Whilst there are still institution-to-institution, and even within institution, variations in how these roles are seen and approached, it's clear there is growing recognition and esteem in delivering excellent teaching, scholarship and educational leadership.

That's super to hear - thanks for reading!!

Of course Derwent will always be the Uni of York's #1 beautiful workspace!

I realise “books have been taken out of the library” sounds more grim than it is - this isn’t a long-term general approach to libraries, it’s part of the shift from King’s Manor to the uni’s main campus.

Myself and @jeremymoulton.bsky.social shared some SoTL abstracts, exploring how everyone in attendance understands "good" SoTL work

Finally, though we have already had a great many people sign up - we are keen to find those we have missed. So, even if you are not teaching-track yourself, please do share with any and all colleagues who you think might be interested.

A big thanks to all who have helped and contributed already.

The members list on the ASPIRE website was updated this morning - do check out the brilliant group of academics that are already part of the network and their SoTL interests. Your future teaching & learning collaborations/ co-authors could be there!

www.aspirenetwork.uk/aspire-members