Courses and seminars
These pages give complete listings of courses provided by the Institute or organised through the Institute.
Almost all the courses are voluntary, and staff are invited to sign-up for any individual session or programme that they wish. The course in Recruitment and Selection of staff is strongly recommended for anyone organising recruitment or taking part in selection, and is a university requirement for anyone chairing a selection panel for the University. Colleges generally require anyone involved in selecting students for admission as undergraduates to take the course in undergraduate admissions interviewing or else some equivalent.
In the case of Educational Development, most courses are delivered either by academic staff from the divisions or else by Institute staff and academics working together: the intention is to see that the courses properly address the conventions of teaching in different disciplines and that participants can benefit directly from the experience of academics in their subject area.
Most of the Institute's sessions can be taken as 'stand-alone' workshops which participants can choose to suit their needs, but others are presented as 'Structured programmes'.
All university and college staff may take Institute courses free of charge. Other employees (e.g. in the NHS) who contribute to the work of the University are likewise accommodated whenever possible (see Eligibility under 'Requesting a place on a course').