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Academic associations

THIS PAGE details some of the major academic associations. We also list additional groups and organisations.

Useful websites

1994 The Group
Consists of sixteen internationally recognised universities in Britain who share a commitment to research excellence, to personal teaching and to the particular needs of students from abroad.
www.1994group.ac.uk
Association for Heads of Psychology Departments
Forum for heads of psychology departments in the UK and Eire
www.psyc.leeds.ac.uk/ahpd/index_main.htm
Association of Art Historians
www.aah.org.uk
Association of Business Schools (ABS)
National representative body of the major business and management education providers within UK HE
www.the-abs.org.uk
British Social Policy Association (SPA)
Professional association for academics and practitioners working in social policy
www.social-policy.com
British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA)
UK association of academics in industrial relations and associated disciplines
http://buira.org.uk/
Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
Forum for those involved in the teaching of modern languages.
www.cilt.org.uk
Conference of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC)
Association promoting education in computer science
www.cphc.ac.uk/
Council for Higher Education in Art & Design (CHEAD)
www.chead.net
Council of Heads of Medical Schools
Organisation for heads of university faculties of medicine and medical schools in the UK
www.chms.ac.uk
Design History Society
www.designhistorysociety.org
Development Studies Association
Organisation for those interested in development studies
www.devstud.org.uk
Engineering Professors' Council (EPC)
Association representing an promoting the university engineering community
www.epc.ac.uk
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
An independent, scholarly association representing European political scientists.
www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/
Heads of University Biological Sciences (HUBS)
Association for heads of biological sciences departments in UK HE institutions
www.biology.leeds.ac.uk/HUBS/index.htm
Humanities and Arts higher education Network (HAN)
Links educators and researchers in the arts and humanities in UK HE institutions
http://kn.open.ac.uk/workspace/han/index.cfm
Mathematical Association
Organisation for teachers of maths, including HE lecturers
www.m-a.org.uk
National Association for the Teaching of English
Organisation for those who teach English at all levels of education
www.nate.org.uk
Political Studies Association
Organisation promoting the advancement and teaching of political studies
www.psa.ac.uk
Society for General Microbiology (SGM)
The Society's objective is to advance the art and science of microbiology.
www.sgm.ac.uk
Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA)
The professional association for staff and educational developers in the UK, promoting innovation and good practice in higher education.
www.seda.ac.uk
Standing Conference of Arts and Social Sciences
Body promoting the interests of the arts and social sciences within higher education
www.scass.org.uk
Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET)
Forum for the study of education and the professional training of teachers
www.ucet.ac.uk
University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES)
Forum for academics involved in researching Europe and practitioners active in European affairs
www.uaces.org
University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD)
www.ufhrd.co.uk


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