University Collaborative Awards for Teaching & Learning winner, 2018/19

Monday, 1 April 2019

We are delighted to announce the winner of this year's University Collaborative Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching & Learning. This annual award scheme recognises and rewards groups of staff who have made exceptional, significant and ongoing contributions to the student learning experience.

PLanT Projects Scheme award winners, 2018/19

Thursday, 10 January 2019

We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Partnerships in Learning and Teaching (PLanT) Projects scheme. This scheme aims to support small-scale collaborative projects between students and staff working as partners to identify problems, find solutions, and enhance teaching and learning at the University.

New University Teaching Fellows announced

Tuesday, 25 June 2018

We are delighted to announce the winners of the University Teaching Fellowship scheme for 2018/19. The Fellowship is a prestigious and competitive award for staff who demonstrate individual excellence and dedication to the development of teaching and learning within the University and beyond. It also aims to support staff in developing skills in this area even further.

Find out more. 

RUSU Partnership in Teaching & Learning Showcase

Tuesday, 31 May 2018

The RUSU Partnership in Teaching & Learning Showcase was held on Tuesday 24 April, in the Meadow Suite on Whiteknights Campus, to celebrate the winners of the RUSU Excellence Awards.

Policy on Inclusive Practice in Teaching and Learning: an update

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

The Policy on Inclusive Practice in Teaching and Learning was launched in January 2018 to provide greater clarity and emphasis to our commitment to an inclusive approach to teaching and learning, as set out in the Curriculum Framework and Teaching & Learning Strategy.

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New student welfare projects funded through strike monies

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

The University Executive Board has identified two further student welfare projects to fund following last term’s strike action:

1. Refurbishment of the study space areas in the Palmer and Edith Morley Buildings

2. Contribution ot the RUSU accessible minibus

Find out more.

The University of Reading has a long and rich heritage of delivering a distinctive learning environment for students. We are a global, research-intensive university with teaching, learning and the student experience at our heart.

Our Teaching and Learning Strategy 2018-21 sets out our two key strategic priorities:

1. Delivering academic excellence
2. Offering students an outstanding learning experience

These overarching priorities will provide our manifesto over the coming years and will drive our resourcing decisions and our direction.

 Visit the University's teaching and learning strategy webpage.

• The Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) Programme
• Curriculum Framework
• Academic Tutor System
• Learning Gain

The University of Reading is committed to pursuing academic excellence while offering an outstanding experience for all our students.

Reading has been awarded Silver in the UK Government's 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The award is for delivering high quality teaching and learning coupled with excellent outcomes for our students, and for consistently exceeding the rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education. The TEF Panel was particularly complimentary of our work to support students to achieve excellent outcomes.

“Very high proportions continue with their studies and progress to employment or further study, and to highly skilled employment.”

TEF Panel comment in its statement of findings

Find out more about excellence in teaching and learning at Reading and the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework.

To find out more about teaching and learning at the University of Reading, please contact:

The Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD)

Email: cqsd-tandl@reading.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 7097