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Working with the sector, Advance HE plans to develop a global survey for leadership in higher education, research institutes and related organisations.The extraordinary events brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have brought into sharp focus the question ‘what works for leadership in higher education?’Without reasonable clarity on this it is hard to invest in leaders, support leadership develop

Advance HE currently has a number of vanacies we are advertising:BDD Coordinator Fixed Term Contract to July 31 https://advancehe.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=362c8379-6853-4f74-b4f0-e3a6f971f62f Customer Support Coordinator x 2  Fixed Term Contract to 31st July https://advancehe.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=3b2bfa0a-517b-4021-9afb-758954c3c2c8 Dynamics 365 Analyst http

Please be aware, there is scheduled maintenance on Advance HE Connect which will result in downtime of the platform on 26th of October 2020 between 9am and 10am GMT, and 5th of November 2020 between 9am and 10am GMT. During this downtime, the Public Page, Front Office, and Back Office will be unavailable. We apologise for this inconvenience.

Head of Membership (Wales) -  https://advancehe.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=88464233-63d5-4df6-a459-66e227235cec Policy and Programme Adviser (Scotland) -  https://advancehe.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=b78f1db8-3de0-4d37-8540-59e6a75013ce

Today marks the 1st Birthday of Advance HE Connect and we wanted to mark this milestone by celebrating the successes we’ve had with the platform since bringing it online last May. We would really like comments below as to how you've used Advance HE Connect. Has Advance HE Connect has had an impact on your practice or created new links for you? Have you attended any of the webinars or used the webi

Online Learning, Assessment and SupportAdvance HE are conscious that many people will be working with online learning and assessment and want to offer as much support as possible. Our Learning and Teaching Network is our hub for this and we will be posting resources and be available to answer questions or host discussions. In the resource area we have started a file with online resources which mig

The Advance HE Connect Network On-Boarding Grant funding call will close early due to the number of applications received. If you want to be considered please submit your application by 23:59 (BST) Sunday 14 July.  Further Details and application forms can be found here: https://advance-he.hivebrite.com/page/grant-funding-call

Are you attending the Teaching and Learning Conference on 2 – 4 July 2019 next week? You can now join our Teaching and Learning Conference group on Connect where you can view the conference programme and find out about our new Soapbox opportunity, how to join the Advance HE App, our Networking BBQ and related blogs. Join the group now: https://connect.advance-he.ac.uk/topics/13458/feed

David Williams, Technical Manager, Faculty of Engineering & Design, University of Bath demonstrates the work of technical staff and their role in teaching.

The 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES) of over 14,000 full-time undergraduate students from Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), shows rising value-for-money perceptions.

After nearly 15 years of higher education public service, Victoria Holbrook joined Advance HE as Head of Membership in February 2019 from the Office for Students, having led the development of its new strategy for student information alongside provider registration casework. Prior to that, she was HEFCE’s Regional Consultant for the South West and oversaw the organisation’s approach to supporting

Advance HE Chief Executive Alison Johns and Assistant Director International Becky Smith were invited to attend the launch of the National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) in Pakistan.

Jonathan Neves, Head of Business Intelligence and Surveys at Advance HE, crunches the data in the 13th Student Academic Experience Survey.

Helen Baird outlines how the Final Report from the Evaluation of Safeguarding Students Catalyst Fund Projects will help the higher education sector continue to tackle issues of sexual misconduct, hate crime and harassment affecting students.

An evaluation by Advance HE of projects awarded funding to tackle hate crime and sexual violence is published today.

Dr Stephen Ellis, Associate Dean, Business Management Faculty, Regent’s University London, presents a new approach to improving student engagement, a burning issue for many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). His pilot, starting in the new academic year, offers an exciting opportunity to bring new students into the academic fold.

The Secretary of State for Education has issued supplementary guidance to the Office for Students (OfS) in a letter to its Chair. The new guidance confirms that the government expects OfS to act on a number of previously expressed concerns.

Abbie McKenna, Advance HE’s Head of Membership (Ireland) has been awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday honours in recognition her outstanding service to higher education.

Advance HE and AMEE to collaborate in promoting teaching excellence.

Elizabeth Adams, Researcher Development Manager at the University of Glasgow, has been running the institutional PRES survey for over 10 years. Here, she shares her thoughts on how we can better understand and make use of student survey data to improve the culture for Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs).