External resources and organisations
Higher Education Academy Subject Network
HEA Subject Network
The Subject Network exists to individualise Learning and Teaching support. They acknowledge that separate disciplines may have different characteristics, conceive of knowledge differently, and adopt different approaches to academic practice.
Supporting Learning
This portal links to information and support in different aspects of teaching and learning, from Assessment to Widening Participation.
Electronic Resources for UK Higher Education Institutions
AlphaGalileo
The established news service for science now covers research in the arts and humanities. The service provides journalists from around the world with 24 hours-a-day access to press releases as well as many other online resources.
Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS)
The Arts and Humanities Data Service is a national service funded by the JISC to collect, describe, and preserve the electronic resources which result from research and teaching in the humanities.
British Education Index (BEI)
The British Education Index office in Leeds University Library provides a number of information services relevant to the work of researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of education and training.
BUBL
A national information service for the higher education community
British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC)
The BUFVC is a representative body which promotes the production, study and use of film and related media in higher education and research.
Intute
Intute is a free Internet service dedicated to providing effective access to high quality Internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community.
JISC Resource Guides for Internet Resources
Regard
Regard is an online database containing information on social science research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
SOSIG is a freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.
Professional Organisations
Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
Professional body for learning technologists
Association of University Administrators (AUA)
Professional body for higher education managers and administrators in the UK
Higher Education Staff Development Agency (HESDA)
The Higher Education Staff Development Agency (HESDA) is the National Training Organisation for the Higher Education sector.
Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
The Society aims to improve the quality of higher education through the encouragement of debate and publication on issues of policy, on the organisation and management of higher education institutions, and on the curriculum, teaching and learning methods.
Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA)
SEDA is the professional association for staff and educational developers in the UK, promoting innovation and good practice in higher education.
Educational Media
BBC Education news
Latest education news from the BBC
Times Higher Education Supplement (THES)
The newspaper for higher education, research and training.
Education Unlimited
Online version of the Education Guardian