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Undergraduate Research and the Research Teaching Link are currently hot topics. Autumn 2008 saw the publication of three major reports, from the Scottish QAA and from Professors Nigel Thrift and Paul Ramsden to the Minister, John Denham, that provide a clear political framework for 2009 onwards.

The Scottish QAA has funded an Enhancement Theme "Research Teaching Linkages: enhancing graduate attributes" report where "The attributes in question are the high level generic attributes [...] that are necessary for our graduates to contribute effectively to Scotland's civic, cultural and economic future prosperity". The Ramsden Report states that all curricula should, among other features, "incorporate research-based study for undergraduates (to cultivate awareness of research careers, to train students in research skills for employment, and to sustain the advantages of a research-teaching connection in a mass or universal system)." The Thrift Report recommends that "Research Councils should work with universities, research institutions, charities and industry to develop a national Research Experience programme for undergraduate students".

The purpose of this workshop will be to explore what this proposed framework means for practitioners in the Physical Sciences in UK Higher Education through case studies that highlight what is actually happening in Physical Science Departments around the country, brief presentations around the Reports and plenty of opportunity for discussion.

If you would like to contribute a 10 minute case study presentation to the workshop, please email with details of what you would like to present.

There is no registration fee for this meeting for those working in UK HE and lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Please register online for this event.

Online registration

Provisional Programme

Prof. Thrift's report on Research careers

Prof Ramsden'sreport on Teaching and the Student Experience

QAA Research-Teaching Linkages:enhancing graduate attributes report

Link to presentations from the previous event

Workshop summary

Tina Overton, 'Research teaching linkages: what are they, why are they important'

Ros Roke, 'Research Careers: the Thrift Report'

Simon Bates, 'Outputs from the QAA Enhancement Theme on Research-Teaching Linkages'

Paul Taylor, 'The Student as Producer: the work of the Reinvention Centre'

James Davis, 'Research Mentoring: A Flexible Route to Enhancing Undergraduate Curricula'

Mark Baron, 'Undergraduate Research Scheme'

John Cassella, 'Undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities using a Student focussed conference'

Paul Martin, ''Unlocking the Oxygen Storage Capacity of Ceria' - a research-linked learning resource and activity for final year MChem students at NTU and beyond'

Tony Clough, 'Undergraduate Degrees with an Integral Research Year '

Philip Bailey, 'Training in Research Methods'