Universities across the world are striving to enhance the quality of the student experience; central to this mission is the establishment of an academic culture that celebrates, rewards and supports teaching achievement. Advancing Teaching is a global initiative to improve the reward of university teaching in academic careers. It is working with universities across the world to support and inform change to academic career pathways and institutional systems of evaluation and reward.
A framework to guide and support the career progression of academics on the basis of their contribution to teaching and learning
Global survey of 28 universities to capture faculty experiences and views on how teaching is rewarded in academic careers
A study identifying and exploring global best practices in how universities evaluate, support and reward teaching
Open-access resources designed to help universities improve how they support and reward teaching in academic careers
Annual face-to-face meetings bringing together those designing and leading change to academic reward systems worldwide
Information on the goals and focus of the Advancing Teaching initiative, the community it supports, and its timeline of activities
Published: January 2025
The Global Mapping report explores the evolving landscape of how university teaching is supported, evaluated and rewarded in universities worldwide
Published: May 2019
Based on a review of past initiatives to reform university academic pathways, this report offers information on the key steps in the process of change and the challenges often encountered