Educational and Staff Development Centres

Links to the activities, resources, etc. of departments and units in higher education institutions which provide educational and professional staff development. Many of these sites provide resources on learning and teaching generally and useful external links.

In UK Institutions:

• Aberdeen University: Professional Learning and Development Centre
• University of Bath: Staff Development Unit
• University of Bangor: Academic Development Unit
• University of Bradford: Teaching Quality Enhancement Group
• University of Bristol: Teaching Support Unit
• University of Cambridge: Staff Development Programme
• University College London: Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT)
• Coventry University: Centre for the Study of Higher Education
• University of Derby: Centre for Educational Development and Media
• De Montfort University: Staff Development
• University of Dundee: Staff Developoment Office
• University of Durham: Staff Development and Training
• University of East Anglia: Centre for Staff and Educational Development
• University of East London: Educational Development Services
• Edge Hill College of Higher Education: Teaching and Learning Development Unit
• University of Edinburgh: [Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment] [Media and Learning Technology Service]
• University of Glasgow: Teaching and Learning Service
• University of Hull: Educational Development Team
• University of Kent: Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (UELT)
• University of Leeds: Staff and Departmental Development Unit
• Leeds Metropolitan University: Academic Support Area
• University of Nottingham: Training and Staff Development Unit
• Leicester University: Teaching and Learning Unit
• University of Liverpool: Centre for Careers and Academic Practice
• Royal Holloway, University of London: Educational Development Centre
• University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology: Teaching and Learning Support Centre
• Napier University: Educational Development
• The Open University: Centre for Higher Education Practice and the Institute of Educational Technology
• Oxford Brookes University: Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development
• University of Plymouth: Educational Development Services
• University of Portsmouth: Professional Development Unit
• Queen Mary & Westerfield College: Educational & Staff Development
• Queen's University, Belfast: Staff Training and Development Unit
• University of Reading: Centre for Staff Training and Development
• Robert Gordon University: Centre for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching
• South Bank University: The Staff Development Unit
• University of Southampton: Centre for Learning and Teaching
• University of Warwick: Centre for Academic Practice
• University of Westminster: The Educational Initiative Centre
• University of Wolverhampton: Centre for Learning and Teaching
• University of York: Staff Development Office

In Non-UK Institutions:

• Online University Teaching Centres: A Worldwide Listing is a comprehensive gateway to various educational and staff development centres throughout the world, maintained by the University of Kansa, USA.
• Australian Tertiary Academic Development Units is a comprehensive list of links to educational and staff development centres in Australia.
• Hong Kong University Centre for Learning, Teaching and Supervision

If you have any suggestions for additions to this list, please send details to us at deliberations@londonmet.ac.uk

Last updated: 9 September 2002