Centres For Excellence in Teaching and Learning
In 2005 the university was awarded four HEFCE funded Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs). In addition, Plymouth is a partner in a fifth successful bid, led by Liverpool Hope University College. The University’s CETLs are:
- Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning (CEPPL)
- Experiential Learning in the Environmental and Natural Sciences
- Higher Education Learning Partnerships CETL
- Centre for Sustainable Futures (Education for Sustainable Development)
- Learn Higher
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