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Research and teaching are the two principal activities in universities, however, they have often been seen as separate, and making links between the two is increasingly considered to be a priority within higher education. The paper ‘Developing Undergraduate Research and Enquiry' by Professors Healey and Jenkins provides an excellent introduction to consideration of developing research and inquiry skills in undergraduate programmes. They argue that

"...all undergraduate students in all higher education institutions should experience learning through, and about, research and inquiry. In undergraduate research, students learn and are assessed in ways that come as close as possible to the experience of academic staff carrying out their disciplinary research." (2009, p.3).

This they suggest can be achieved through a research-active curriculum.

The Higher Education Academy page on linking teaching and research (and particularly the Healey and Jenkins paper which can be found there) is a good starting point for considering this topic.

A number of the HEFCE funded Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs) are engaged in enhancing research and inquiry led learning, and links to their websites are available from the HEFCE website.

See for example:

• Centre for Promoting Learner Autonomy
• Centre for Active Learning (CeAL)
• Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning
• Centre for Excellence in Applied Undergraduate Research Skills
• Centre for Inquiry-based Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences
• Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education
• The Reinvention Centre for Undergraduate Research 

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