Buddy Scheme
The RAISE Buddy Scheme aims to facilitate communication and collaboration across our members, as well as offering relevant opportunities for continued professional development and networking.
The scheme runs each academic year and applications for the 2025-26 year open at the RAISE conference on Thursday 4th September 2025 and closes on the 3rd October 2025
Who can apply for the RAISE Buddy Scheme?
We welcome applications from anyone with an interest in student engagement in tertiary education. This includes students, academic staff and members of professional services. We also encourage applications from those based internationally, as well as in the UK.
What are the benefits of the RAISE Buddy Scheme?
The major benefits of joining the RAISE Buddy Scheme are:
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Having the opportunity to connect with others who have a mutual interest in student engagement, discuss experiences in the field or find out about student engagement more widely
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Having the opportunity to learn from other contexts (e.g., people in different institutions, countries and careers or student stages)
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Invitations to events throughout the year on themes related to student engagement topics that Buddies are most interested in
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Potential opportunity for cross-institutional collaboration on small projects or journal articles
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Buddy Scheme Network Insight Sessions
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The RAISE Buddy Scheme coordinates regular Insight Sessions, which provide an opportunity for members to share research, best practice and knowledge in the field of student engagement.
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​Who can I contact about the RAISE Buddy Scheme?
For more information, please contact: admin@raise-network.com