Online courses, networks, workshops & events

Learn more about our Academic Development events, online short courses, and networks including the University’s Learning and Teaching Conference.

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The annual University of Edinburgh Learning and Teaching Conference brings together staff and students to celebrate and share good practice and innovation in learning and teaching.

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The Academic Development team offers a suite of self-paced online courses for staff. This includes courses on Fundamentals of Teaching, Fundamentals of PhD Supervision, Fundamentals of PhD Examination, and Competence Standards and Reasonable Adjustments.

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The Academic Development team runs internal networks for staff: Boards of Studies network, Directors of Teaching network, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) network, and ENGAGE our student engagement network for staff and students.

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The Academic Development team runs a variety of workshops and events for staff, including the Talking About Teaching series.