Academic

Academic

The Academic Development team supports those who teach and/or support learning to develop their academic practice, leadership, and scholarship through a range of accredited, peer, e-learning, and other opportunities.

Early

Early

When starting out on an academic career track, you might focus more on developing your teaching excellence.

PGCAP

PGCAP

The Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PGCAP) is a Level 7 qualification, accredited by Advance HE for Fellowship, which can be taken as an exit award, or part of the Academy's Postgraduate Diploma Academic Practice (PGDAP) and Master of Arts Academic Practice (MA AP).

Peer Observation of Teaching

Peer Observation of Teaching

Explore teaching practice and reflect on teaching methods in a collegial environment.

L&T Conference

Learning and Teaching Conference

The University of Liverpool Learning and Teaching Conference, hosted by the Centre for Innovation in Education.

Learning and teaching-focused podcasts

Podcasts

Listen to colleagues sharing good practice.

Continuing

Continuing

Engage with wide range of CPD opportunities to continue to reflect on and develop practice.

PGDAP and MA AP

PGDAP

The PGDAP builds on prior learning from the PGCAP and leads on to the MA AP.

Pedagogic Research Conference

Pedagogic Research Conference

This conference aims to support staff who are researching their learning and teaching practice and who are intending to publish their work.

ULTRA

Mentoring

Develop your leadership as an ULTRA mentor and/or reviewer supporting colleagues to gain professional recognition.

ULTRA

ULTRA Senior Fellow

Gain professional recognition for your leadership and influence of those who teach and/or support high-quality learning.

PGR Supervisor Development

Supervisor Development

Engage with our community of PGR supervisors to reflect on and develop your supervisory practice.

Further

Further

Share good practice and gain further teaching recognition as Fellow or Senior/Principal Fellow.

PGDAP and MA AP

MA AP

The overall aim of the MA Academic Practice is to develop academic practice, leadership, and scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in higher education.

Journal: Developing Academic Practice

DAP Journal Publication

Through this journal, colleagues have the opportunity to contribute articles in relation to hybrid active learning, practice and pedagogies. The journal will become a cornerstone of the University's thriving culture of educational excellence.

Leadership Programmes

Leadership Programmes

The Academy offers a range of development opportunities for new, aspiring leaders, and experienced leaders in professional and academic roles.

External Examining

External Examining

The Academy, in collaboration with Advance HE, is pleased to announce that it will continue to offer the Degree Standards Project course for external examining.

ULTRA

ULTRA Principal Fellow

Gain professional recognition for your strategic leadership of teaching and learning at institutional level.

Consolidate

Consolidate

Consolidate your journey, enhancing your career and CV, by using the Passport e-portfolio to reflect on your development, collate evidence of your success, and draft applications for recognition and reward.

New Academic

CPD pathways for new academics

Explore opportunities for development tailored to your career stage as a new academic.

Experienced Academic

CPD pathways for experienced academics

Explore opportunities for development tailored to your career stage as an experienced academic.

LTSE Awards and Sir Alistair Pilkington Awards

Teaching Awards

UoL teaching awards are an opportunity to be recognised and rewarded for your contribution to student learning, and to be supported to further develop your practice.

Journal: Developing Academic Practice

DAP Journal Reviewer

This journal aims to celebrate scholarship in all aspects of academic practice in Higher Education, whilst providing an open platform to disseminate open, creative and collaborative innovations in the support of learning and teaching, through publication.