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Dr Kerry Traynor, NTF 2025, Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at University of Liverpool At the 2025 Symposium, I found a warm welcome, constructive critique, and fascinating debates about many challenges facing educators today. I shared recent findings from an interdisciplinary study I’ve led for the last 5 years that explores the role of placements in student outcomes and… Continue reading How placement programmes can narrow awarding gaps, and how we can widen participation in them
Dr Paul Hewson, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Exeter University Don't be put off by the title, I'm determined to stay in my lane and my reflections have implications beyond statistics. As a statistician and educator, I've grown increasingly uneasy about the way we teach statistical significance. A huge pedagogic evidence base exists on how we should be doing this; there are even a… Continue reading Why Teaching Statistical Significance Might Be a Mistake
Association of National Teaching Fellows Symposium 2026 12th-13th May 2026 at the Newcastle University Roll up! Roll up! It's that time of year where the most exciting call for papers happens! We are launching the Call for Contributions for our annual ANTF symposium 2026! The call is open to all National Teaching Fellows and aspiring… Continue reading Call for contributions: Annual Symposium 2026 (Submissions by: 15 December 2025 17:00 GMT)
