HERD Expertise
Within the U!REKA network there is a wealth of expertise to share when it comes to Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) themes. Joint projects are currently underway at three of our consortium partner institutions and new joint projects are always welcome. View the themes below and start collaborating with your U!REKA peers!
Current Projects
Do you have an idea to share that aligns with one of the existing HERD projects? Send a message to the project coordinator to find out how you can get involved.
U!REKA HERD Themes
Curious about the scope of our HERD expertise within U!REKA? This overview specifies our HERD sub-themes and knowledge areas. Do you see a topic that interests you? Click on the institution's name to get in touch and share your ideas!
- Academic & Social Integration (Metropolia University Helsinki)
- Student Engagement (Amsterdam UAS)
- Community and belonging (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Students as colleagues (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Flexible Education (Amsterdam UAS)
- Active learning (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Playful learning (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Kindness (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Gamification (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Educational Development Service (Metropolia University Helsinki)
- Comenius curriculum design project (Amsterdam UAS)
- Professor focused on transitions (Amsterdam UAS)
- Transitions (Amsterdam UAS, Frankfurt UAS, Edinburgh Napier University)
- Strategic recruitment and continuous professional development (Frankfurt UAS, Amsterdam UAS)
- Peer review of teaching (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Higher Education Academy (HEA) fellowships (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Didactical competency development (Edinburgh Napier University, Amsterdam UAS)
- Inclusive design (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Inclusive Education (Amsterdam UAS)
- Continuous professional development for external partners (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Lifelong learning (Amsterdam UAS, Frankfurt UAS, Metropolia University Helsinki)
- Dual learning (HOGENT)
- Community service learning (HOGENT)
- Graduate apprentices (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Service Learning (Frankfurt UAS)
- Hear Transcript to capture extracurricular activities (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Digitalisation of learning (Frankfurt UAS)
- Blended Learning (Amsterdam UAS, HOGENT)
- Online module evaluation (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Digital mentors (Metropolia University Helsinki)
- Teacher teams (Amsterdam UAS)
- Innovative project team (Metropolia University Helsinki)
- RDI-teams (Metropolia University Helsinki)
- Innovation hub agent teams (Metropolia University Helsinki)
- Curriculum teams (Amsterdam UAS)
- Professor on team development (Amsterdam UAS)
- Programme leadership (Edinburgh Napier University)
- Programme educational leadership (Amsterdam UAS)
- Profiling research (Frankfurt UAS, Amsterdam UAS)
- Research and education programme (Amsterdam UAS)
- Professor Higher Education Research and Innovation (Amsterdam UAS)
Share your idea
See a topic you'd like to collaborate on?
Click on the link after each topic to get in touch with the relevant HERD coordinator. They will connect you with a potential research partner at their local U!REKA institution.
Please note that you will be responsible for conducting the research yourself.