Remit and role
About who we are, what we do, and how we plan and set our priorities.
What we do
Our aim is to help students and staff succeed in their current roles and in their future careers. We do this by providing University-level support for teaching, learning and researcher development.
Our remit includes:
- continuing professional development and practice sharing in teaching, learning and supervision
- student learning development
- professional and transferable skills development
- support for curriculum, programme and assessment design and development
Who we support
We provide support directly to:
- registered undergraduate and postgraduate students
- staff in research-only roles, Principal Investigators and research managers
- academic staff and others with learning and teaching roles, including lecturers, course organisers, tutors and demonstrators, academic support staff and learning technologists.
Our website outlines the range of events, courses and resources we offer, which are tailored to the differing requirements of these different audiences.
We also work collaboratively with support services, Schools, Colleges and others on a range of projects and initiatives. Topics and themes are identified and prioritised through discussions with College and University committees and our Institute Advisory Group.
Planning and priority setting
The Institute is hosted by the College of Humanities and Social Science to provide a University-wide service for staff and students in all three Colleges.
Our Advisory Group includes representatives from all three Colleges along with the Edinburgh University Students’ Association, University Vice Principals and support services.
Priority themes and specific projects (e.g. linked to secondments) are agreed through discussion with our Advisory Group, College Deans and relevant committees.
Copies of reports and plans are available on our wiki.
This article was published on Nov 28, 2011