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15 Sep 2021: This project explored how the first-year transition might contribute to eventual awarding gaps for Black British students at Cambridge, looking especially at potential differences between STEM subjects and arts & humanities subjects.

12 Oct 2021: This year's Annual Meetings for Directors of Teaching, Senior Tutors, Directors of Postgraduate Education and Postgraduate Tutors were held online once more.

23 Sep 2021: The awarding gaps for both of Cambridge's target student groups decreased between 2018-19 and 2019-20; in the case of Black students it nearly halved within just one year of the pandemic.

30 Jun 2021: Yesterday saw the 27th Pilkington Prize awards ceremony take place, online for the first time ever. Thirteen members of staff were celebrated for their outstanding contributions to education, with the Prizes awarded by the Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor

15 Sep 2021: This project explored whether the supervision system currently meets the educational needs of Black British students sufficiently, ensuring their best chance for success.

23 Sep 2021: 5. Are students consistently provided with accessible learning materials and resources in advance of teaching or curriculum delivery?

24 Sep 2021: The APP Participatory Action Research Project has worked with students from the groups most impacted by awarding gaps at Cambridge, in order to more fully understand the barriers that arise in relation to teaching and learning.

26 Mar 2021: Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce that they will be awarding two prizes for excellence in Technology-Enabled Learning at Cambridge for the third year running.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored how the experiences and challenges of supervisions and supervision work differ between students with and without mental health problems.

24 Feb 2021: committees and curriculum critiquing. In this way, the student advocates’ roles moved from.

23 Sep 2021: What are Cambridge's awarding gaps? The attainment measure used by the Office for Students (OfS) is the proportion of students achieving good honours (1st or 2:I degree class) compared to lower degree classes.

12 Apr 2021: The deadline for nominations to the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards this year has been extended to Monday 17 May. These awards are intended to recognise the significant contributions that our students make towards enhancing the

27 Sep 2021: While students are commonly engaged in course evaluations and in departmental committees, it is becoming more common for institutions to go beyond these opportunities to engage with the student voice and recruit students as partners in projects to

19 May 2021: students to bear the burden of diversifying their curriculum. We also wanted to highlight that. ... promoting work by people of colour should be something integrated within the curriculum, rather than.

15 Jun 2021: Students and staff are cordially invited to the 2021 online conference, Inclusive teaching and learning in higher education: theory and practice.

27 Sep 2021: By being clear about expectations, many issues related to the ‘hidden curriculum’ will be bypassed.

27 Sep 2021: Student engagement and belonging through their learning are integral to student success. In order to ensure that all students are engaged and feel like they belong, an inclusive learning approach can be employed to improve the experience and

2 Feb 2021: The new Technology-Enabled Learning Service will be offering a series of webinars to support staff in developing and delivering blended learning. Sessions will be recorded for those who can't attend and some may be repeated.

27 Sep 2021: Inclusive approaches are important both inside and outside the classroom environment, where both physical and psychological factors can impact students’ sense of belonging and academic performance.

24 Feb 2021: 3. Another problem identified was that of the curriculum; content, design, and delivery. ... Curriculum delivery was noted by 82% of institutional respondents as the second most relevant contributing factor to ethnic attainment gaps at their respective

19 Feb 2021: We are delighted to be once again offering the Outstanding Student Contribution to Education Awards. These awards are intended to recognise the significant contributions that our students make towards enhancing the Cambridge educational experience.

19 May 2021: Regarding the curriculum, responses were more positive. In HSPS especially, students noted diversity in. ... into the curriculum was not straightforward. The member of staff interviewed mentioned as having.

25 Mar 2021: Following the success of the inaugural event last year, we were delighted to welcome nearly a hundred delegates to this year's Diversifying Assessment Forum, held on Tuesday 23 March.

20 Sep 2021: The new Awarding Gaps Consultation Team is currently calling for expressions of interest from Faculties and Departments seeking advice and support for their focused work on awarding gaps.

14 Dec 2021: Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, which will be running over the 2022-23 academic year.

4 Mar 2021: Applications are now open for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, which will be running over the 2021-22 academic year.

13 Jul 2021: Registration is now open for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Teaching & Senior Tutors, and for the Annual Meeting for Directors of Postgraduate Education and Postgraduate Tutors.