full report - Higher Education Academy

About the HEA
The HEA is a national body supporting developments in learning
and teaching in UK higher education. It supports the sector in
providing the best possible learning experience for all students.
Through a range of programmes and events, research and
knowledge creation, evidence and grant funding direct to
disciplines and also at strategic leadership level, the HEA works
across the UK to enhance the quality of teaching and the student
learning experience.
In our work to identify, develop and disseminate evidenceinformed
approaches, we engage academics, subject communities
and institutions in examining current evidence about effective
practice, and in using this evidence to make decisions about
teaching, assessment, curriculum design and support for students.
We provide easy access to information and research and initiate
dialogue with individuals and institutions about how they can use
this evidence to support their students.
The HEA brokers relationships that promote the sharing of
effective practice. By ensuring the expertise that exists across
the sector can be distributed more widely, students are able
to benefit from high quality resources and teaching material
and pedagogic approaches, whether developed at their own or
another institution.
The landscape of UK higher education continues to change at
a rapid pace and the HEA’s role in supporting universities and
colleges in bringing about strategic change is more valuable than
ever. In the pages of this report you can find out about our
work over the past year and about our plans for the future.
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