Conference 2025

Our fifth annual Learning and Teaching Conference took place on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and was a vibrant Celebration of Learning & Teaching. This event series is designed to inspire collaboration and knowledge-sharing among colleagues. Hosted at City Campus, the conference included mix of presentations and hands-on workshops. 

Conference sub themes included:

• Supporting our learners 

• Quality cultures/ Practitioner development 

• Communities of continuity 

• Inclusion by design 

• Real world pedagogies Enhancing our digital literacy 

A summary of all session abstracts is available below:

Dr Emily McIntosh:  Emily has held a variety of leadership roles in learning, teaching and the student experience in several UK universities.  She joined the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) as Director of Student Success in January 2023.  Emily is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA, 2017) and a National Teaching Fellow (NTF, 2021).   

Emily's keynote explored the challenges and opportunities presenting our community as we navigate a future, shared understanding of tertiary learning and teaching.