Request support from the Brightspace Support Desk by 1 November at the latest
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| | Inspiration and sharing experiences during the national XR Community event at UU |
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| In this blog, Inge Wissink shares how the Brightspace Support Desk helped her migrate content to Brightspace. Would you like to migrate content from Blackboard to Brightspace with support? Please let your faculty key user know by 1 November 2025 at the latest. They can advise you on the options and support available. |
| | On Wednesday 8 October, the national XR (Extended Reality) Community event, in collaboration with Npuls, took place at Utrecht University. This well-attended day was dedicated to the exchange of knowledge between higher education institutions to explore how this immersive technology can further enrich education. |
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| Start of tender process for the digital assessment system: have your say! |
| | New e-learnings GenAI in education |
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| This autumn, the tender process for Utrecht University's digital assessment system will commence. Make your voice heard during the special sessions on the wishes and requirements for the tender for the assessment software. We are organising input sessions from the end of November until the Christmas period. Will you be signing up? |
| How can your students ensure they get reliable results from GenAI and avoid copyright infringement? In short, interactive modules, your students will discover how GenAI works, how to use it responsibly and ethically, and how to give effective prompts. Upon completion, they will receive a Brightspace Award which demonstrates their AI literacy. Share the modules with your students and help them become AI literate! |
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Kick off the new year with our first Scholarly Snacking session
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Call for Proposals: OnderwijsFestival 2026
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| Join us for the first Scholarly Snacking session on 8 January 2026 to kick-off the new year! This informal lunchtime gathering brings together higher education researchers, lecturers, and PhD candidates to exchange ideas and gain inspiration. Enjoy a light lunch while a researcher shares their current project, then join the conversation. Expect lively discussion, fresh perspectives, and a growing community of curious minds. We hope to see you there! |
| | On Thursday 5 March 2026, the annual UU OnderwijsFestival will take place. Research on higher education will also be spotlighted here. Are you exploring your own teaching practice or conducting educational research? We invite you to submit an abstract on 1 December at the latest and share your plans or findings through a poster or presentation. Don’t miss this chance to showcase your work and inspire others! |
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| Writing Retreat for Educational Researchers |
Ready to make real progress on your writing? Join our next writing retreat for educational researchers from 26 until 29 January 2026. Step away from your daily routine and spend a few focused days writing – whether it’s a paper or proposal – in a supportive environment. Surrounded by colleagues and guided by an educational advisor, you’ll find both inspiration and structure to move your project forward. This is your chance to focus and flourish! |
Keep developing yourself as a teacher |
| Teacher training: Planetary Health in Education – why and how?
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| Take advantage of a wide range of courses organised by the Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning, focused on teacher development. Learn how to guide your students in conversations about difficult topics, what role you can play as a teacher in the area of student well-being, discover the possibilities of media assignments, and more. You can attend interesting sessions throughout the year, so be sure to check out the complete range and sign up. |
| Do you care about the planet and do you want to learn more about planetary health? And would you like to integrate this in your teaching, but are not sure how? Then take part in the training course Planetary Health in Education on 10 or 11 November! Following a successful run of this course, the Planetary Health Integration Team of the UMC Utrecht is organising the training again, this time during the ‘Expeditie Groen & Gezond’! |
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Course: Supervising PhD Research |
How can you effectively support PhD students in their research process? In this course, you will learn how to strengthen their research skills, help them formulate achievable goals, and critically review their work. You will receive practical tools for supervising the various phases of PhD research and exchange experiences with other supervisors. The course is intended for (co-)supervisors and mentors who want to deepen and strengthen their role. |
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| Closing event Interdisciplinary Education Programme |
| Do you want to make an impact in the region?
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| The Interdisciplinary Education (IDO) team would like to invite you to the closing event of the IDO Programme on 6 November. We will look back on the most important developments in interdisciplinary education at UU—and look ahead to the future. The afternoon will consist of various workshops, presentations, and a panel discussion led by Katrine Lindvig. Also, the book Key Texts on Interdisciplinary Higher Education, edited by our Dean Iris van der Tuin will be launched. |
| You can make an impact in the Utrecht region. At LLO Utrecht region, Utrecht University is collaborating with Hogeschool Utrecht and ROC Midden Nederland on training for professionals. If you are involved in Continuing Education, you can participate in an inspirational meeting on 3 November. On 24 November, a special edition of the Didactics in Continuing Education course will start in collaboration with HU and ROC. |
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| Under pressure: the impact of (upcoming) budget cuts at Utrecht University |
| Utrecht University faces major budget cuts – the most significant financial reorganisation in decades. To better understand how these developments affect staff, the Teaching Community at UU (T@UU) and the Utrecht Young Academy (UYA) conducted a university-wide survey. Curious about the key take-aways? |
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From the Teaching and Learning Collection |
| Interdisciplinary orientation: Learning to navigate beyond your discipline |
As part of a Senior Fellow Comenius project (funded by NRO) that aimed to design a learning process for interdisciplinarity in a disciplinary environment (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science), a booklet was written on this subject. This booklet serves as food for thought for those considering the value of thinking beyond one’s own discipline. Would you like to know how to design your education in an interdisciplinary way? |
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