Funding for external events

The academic staff development (ASD) budget has limited funds available each year to support academic staff who wish to attend workshops, courses and other development activities outside LSE.

Funding is not available for staff to attend academic conferences related to their research content interests, as departments have separate funding for this purpose.

Staff wanting to access ASD funds must complete the Application for Fee Support for External Programmes (Word document). Please contact us before making any arrangements - we cannot guarantee to pay for all external events requested by staff.

We will take applications on a 'first come, first served' basis, but they must have a backing statement, and support from your departmental convener or institute director. We will make particular note of applications arising as a result of appraisal. Where possible, please explore internal options first, discuss options with your mentor/ convenor/ manager as appropriate, and seek advice from the Teaching and Learning Centre.

The final decision on funding rests with the Director of the Teaching and Learning Centre, in consultation with the Chair of the Teaching and Learning Assessment Committee as necessary.

Contact Liz Barnett, email: l.barnett@lse.ac.uk or ext: 6623 for further information.

Examples of activities funded in the past few years

• Workshops/ seminars/ conferences on different aspects of teaching and learning in higher education (HE), and in academic management
  
  
• Specialist language and IT skills training for staff requiring new skills in their teaching and research
  
  
• Funding to run an in-house training programme for a department where several staff required updating in a particular skill

Key providers of external programmes

• Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development runs workshops on a range of different teaching issues. Some are basic, but many focus on particular issues and may be of interest to experienced staff
  
  
• The Higher Education Staff Development Agency (HESDA) - archive site of HESDA projects and publications
  
  
• Leadership Foundation for Higher Education is committed to developing and improving the management and leadership skills of existing and future leaders of higher education
  
  
• ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM). Provides a strategic focal point for the identification, development and delivery of an integrated national research, training and capacity-building programme aimed at:
  
  
  • promoting a step change in the quality and range of methodological skills and techniques used by the UK social science community; and
    
    
  • providing support for, and dissemination of, methodological innovation and excellence within the UK. For details of courses etc see Training and Courses

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