1. HEA Initiatives and Funding Opportunities – One Click Away!
Teaching Development Grant Scheme
Funding to support evidence-based research and to encourage innovations in learning and
teaching that have the potential for sector-wide impact.
- Individual bids: Phase 1 – see awarded bids at:
Phase 2 - Call opened 3 January 2012, closed 19 February 2012. Up to £7k for successful bids.
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding#tdg
- Departmental bids:Call opened September 2011, closedNovember 2011. Up to £30k for
successful bids. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding#tdg
- Collaborative bids: Call opened 27 February 2012, closed 22 April 2012. Up to £60k for
successful bids. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/funding#tdg
Doctoral Programme
Funding to support PhD studentships with a focus on learning and teaching research.
Call opened 3 January 2012, closed10 February 2012. Up to £20k p.a. for successful bids.
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/doctoral-programme
International Scholarship Scheme
Funding to support individuals to undertake specific investigations outside of the UK and deliver
specific outcomes for dissemination within the UK sector at the end of the scholarship. Call closed
31 January 2012. Up to £20k p.a. for successful bids.http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/international-
scholarship-scheme
Departmental Change Programme
Responding to the NSS - Call opened 19 December 2011, closed 13 February 2012 for proposals to
join a Change Programme in engineering. Information at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/change/NSS_DISC_CP_11-12
Change Academy Programme (2012/13)
The HEA‟s flagship institutional change programme, delivered in partnership with the Leadership
Foundation since 2004. Call closed 2 March 2012. Information at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/change/change_academy
Students as Partners Change Programme (2012/13)
May 2012

2. The programme is aimed at institutions that are committed to developing and implementing an
institutional change initiative through a partnership between students and staff. Call closed 30
April 2012. Information at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/change/SAP_CP
National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS)
The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching,
and is open to all higher education institutions in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Information at: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ntfs
Workshop and Seminar Series (discipline)
Open Call for discipline (engineering) Seminars and Workshops. £1000 grant available, plus up to
£500 additional funds to cover speaker travel/expenses.http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/seminar-
series
HEA STEM - Engineering Workshops
Past events [March-April-May]:
1 March 2012 – „Understanding Engineering fundamentals: how and whyare they
„fundamental‟?University of Leeds (Dr Anthea Connolly). Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/01_Mar_HEA_STEM_Engineering_Fund_Leeds
7 March 2012 – „Embedding Puzzle-based learning in STEM teaching‟.University of Birmingham
(Prof Colin Thomas). Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/07_Mar_HEA_STEM_Puzzle_Based_Learning_Bham
26 March 2012 – „Chemical Engineering Design Teaching‟.University of Manchester (Dr Jarka
Glassey, Newcastle). Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/26_Mar_HEA_STEM_IChemE_Manchester
4 April 2012- „The use of MATLab within engineering degrees‟. University of Sheffield (Dr Anthony
Rossiter). Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/04_Apr_HEA_STEM_MATLAB_Sheffield
2 May 2012 - „Engaging computing and engineering undergraduates on their professional
development journeys‟. University of Ulster (Dr Margaret Morgan). Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/02_May_HEA_STEM_Engaging_Prof_Journey_Ulste
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Current events [June-July]:now open for bookings]
7 June 2012 - Understanding the prior learning experiences and learning and teaching
expectations of STEM postgraduate taught students: an institutional and national perspective.
Kingston Univeristy, (Michelle Morgan). Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/07_Jun_HEA_STEM_Prior_Learning_Kingston
11 June 2012 - „Curriculum enhancement and innovation – a showcase of HE STEM supported
activity at Loughborough. Loughborough University (Dr Sarah Bamforth –
Dr Simon Steiner - Discipline Lead (Engineering)
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3. CEDE).Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/06_Jun_HEA_STEM_Showcase_Lboro
27 June 2012 - The Effective Use of Learning Environments in the Development of Project
Managers. Coventry University (Dr Liz Miles). Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/27_Jun_HEA_STEM_ProjMgt_Coventry
PGTeaching Assistant/Demonstrators’ workshops series
21 February 2012, held at Loughborough University. See http://www.engsc.ac.uk/events/post-
graduate-demonstrators-workshopfor this event, and information on how we might run this event
at your HEI for you.
New-to-Teaching (2-day) workshop
13/14 June 2012. Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh (joint with Geography and with Built Environment).
Information/bookings at:
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/academyevents/new_to_teaching_eng-BE-GEES
Dr Simon Steiner - Discipline Lead (Engineering)
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4. UK Travel Grants
Funding available for individuals (up to a maximum of £300) and teams (up to a maximum of £500)
to attend conferences, network meetings and special interest groups that are being run in the UK.
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/travel-fund
Conferences
HEA STEM 1st Annual Conference, 12/13 April 2012. Imperial College, London
The call for sessions closed on 16 December. See
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/academyevents/STEM_annual_conffor particulars.
HEA Annual Conference, 3/4 July 2012. University of Manchester. “Great Expectations – are
you ready?”The call for sessions closed on 13 January. Online bookings opened17 February.
See http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/annual-conference
ISEE2012 Conference, 19/20 July 2012. University of Sheffield. International Symposium of
Engineering Education: educating the engineers of tomorrow. Conference themes
are:Curriculum development, including accreditation and regulations; Employability;
Internationalisation/mobility; Learning technologies; Learning spaces; Feedback and assessment.
For further information/bookings etc., see http://isee2012.group.shef.ac.uk/index.html
HE-STEMProgramme Conference, 4/6 September. University of Birmingham. Opportunity for
STEM practitioners(specifically those working in physics, chemistry, mathematics and engineering) to
discover the latest developments in the learning and teaching of STEM courses. Important dates: 15th June
2012 - Booking deadline for Presenters & Early Bird booking deadline; 30th June 2012 - Registration closes.
For further information/bookings etc., seehttp://www.hestem.ac.uk/conference
EE2012 Conference, 18/20 September 2012. Coventry University. The conference is dedicated
to enhancing the quality of higher education in all engineering disciplines and serves as a forum
for the sharing of innovation and good practice. For further information/bookings etc.,
seehttp://cede.lboro.ac.uk/ee2012/
Dr Simon Steiner - Discipline Lead (Engineering)
simon.steiner@heacademy.ac.uk
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