Welcome to SPARK – Strathclyde’s Programme for Academic practice, Researcher development, and Knowledge exchange
The SPARK programme is designed to provide staff from across each of the University’s job families with flexible, individualised, and progressive routes for personal and professional development. This can lead to a postgraduate certificate (PGCert) and collection of 30 or more SPARK credits may also be a probationary requirement for some new staff.
Beneath the SPARK umbrella, innovative course pathways offer classes that are aligned to each of the University’s academic professional job families:
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
For help with joining the SPARK programme, have a look at our interactive step by step process map:
For more information and answers to any questions you have have, come along to our Academic Development Info Session
View the SPARK Handbook:
View our list of available classes:
Stuart Boon, Academic Development Director
Emma Compton-Daw, Academic Development Lead: Research
Katy Savage, Academic Development Lead: Learning and Teaching
Catherine Deeney, Programme Administrator
Graham Hills Building (Level 4)
40 George Street
GLASGOW G1 1QE
T: +44 (0) 141 548 4058