The application process for this year’s Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund closes later this month.
The award offers grants of up to £20,000 for University staff to fund creative projects. It aims to promote innovative practice in teaching and learning techniques by providing start-up funding for creative or exploratory initiatives ineligible for other sources of funding. Bids should focus on new approaches that enhance teaching and learning. Any innovative project will be considered – they do not need to be IT-focused. However, bids in support of developing technology to support teaching and learning are particularly welcome.
Many creative ideas have been supported by the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund (TLIF) since its launch in 2011, and a list of previous winners can be found on the fund website.
Some of these have attracted further grants from external funders, allowing the academics overseeing the projects to develop their research further. Last month, two previous winners were selected to receive the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) Catalyst Fund, which supports ideas that may have wider applicability across the higher education sector. Further details of these - including a collaborative learning initiative between University students and prisoners, and a virtual reality system to enable oncology students to explore the effects of radiotherapy treatment – can be found below.
The 2016-17 bidding round for this year’s TLIF closes on Monday, 23 January at 4.00pm. Staff interested in making a bid should visit the fund website or contact Melissa Rielly in the Educational and Student Policy Team for further information.