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On 20 February 2019, WIHEA and the Department of Classics jointly hosted the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Michael Scott to celebrate his recent appointment as Professor.

Following the Dr Celia Whitchurch seminar on the rise of Third Space Professionals WIHEA fellows Abigail Ball and Sue Parr will be leading a learning circle on the subject.

On 20 February 2019, WIHEA and the Department of Classics jointly hosted the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Michael Scott to celebrate his recent appointment as Professor. You can now watch a video of the event here!

Amatey Doku (Vice President NUS) will join Professor Stuart Croft (Vice Chancellor University of Warwick), Larissa Kennedy (Sabbatical Officer Education, Warwick SU) and Dr Meleisa Ono-George (Director of Student Experience, Department of History) on Thursday, 22 November 2018 to discuss the role of universities in enhancing social mobility, noting there remains a considerable attainment gap for black students across the sector. To join the conversation in the Oculus Lecture Theatre OC0.03 starting at 6.30pm to 8pm, please register.

Congratulations to Professor Gwen van der Velden who has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship for 2018. This highly respected scheme celebrates and recognises individuals who have made an outstanding impact on higher education.

This year, for the first time since its launch in 2000, the scheme was open to all providers of higher education across the four nations of the UK, making it more diverse and more competitive than ever before. Gwen is one of only 55 higher education teachers across the UK to receive this accolade.

Read more on Gwen’s achievement and what she had to say about receiving her award.

New role

In addition, from 1 September 2018, Gwen will take up the role of Deputy-Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Learning Experience). This change in status recognises Gwen’s excellent work in WIHEA (Warwick International Higher Education Academy) in SLEEC (Student Learning Experience and Engagement Committee), and in the education agenda across the University, as well as her work nationally.

David Lamburn continues as Deputy-Pro-Vice-Chancellor for all aspects of teaching and learning across the University.

Congratulations to Gwen for both of these achievements.

A WIHEA Fellowship recognises and rewards outstanding achievements in learning and teaching and is an exceptional opportunity to engage with colleagues across the university, improve the student experience and make a genuine difference to Warwick.

Selected by the WIHEA Advisory Group during a competitive annual selection process consisting of application and nomination in July 2018, the 33 new staff and student Fellows will join WIHEA’s collaborative community at a welcome lunch on 18 September 2018. WIHEA’s community comprises fellows and members who each have a demonstrable commitment to Learning and Teaching and collectively represent the global and interdisciplinary staff and student body at Warwick.

Please follow the links for more information on the role of a WIHEA Fellow and a full list of our new and existing Fellows.

Bringing together expertise and experience across disciplines and international institutions

This year we have had a very high level of interest with 57 nominations being received, as a result the selection of WIHEA Fellows remains a competitive process. The final selection has now been made by the WIHEA Advisory Group. A list of the staff and students selected for fellowhip this year will shortly be made available on our Fellows web pages.