2021: a bumper year for PER at the University
Each year the university hosts one of either the VC's PER Awards or the PER Conference, but next year we get both! Save the dates and get thinking about what you can submit/nominate for an award.
Research Services have announced that for 2020-21, there will be both a University of Oxford PER conference and the Vice-Chancellor's PER Awards.
The PER Conference will take place in July 2021, over a two-week period, with a number of online and (fingers-crossed) onsite sessions.
Nominations and entries for the VC PER Awards will open in January 2021 and the ceremony will take place as part of the PER Conference. Further details available in due course.
We can't wait!
Get your thinking caps on and please do consider submitting an application/nomination for your PER, it's amazing to hear about all the wonderful and interesting examples of PER that's going on. If you have questions or want guidance, no question is too big or too small so please get in touch.
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