HEA Surveys Conference 2016:
Linking Enhancement and Excellence
Annual Surveys for Enhancement Conference 2016
13 July 2016, The Studio, Birmingham
Conference contributions: Guide for submissions
Deadline for submissions: Monday 18 April 2016
Submissions should be made by sending a completed submission form to
The real value of surveys and wider metrics can be found in using them as tools to guide and inform ways to enhance practice within institutions. The theme of this year’s HEA Surveys Conference is linking the ways in which insight from surveys and metrics can be used for enhancement and to drive excellence within institutions. We are calling for contributions which demonstrate the value and potential of surveys and wider metricswithin higher education.
Preparing to compile your submission
We welcome papers from individuals with an interest in surveys and metrics in higher education. Whilst we are interested in viewing potential contributions relating to surveys for enhancement generally, the main conference themes are:
- Enhancing excellence: Exploring innovative practice in using insight from surveys to enhance and demonstrate excellence in higher education.
- Transforming teaching: How can we use insight from surveys and metrics to inform our own practice and help us measure teaching quality?
- Measuring the student experience: How can insight from surveys be used to understand and enhance the overall student experience?
- Student outcomes: How can surveys contribute to discussions surrounding learning gain and student outcomes?
Options for contributions are:
- Half hour presentations: (20 minutes for presentation, 10 minutes for Q&A) themed by stream
Presentations should focus on a particular topic related to the streams of the conference. They may be focused upon practice, strategy, theory or be a discussion piece. Presenters should allow ten minutes after their paper for further questions and discussion.
- Half hour workshops: Interactive sessions, for half an hour.
Workshops enable you to run an interactive session with delegates exploring a topic relating to the conference theme.
- Poster Presentations: Poster presentations sharing innovative practice to using surveys for enhancement
Posters should be no smaller than A1 in size but may be up to A0. Portrait or landscape orientation is acceptable. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference for informal browsing, but contributors will be asked to be available for discussion for a 30 minute period during the conference networking sessions.
4. Symposiums/panel sessions:In order to encourage discussion and debate at the conference we are keen to hear from you if you are interested in organising a symposium or panel session. Symposiums will involve a number of presenters presenting on a particular topic. Panel sessions will involve up to five experts in a discussion on a particular topic. Please contact us at before completing a submission form.
Additional information
Important dates
18 April 2016 Deadline for submissions
16 May 2016 Presenters informed of outcome of review process by this date at the latest
1 June 2016Presenters to have completed any amendments to the submission form and submitted all presentation slides, Prezis or similar.
1June 2016Deadline for all presenters to have booked onto the conference
Contact Us
If you have any queries about submissions for the conference, please contact: