The Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) is committed to representing and supporting all those employed in the field of learning development and those with an interest in the field.
ALDinHE supports and champions the work of learning developers through community building and practice-sharing, facilitating research and dissemination, and providing professional development opportunities. We also connect and collaborate with other like-minded organisations around the world who share these goals.
Learning developers work with students in an educational bridging role. They mediate between the knowledge and skills which students bring to university and the demands and conventions of academic subjects, guiding students to navigate their university studies.
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#Take5 #151 Stories as Evidence
Human-Centred Approaches to Understanding Student Partnerships’ Impact Setting the Scene: Who the Changemakers Are This #Take5 blog is brought to you from a team of Changemakers at the London College of Communication (LCC), part of the University of the Arts London (UAL). Guided by their lead, Kevin J. Brazant – Senior Educational Developer at the college – they work on projects in collaboration with staff, students and external partners, to…
Applying for ALDinHE research funding
Event date and time: Thursday 14 May 2026, 11.00 – 13.00 Join the Research and Scholarship Development Working Group’s introductory training for those considering applying for research funding, or wanting to develop a research project idea. This free online training, hosted on Teams, will run for 1.5 hours, with an additional 30 minutes afterwards for Q&A. The training will include: What to consider before applying, such as routes to getting…
Research Incubator
Event date and time: Thursday 7 May 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 The Research and Scholarship Development Working Group invites you to join Research Incubator – a new event designed to spark ideas, connections and momentum in Learning Development research work. Whether you’re just beginning to explore a research idea or already developing a project, this is a space to bring your early thoughts, questions and curiosities. Research Incubator is all about conversation…
Academic reading: recognising the emotional labour
Event date and time: Friday 10 July 2026, 12.00 – 13.00 Abstract: Despite widespread recognition that reading serves as a cornerstone of academic study -enabling both knowledge acquisition and comprehension – educational research consistently demonstrates that university students struggle with the volume, complexity, and independent reading demands of higher education (Ryan, 2006; Bharuthram, 2012; Jamieson, 2013; St. Clair-Thompson et al., 2018; Gorzycki et al., 2020; Bergman, 2024). Increasingly, research into…
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