Our next event is a T&S Townhall on the 14th November featuring research from Prof Helen Williams from the University of Nottingham. You can sign up to join us here: www.aspirenetwork.uk/aspire-members

A great piece in @timeshighered.bsky.social on how to get started with #PedRes #SoTL www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-g...

Less than one week to go to submit an abstract for #BISA2026! The RIS editorial team would love to see all of you there.

Join us for the first ASPIRE SOTL circle on Friday!

A great opportunity to engage with SoTL work

Join us for our #SoTL Circle this Friday where we will be discussing Oro's article on active learning. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Sign up here: www.aspirenetwork.uk/copy-of-events

*PSA EVENT* 'Using Objects to Enhance Learning in #PoliticalScience #Education - #Teaching & Learning Network Webinar with William L Allen. 📆 Tuesday 13 January, 12:30pm, online ➡️

*PSA EVENT* 'Giving Choice a Chance: Assessment optionality in #PoliticalStudies #education. #Teaching & Learning Network webinar with Jeremy Moulton @jeremymoulton.bsky.social @psateach.bsky.social 📆 3 December, 1:30 - 3pm ➡️ FREE and open to all

Our post in @hepi-news.bsky.social highlight the importance of teaching & scholarship work! @chrisfeathers.bsky.social @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social @louisepears.bsky.social @jeremymoulton.bsky.social @annaplunkett.bsky.social

🔊BONUS EPISODE of the Politics and Pedagogy podcast is out 'Student Voice: Student-led Exhibits', with @polisatleeds.bsky.social students Sean Wong and Chloe Simpson. Available on all platforms: rss.com/podcasts/pol...

🔊BONUS EPISODE of the Politics and Pedagogy podcast is out 'Student Voice: Student-led Exhibits', with @polisatleeds.bsky.social students Sean Wong and Chloe Simpson. Available on all platforms: rss.com/podcasts/pol...

Please join us next week, 9th September, for our online event! Sign up here: www.aspirenetwork.uk/event-detail...

🔊REMINDER - September 9th we have our first online event, sign up and join us here www.aspirenetwork.uk/event-detail.... Have a lovely summer!

*PSA EVENT* Borders in Motion: Critical Conversations on #Race, #Migration & Intersectionality. Organised by the The PSA RMI Specialist Group 📆 16 Sept, King's College London ➡️ Details and registration

What are other social scientists doing in their research methods modules these days? I'm wanting to refresh things a bit. How do you find policy analysis? Am considering a session on this, in addition to decolonial & creative methods. I also run a session on digital methods which students often use

And the @ctisleeds.bsky.social Politics and Pedagogy podcast about Aspire rss.com/podcasts/pol...

Join us on August 12 for our sixth-annual #CriticalThinkingBootcamp: The Future of Critical Thinking. Our panel will explore how librarians and educators can combat misinformation and empower students with critical thinking skills. Register now: bit.ly/44xINW9

Job! (fixed term)

NEW Blog! @polisatleeds.bsky.social student Chloe Simpson writes about her experience at the NATO Youth Summit. Congratulations Chloe! ctis.leeds.ac.uk/from-the-bal...

Such a brilliant few days at @maastrichtu.bsky.social presenting and learning from colleagues at their Teaching & Learning Festival. Big thanks to @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social & his team for the invite and hosting such a great event!

Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday's Teaching & Learning Festival! Great to engage with so many colleagues from across @maastrichtu.bsky.social @edlab-ctl.bsky.social & of course @mlebourdon.bsky.social (@ctisleeds.bsky.social) and Alexandra Schouten-Voskamp (University of Amsterdam) 🎈 (1/2)

Looking forward to this presenting my research of Global Education and Social Media next week for @ioe-derc.bsky.social free webinar. @ioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

Thank you to all that attended our roundtable at #BISA2025! It was a stimulating discussion on all things scholarship, practice and solidarity. @mybisa.bsky.social ( we even had our smallest member join the panel!)

We are at @mybisa.bsky.social hosting a panel on Pedagogical Scholarship! Join us tomorrow at 4:45 in Amsterdam Room, Europa Hotel #BISA2025 @louisepears.bsky.social @annaplunkett.bsky.social @mlebourdon.bsky.social

A week since our launch! Have you joined us? www.aspirenetwork.uk

What a day! Thank you everyone who joined us for the launch of @aspirenetwork.bsky.social, big thank you to our key notes @profcathyelliott.bsky.social @teachpolitics.bsky.social and congrats to my fellow board members 🎉

Explaining the what, why and wherefore of the #aspirelaunch

#aspirelaunch such a great group of people brought together to talk all things teaching track and the future of the network.

A brilliant few days at #ANGELConference2025 in Berlin listening, learning and sharing on all things #GlobalEducation.

Looking forward to this! If you're interesting in all thing #SoTL or teaching and learning in Politics & IR, this will be great! @polisatleeds.bsky.social

Still time to register for our workshop next week!

Looking forward to joining and learning from colleagues at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social in a few weeks!

🌟 @aspirenetwork.bsky.social launch🌟 A new community focussing on supporting and championing fulfilling Teaching and Scholarship Careers in Politics and International Relations. Find out more - buff.ly/BOdYLPy Launch event at @KingsCollegeLon 9th June - buff.ly/tKGJuNs @mlebourdon.bsky.social

Lots of our members attending this! Do sign up with our friends at @uclcpp.bsky.social 🤗

Very very excited about this, as usual!

Three weeks until our launch! Have you signed up yet?!

🔊Thrilled to announce the ASPIRE Network and our upcoming launch event at King's on 9th June. ASPIRE is a UK-based network for teaching-track academic in Politics & IR. Learn more, register for the launch event, and join the network on our site: www.aspirenetwork.uk

Join us!

Have you listened to our latest podcast yet, with the new @aspirenetwork.bsky.social ? Available on all platforms! @polisatleeds.bsky.social

One of the things we spoke about in this podcast is the importance of engaging with existing SoTL work. Having this episode shared yday was good timing as we also had the York SoTL journal club yday! This is an initiative we are going to be emulating with @aspirenetwork.bsky.social once we launch.

This podcast promotes our launch event, taking place at King's College London on 9th June. The event will include talks by @profcathyelliott.bsky.social & @teachpolitics.bsky.social, chances to learn about and shape ASPIRE and to meet members. Register here: www.aspirenetwork.uk/event-detail...

🔊NEW podcast episode: We speak to @aspirenetwork.bsky.social founding members about all things #SoTL & their launch event on June 9th at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Available on all platforms. rss.com/podcasts/pol...

🔊LISTEN to our podcast episode launching the ASPIRE network, talking on things #SoTL and our launch on June 9th. @jeremymoulton.bsky.social @jillianterry.bsky.social @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social @mlebourdon.bsky.social

New episode launching the @aspirenetwork.bsky.social! Listen on all platforms @polisatleeds.bsky.social

🔊NEW podcast episode: We speak to @aspirenetwork.bsky.social founding members about all things #SoTL & their launch event on June 9th at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Available on all platforms. rss.com/podcasts/pol...

Super afternoon recording an episode of the Politics and Pedagogy podcast, discussing the upcoming launch of @aspirenetwork.bsky.social. Big thanks to @mlebourdon.bsky.social and @ctisleeds.bsky.social for hosting. Do check out the podcast if you haven't already. rss.com/podcasts/pol...

We will also be joined by the editors of 'Exploring Parliament' - @estrangeirada.bsky.social @louisevthompson.bsky.social @ameakin.bsky.social -who will make opening remarks, reflecting on the book’s unique approach Sign up for the event 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/book-l...

Read this piece this morning and WOW - can't recommend it enough. It's rare to read something that you just know is seminal & that will set the tone in a discipline/ practice for years to come - but this is one of those pieces. There are 1000 things I want to quote - but just read it.

NEW publication alongside wonderful colleagues including @profcathyelliott.bsky.social and @rosegann.bsky.social. We argue that there is so much JOY in pedagogical research and scholarship. Thank you Cathy for bringing us together! See @aspirenetwork.bsky.social to join the joy.

1/3. Excited to announce the publication of "The Joy of the Teaching Track: Learning and Teaching in Politics and International Studies" by Cathy Elliott, Ellen Watts, Kalina Zhekova, Keith Smith, Rose Gann & Madeleine Le Bourdon! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com