By Caroline Alphonso. One in three university graduates with a humanities degree are overqualified for their jobs, a new study has found. A Statistics Canada study, released Wednesday, found that even as the percentage of university graduates has risen over the past two decades, the proportion that is overqualified has remained stable. More...

Date: 19 May 2014
Start Time: 10:30 am
Location/venue: Online via Blackboard Collaborate. Joining instructions will be sent to registered attendees nearer the time.

This online event will provide colleagues with the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with HEA Social Sciences staff and colleagues from other higher education providers. The event will begin with an overview of current and future HEA Social Sciences work. Following this, attendees will be able to move to breakout rooms for smaller, discipline-focused group discussions. More...

Date: 21 May 2014 - 22 May 2014
Start Time: 01:00 pm
Location/venue: The Studio, Birmingham
HEA Social Sciences annual learning and teaching conference
For further details please see http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/social-science-conference-2014. More...

Date: 23 May 2014
Start Time: 10:00 am
Location/venue: The Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Rd, London , SW7 2RL
The theme of this day-long new to teaching event for recently-appointed colleagues is enhancing the student experience through innovative methods. In the morning session there will be individual presentations on various aspects of innovation in learning and teaching, where practical strategies will be introduced to help develop practices that include all students in the learning process. More...

• Date: 4 Jun 2014
• Start Time: 10:00 am
• Location/venue: Liverpool John Moores University

In this workshop delegates will develop their knowledge of sensitive issues by considering case studies and reflecting on their own experiences. They will become aware of how themes of active and experiential learning in the Social Sciences can become further embedded within their teaching practices. The workshop forms part of the activity to support our Social Sciences strategic priorities for 2013-14 and aligns to Descriptors 2 & 3 of the UKPSF, designed for staff in substantive educational leadership, teaching and/or supporting learning roles covering all of the Areas of Activity, Core Knowledge and Professional Values. More...

Date: 2 Jun 2014 - 4 Jun 2014
Start Time: 12:00 pm
Location/venue: The Lowry, Pier 8 Salford Quays Manchester, England, M50 3AZ
The 3rd HEA Arts and Humanities annual learning and teaching conference will take place on 2 - 4 June 2014 at The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester.
Monsters dwell in the hinterlands of the known world, symbolic expressions of cultural unease. Inhabitants of an imagined realm adjunct to the everyday, monsters offer powerful tropes and tools for learning and teaching in the arts and humanities. More...

Date: 29 May 2014
Start Time: 10:00 am
Location/venue: Life Conference and Banqueting, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP
UK universities are increasingly providing Higher Education (HE) programmes to students located overseas. This occurs in different ways – flying faculty, online, in collaborations with local institutions and on overseas campuses. This event is an opportunity to discuss the benefits and challenges of working in and with different environments, staff, international students ‘at home’, and adapting to cultural, climate and language differences. More...