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Chaired by: Dr Jayne Dennis. Facilitated by:< /span> ~~Dr Richard Davies\, co-convenor of the Academic Prac tice Network. For more details about the network a nd its activities\, please click here.~~

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Overview
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This two-hour symposium explores t he contemporary relevance of David Hargr eaves’ 1996 argument that teaching should oper ate as a research-based profession. Thirty years o n\, the session invites participants to critically examine whether this vision has been realised wit hin UK higher education\, and what challenges and tensions remain.
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The event brings together a panel of speake rs with expertise in higher education research\, p olicy\, and practice to offer short provocations o n key themes arising from Hargreaves’ work. These perspectives will confront what it means for teach ing in higher education to be genuinely research-i nformed.
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F ollowing the speaker contributions\, participants will engage in structured discussion\, reflecting on their own institutional contexts and disciplina ry practices. The session aims to move beyond abst ract debate\, encouraging attendees to consider ho w research\, evidence\, and scholarship can meanin gfully inform teaching in their own work.
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By revisiting Harg reaves at this milestone\, the symposium provides a timely opportunity to assess progress\, question assumptions\, and identify practical and strategi c ways to strengthen the relationship between rese arch and teaching in contemporary UK higher educat ion.
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Developing academics’ pract ice (Helen King)
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12:00-12:10
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Introduction and ove rview of Hargreaves’ paper (Jayne Dennis)
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12:10-12:30
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Research and scholarship in higher educa tion (Earle Abrahamson)
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12:30-1 2:50
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Policy and governance: help or hindrance? (Davi d Kernohan)
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Evidence meet s practice in institutional change (Dawne Irving-B ell)
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13:10-13:30< /span>
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Discussion (Cha ir: Richard Davies)
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14:00
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Close
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Speaker bios
\n \n Jayne Dennis is a Re ader in Biomedical Education and Director of Schol arship in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences at Queen Mary University of London. She is a Queen Mary Academy Fellow\, identifying best practice in enabling scholarship. Her research foc uses on metacognition in teaching and learning in higher education. Jayne has won multiple education awards at Queen Mary. She is a Senior Fellow of A dvance HE and previously completed an MA in educat ional psychology at UCL’s Institute of Education. Her PhD at the University of Glasgow was on the mo lecular classification of cancer.
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Earle Abrahamson is a lea ding international scholar in the Scholarship of T eaching and Learning (SoTL)\, recognised for his s ustained impact on advancing educational practice\ , research\, and policy. He is Professor of SoTL a t the University of Hertfordshire\, a Principal Fe llow and National Teaching Fellow of Advance HE\, and an inaugural Fellow of ISSOTL. Earle serves on the UK SoTL Alliance Steering Group\, is Co-Edito r of Teaching & Learning Inquiry (TLI)\, and sits on the EuroSoTL Board. Through his scholarship\, l eadership\, mentorship\, and international collabo rations\, he has influenced teaching excellence\, assessment\, feedback\, reasoning development\, an d student success across higher education globally . He is a sought-after keynote speaker\, consultan t\, and supervisor of master's and doctoral resear chers\, recognised for shaping institutional cultu res that enhance learning\, employability\, and ed ucational impact.
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David Kernohan is Deputy Editor of Wonkhe . Until June 2016\, he worked at Jisc as a program me manager and senior codesign manager\, after bei ng seconded from HEFCE in 2006. He has also worked for the University of Glamorgan (now the Universi ty of South Wales). As Associate Editor\, David h as responsibility for the development and delivery of a variety of editorial content. His key areas of wonkishness include higher education data\, gra duate employment\, teaching quality enhancement po licy\, funding policy\, sector agency politics and history\, and the use of technology in higher edu cation.
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Dawne Irving-Bell is a Head of Scholarship of Teach ing and Learning at Arden University\, UK\, and De puty Chair of AdvanceHE’s National CATE Committee. With extensive experience working across seconda ry\, further\, and Higher Education\, as a teacher \, Dawne is passionate about creating opportunitie s for others. Dedicated to raising the profile of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning\, Dawne e stablished the award-winning National Teaching Rep ository\, an Open Educational Resource with proven reach and impact across the global Higher Educati on community. Dawne enjoys lecturing on visual thi nking and advocates for technology education\, for which she received a National Award sponsored by The Royal Academy of Engineering. Dawne is a Nati onal Teaching Fellow (NTF)\, Principal Fellow of t he Higher Education Academy (PFHEA) and holds a Co llaborative Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Helen King is P rofessor and Director of Learning Innovation\, Dev elopment & Skills at Bath Spa University\, UK. Wit h over three decades in educational development\, she has led UK-wide learning and teaching initiati ves\, worked internationally as a consultant\, and held senior university roles. Her work focuses on learning\, teaching and assessment\, with a stron g commitment to academic professional development. Her research explores expertise in higher educati on teaching\, and she has edited two Routledge/SED A books on the topic (2022\, 2025). She holds SFSE DA\, is a UK National Teaching Fellow\, PFHEA\, an d Honorary Professor at the University of Queensla nd.
< /html> DESCRIPTION:SRHE Members must log-in (https://srhe.ac.uk/wp-lo gin.php) to access member registration rates \n \n \n \n Chaired by: Dr Jayne Dennis. Facilitated by : Dr Richard Davies\, co-convenor of the Academic Practice Network. For more details about the netwo rk and its activities\, please click here. \n \n \n \n Overview\n \n \n \n This two-hour symposium explores the contemporary relevance of David Hargr eaves’ 1996 argument (https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/P ortals/0/PDF%20reviews%20and%20summaries/TTA%20Har greaves%20lecture.pdf) that teaching should operat e as a research-based profession. Thirty years on\ , the session invites participants to critically e xamine whether this vision has been realised withi n UK higher education\, and what challenges and te nsions remain.\n \n \n \n The event brings togethe r a panel of speakers with expertise in higher edu cation research\, policy\, and practice to offer s hort provocations on key themes arising from Hargr eaves’ work. These perspectives will confront what it means for teaching in higher education to be g enuinely research-informed.\n \n \n \n Following t he speaker contributions\, participants will engag e in structured discussion\, reflecting on their o wn institutional contexts and disciplinary practic es. The session aims to move beyond abstract debat e\, encouraging attendees to consider how research \, evidence\, and scholarship can meaningfully inf orm teaching in their own work.\n \n \n \n By revi siting Hargreaves at this milestone\, the symposiu m provides a timely opportunity to assess progress \, question assumptions\, and identify practical a nd strategic ways to strengthen the relationship b etween research and teaching in contemporary UK hi gher education.\n \n \n \n Schedule\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:00-12:10\n \n \n \n \n Introduction and overview of Hargreaves’ paper (Jayne Dennis)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:10-12:30\n \n \n \n \n Research and s cholarship in higher education (Earle Abrahamson)\ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:30-12:50\n \n \n \n \n Policy and governance: help o r hindrance? (David Kernohan)\n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n 12:50-13:10\n \n \n \n \n Evidence meets practice in institutional change ( Dawne Irving-Bell)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \ n 13:10-13:30\n \n \n \n \n Developing academics’ practice (Helen King)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13:30-14:00\n \n \n \n \ n Discussion (Chair: Richard Davies)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14:00\n \n \n \n \ n Close\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker bios\n \n \n \n Jayne Dennis is a Re ader in Biomedical Education and Director of Schol arship in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences at Queen Mary University of London. She is a Queen Mary Academy Fellow\, identifying best practice in enabling scholarship. Her research foc uses on metacognition in teaching and learning in higher education. Jayne has won multiple education awards at Queen Mary. She is a Senior Fellow of A dvance HE and previously completed an MA in educat ional psychology at UCL’s Institute of Education. Her PhD at the University of Glasgow was on the mo lecular classification of cancer.\n \n \n \n Earle Abrahamson is a leading international scholar in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)\, recognised for his sustained impact on advancing e ducational practice\, research\, and policy. He is Professor of SoTL at the University of Hertfordsh ire\, a Principal Fellow and National Teaching Fel low of Advance HE\, and an inaugural Fellow of ISS OTL. Earle serves on the UK SoTL Alliance Steering Group\, is Co-Editor of Teaching & Learning Inqui ry (TLI)\, and sits on the EuroSoTL Board. Through his scholarship\, leadership\, mentorship\, and i nternational collaborations\, he has influenced te aching excellence\, assessment\, feedback\, reason ing development\, and student success across highe r education globally. He is a sought-after keynote speaker\, consultant\, and supervisor of master's and doctoral researchers\, recognised for shaping institutional cultures that enhance learning\, em ployability\, and educational impact.\n \n \n \n D avid Kernohan is Deputy Editor of Wonkhe. Until Ju ne 2016\, he worked at Jisc as a programme manager and senior codesign manager\, after being seconde d from HEFCE in 2006. He has also worked for the U niversity of Glamorgan (now the University of Sout h Wales). As Associate Editor\, David has respons ibility for the development and delivery of a vari ety of editorial content. His key areas of wonkish ness include higher education data\, graduate empl oyment\, teaching quality enhancement policy\, fun ding policy\, sector agency politics and history\, and the use of technology in higher education.\n \n \n \n Dawne Irving-Bell is a Head of Scholarshi p of Teaching and Learning at Arden University\, U K\, and Deputy Chair of AdvanceHE’s National CATE Committee. With extensive experience working acro ss secondary\, further\, and Higher Education\, as a teacher\, Dawne is passionate about creating op portunities for others. Dedicated to raising the p rofile of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning \, Dawne established the award-winning National Te aching Repository\, an Open Educational Resource w ith proven reach and impact across the global High er Education community. Dawne enjoys lecturing on visual thinking and advocates for technology educa tion\, for which she received a National Award spo nsored by The Royal Academy of Engineering. Dawne is a National Teaching Fellow (NTF)\, Principal F ellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA) and holds a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellenc e. \n \n \n \n Helen King is Professor and Directo r of Learning Innovation\, Development & Skills at Bath Spa University\, UK. With over three decades in educational development\, she has led UK-wide learning and teaching initiatives\, worked interna tionally as a consultant\, and held senior univers ity roles. Her work focuses on learning\, teaching and assessment\, with a strong commitment to acad emic professional development. Her research explor es expertise in higher education teaching\, and sh e has edited two Routledge/SEDA books on the topic (2022\, 2025). She holds SFSEDA\, is a UK Nationa l Teaching Fellow\, PFHEA\, and Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland.\n \n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T120000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260922T140000 LOCATION:Online event\, link will be provided\n URL:https://srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=808 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR

\n 12:00-12:10 \n	\n Introduction and ove rview of Hargreaves’ paper (Jayne Dennis) \n
\n 12:10-12:30 \n	\ n Research and scholarship in higher educa tion (Earle Abrahamson) \n
\n 12:30-1 2:50 \n	\n Policy and governance: help or hindrance? (Davi d Kernohan) \n
\n 12:50-13:10< /span> \n	\n Evidence meet s practice in institutional change (Dawne Irving-B ell) \n
\n 13:10-13:30< /span> \n
\n Discussion (Cha ir: Richard Davies) \n
\n 14:00 \n	\n Close \n