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Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) - Descriptor 1 (D1)

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Eligibility

Research students with teaching duties and who have completed at least 25 hours teaching are eligible to apply for Associate Fellowship. Research students must have successfully completed the Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Staff in support units such as student support, IT and the Library may also apply for Associate Fellowship. Again, these staff members need to have spent at least 25 hours supporting students. All Associate Fellowship applications MUST be accompanied by a Teaching Observation. Please make sure that you are able to provide one – even if the observation is done before you start the workshops. If you are unsure about your eligibility, please contact Dr. Jannie Roed in TALIC.

Process and Timeline

Application

You must use the HKU application template. In order to be awarded Associate Fellowship, applicants need to demonstrate their effectiveness as teachers in TWO out of the FIVE areas of activity in the UK Professional Standards Framework. Once you have registered on the scheme and completed three workshops (including the introductory, mandatory one), you will be allocated a mentor. Normally, your mentor will be from your own faculty, but occasionally we will have to draw on mentors from other faculties. You will have between six and seven months to complete your application with guidance from your mentor. Your application will be submitted electronically.

Peer Observation

As part of your application, you are required to be observed by an experienced teacher. The observer can be your mentor, your supervisor or a staff member from TALIC. In your application, you will be able to include thoughts and actions based on the post-observation discussion.

Also, as part of your application, you must submit a supporting statement from an experienced teacher who knows about your teaching practice. He or she should read your application before writing his or her supporting statement.

Timeline

January cohort 2025 May cohort 2025
Application submission 31st Jul 2025 31st Dec 2025
January cohort 2024 May cohort 2024
Application submission 31st Jul 2024 31st Dec 2024

Workshop and Registration

TALIC offers five workshops, each of which covers specific aspects of your application. You must attend the first Introductory Workshop, and at least two of the remaining four. However, you are welcome to attend as many as you like.

Workshop 1: UKPSF Orientation Workshop (Mandatory)
Workshop 2: Writing a teaching portfolio: Why and How?
Workshop 3: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Workshop 4: Diversity and Inclusive Teaching; Sustainable Development Goals
Workshop 5: Core Knowledge and Professional Values

In addition to the themed workshops above, workshops in each of the five area of activity will be offered. Participants must bring along their own notes or drafts for each area of activity and will be working in small cross-disciplinary groups for peer support and discussion. Each group will be facilitated by a member of the TALIC team. 

2026 Cohort

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    2025 Cohort

    Registration Workshop Jan 2025 Cohort
    F2F
    Registration is closed. Workshop 1 – PSF Orientation Workshop (Mandatory) 17th Jan (Fri)
    Workshop 2 – Writing a teaching portfolio: Why and How? 24th Jan (Fri)
    Workshop 3 – The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 7th Feb (Fri)
    Workshop 4 –Diversity and Inclusive Teaching; Sustainable Development Goals 14th Feb (Fri)
    Workshop 5 – Core Knowledge and Professional Values 21st Feb (Fri)
    Registration Workshop May 2025 Cohort
    F2F
    Registration is closed. Workshop 1 – PSF Orientation Workshop (Mandatory) 2nd May (Fri)
    Workshop 2 – Writing a teaching portfolio: Why and How? 9th May (Fri)
    Workshop 3 – The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 16th May (Fri)
    Workshop 4 –Diversity and Inclusive Teaching; Sustainable Development Goals 23th May (Fri)
    Workshop 5 – Core Knowledge and Professional Values 30th May (Fri)

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