In 2008 the Western Australian chapter of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia is hosting a series of events featuring local researchers. This year there are four seminars and HERDSA rekindled.

Seminar Series 2008
Scholarship profiled: Cutting edge investigation into teaching and learning in higher education

These seminars by local researchers into aspects of teaching and learning in higher education make links between their research and current teaching practice. Sessions are one hour in length with at least half of that time devoted to discussion.

April 16th	4:30 - 6:00 at The University of Western Australia
Speaker	Dr Maria Northcote
	What do students think of us? University students' beliefs about university teachers
June 5th	4:30 - 6:00 at The University of Notre Dame - Building 21, Room 103
Speaker	Dr Dawn Darlaston-Jones
	Student Retention: supporting different student profiles
September 25th	4:30 - 6:00 at Curtin University
Speaker	Dr Iris Vardi
	Providing effective feedback that makes a difference
November 6th	4:30 - 6:00 at Murdoch University
Speaker	Dr Carmela Briguglio
	Intercultural teams: how to support student interactions for positive outcomes

HERDSA Rekindled 2008: Engaging Communities of Practice
HERDSA Rekindled features a selection of papers from the 2008 HERDSA Conference held in July in New Zealand.

August 27th	12:00 - 5:00 at Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus
Various Speakers	See attached programme for details.