Newport NEXUS Conference 2010

NEXUS 2010 provides a platform to develop further the links between research and teaching in Higher Education. Linkages between research and teaching are defined broadly to include the scholarship of learning and teaching, research-informed teaching, and the research-teaching nexus. The NEXUS integrates subject- and multidiscipline-based research with curriculum, teaching and learning.

Keynote speakers

Professor Brenda Smith (Higher Education Academy)

Professor Richard Noss (Teaching and Learning Research Programme)

Heather Symonds (University of the Arts London)

Sir Adrian Webb

Professor Cynthia Weston (McGill University, Canada)

Symposia (including 52 papers)

Creative Assessment, Curriculum and Pedagogy

Enhancing Practice through Action Research

Flexible Learning in Employability and Community Scenarios

Postgraduate and Academic Development

Student Diversity and Engagement

Sustainability and Geoscience Research in Higher Education

Technology Enhanced Learning

Registration is free to all speakers and named co-authors, Newport staff and students, and also their Collaborative Partner Institutions in the UK and Overseas. For all other delegates a fee of £50 is applicable, or £30 per day (or part thereof), which includes refreshments and a copy of the Conference Proceedings.