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Becoming a professional services researcher in HE – making the train tracks converge

SRHE

It represents my personal reflections of working in UK higher education (HE) professional services roles and simultaneously gaining research experience through a Masters and Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD). I use this metaphor to share my experiences, and three phases, of becoming a professional services researcher.

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Mini-series: Student leadership and professional development

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Our hope has been to highlight the breadth of our student initiatives, as well as the many competing motivations involved in developing and supporting peer-led groups.

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Top Global Cities for Economics Internships

AIFS Abroad

Economic opportunities in Sydney intersect with (but arent limited to) banking, finance, telecommunications, professional services, mining, and manufacturing. Sydney Sydney is the business and finance capital of Australia and a major player in regional and global economics.

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Go Abroad Staff: Building academic communities abroad

Teaching Matters Academic Support

One solution is Go Abroad Staff , which provides Erasmus+ funding for academic and professional services staff to teach or train in Europe and beyond. Professional development: I’d heard from colleagues that Utrecht would be a welcoming institution. Find out about the benefits on the Go Abroad – Staff website.

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Digital citizenship and the importance of creating safe and inclusive online learning spaces

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Developing such guidance and training has been a chief focus of the Digital Safety and Citizenship initiative in the Digital Skills team over the past two years, but it is clear that we need the help of both our academic and professional services colleagues to spread the word.

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An introduction to student and staff co-creation of the curriculum

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

For example, students’ and staff members’ increased enjoyment of learning and teaching alongside their professional development are particularly notable (Bovill & Bulley, 2011; Lubicz-Nawrocka, 2018; Lubicz-Nawrocka & Simoni, 2018; Matthews, 2016; Mercer-Mapstone et al., 2017), there are also many benefits!

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Spotlight on the 2024 Teaching Award winners: Staff offering exceptional levels of support to students

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Each year, we have several categories celebrating these staff – from supervisors and cohort leads to the many professional services staff who keep things ticking along smoothly. I think this is a clear indicator of just how much they appreciate this part of their relationship with staff.