2016: the biochemist, clinicians, computer scientist, engineer, geographer, historian, linguist, material scientist, philosopher, neuroscientist and social anthropologist – all of whom were

26 Aug 2016: Book onto "Teaching STEM Students with Specific Learning Difficulties" (focus on reading & research, laboratories & fieldwork, maths strategies & essay strategies). ... Book onto "Teaching Arts & Humanities Students with Specific Learning Difficulties"

23 Sep 2021: based on recommendations from across the sector and from our qualitative research findings. ... Next: Qualitative research findings.

23 Sep 2021: This APP Participatory Action Research Project now involves annual cycles of qualitative research with students from the two targeted groups across the life-span of the APP 2020-2025. ... Findings from the APP Participatory Action Research Project

22 Oct 2019: There are many similarities between educational research and evaluation of practice, particularly in educational contexts. ... If you are thinking of designing a research project:. What are your research questions or hypotheses?

22 Oct 2019: The Cambridge Higher Educational Studies Research Ethics Committee has established a three-stage process by which projects are assessed for ethics review, detailed below. ... group of research ethics committee members only (normally within two weeks of

1 Feb 2022: Naa Annoa Abekah-Mensah, Megan Coe & Raquel Scarpa-Gebara Highly Commended, Access & Outreach Raquel, Annoa and Megan have created a podcast series, “Shade in Cambridge”, which provides a platform for stories, experiences and perspectives of s

30 Sep 2021: As Cambridge embraces widening participation, the emerging attention to awarding gaps incudes the recognition that the ‘hidden curriculum’ around examination practices can privilege particular cohorts of students over others.

12 Oct 2022: CCTL's Educational Research. The Cambridge Centre for Teaching & Learning aims to provide a sustained focus on complex educational priorities, help develop an evidence base for both designing and evaluating enhancement ... Developing research-informed

16 Jul 2020: A quick guide to using Microsoft Teams for teaching online