Dear SI-PASS/PAL Supervisors,
Apologies for cross-posting.
We are sending a pre-holiday reminder of the 2026 International Forum for Peer Learning and Support <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-00…> - a free to attend in-person event where you can explore various peer learning and support initiatives in higher education and connect with colleagues who share a passion for this area of work.
The 2026 International Forum for Peer Learning and Support
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Friday, 22nd May 2026
Registration is now open<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-00…> and closes at 5pm on Friday, 27th February 2026.
The main Forum will be held on Friday, 22nd May with an option to join an additional afternoon workshop on Thursday, 21st May.
Call for Contributions
If you would like to submit a proposal<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-00…> for the 2026 Forum for a presentation, creative workshop, lightning talk, or round-table discussion, please complete this Call for Contributions form<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-00…>.
The forum aims to offer informative sessions, with themes covering, but not limited to:
* Technology
* Terminology (is 'peer' limiting?)
* Evaluation
* Budgets & making Pal/SI-PASS/other peer learning and support programmes work on a low budget (value for money)
* Inclusivity in sessions
* Novel approaches to peer learning and support
We welcome proposals from staff working in peer learning but also from students involved in peer learning programmes. Call for Proposals closes 5pm on 16th February 2026.
Webinar to support new presenters
This year, we are offering a webinar in January 2026 to support any students who would like to submit a proposal to present, and any staff who are thinking about submitting a proposal for the first time. At this webinar, the Forum organisers will provide advice and guidance on how to develop a proposal idea and structure the proposal for submission. In the true ethos of peer support, part of the session will be split, with students being giving an opportunity to work with other students who have previously presented at the Forum, while staff will continue discussions separately.
Webinar to support new presenters
Online via MS Teams
Monday, 26th January 2026 2pm (UK time)
If you are interested in attending the webinar, please complete this form<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-00…>.
Forum: Thursday afternoon workshop
When you register for the Forum, you will also be given the option to note interest in attending our optional Thursday afternoon workshop:
Facilitated by Dr Nevan Bermingham, co-editor of the Journal of Peer Learning, this session will focus on qualitative research options and guide you from an initial idea toward a realistic project plan. Through instruction and guided hands-on tasks, we'll aim to simplify the research process by offering a few logical methodology pathways, highlight how to achieve publication, and demystify how academic journals like the Journal of Peer Learning work. The boot-camp approach will help you avoid potential pitfalls as you take your first steps toward research publication.
Please visit our website<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-00…> for details and updates, and should you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.
We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh in May 2026.
Best wishes,
Lisa Vettese Cruden, Catherine McConnell and Linda Wennborg
Forum Organising Group
Dear all,
Next week we will have our second SI-PASS Supervisor "fika" (meeting) this autumn. Suggested theme: Success stories and challenges with our SI-PASS programmes this autumn.
* Tuesday 25th of November 2025, 1:30-2:30 pm UK time / 2:30-3:30 CET . More information + link found here<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/calendar/online-supervisor-fika-25-november-2025>.
Upcoming SI-PASS Supervisor trainings (given in English).
For more information please visit our web-site: www.si-pass.lu.se<http://www.si-pass.lu.se>
* Supervisor training online 9-10th & 12-13th of February 2026. Registration open<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/form/si-pass-supervisor-training-online-february-…>
Get to know SI-PASS
"Get to Know SI-PASS" sessions are designed for those interested in understanding the SI-PASS programme. More information is given here<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/staff-and-supervisor/get-know-si-pass>. "Get to Know SI-PASS" sessions during autumn 2025:
* 20th of November, 12.30-1.15 pm UK time / 1.30-2.15 CET
* 15th of December, 12-12.45 pm UK time / 1-1.45 CET
Best wishes,
Will, Linda, Christina, Marcia and Joakim
European Centre for SI-PASS
Joakim Malm
Associate Professor, certified trainer in Supplemental Instruction
Lund University, Faculty of Engineering
European Centre for SI-PASS
Box 118, SE 221 00 Lund, Visiting address: Ole Römers väg 3
Telephone: +46 46 222 75 71, e-mail: Joakim.Malm(a)lth.lu.se<mailto:Joakim.Malm@lth.lu.se>
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Dear SI-PASS/PAL Supervisors,
We would like to remind you and your SI-PASS/PAL Leaders of this semester’s last free online sessions for SI-PASS/PAL student leaders in Europe, hosted by the European Centre for SI-PASS. Please forward this information to your SI-PASS/PAL Leaders.
Upcoming online session for SI-PASS/PAL Student Leaders:
📅3rd DECEMBER, 12-1PM WET/1-2PM CET/2-3PM EET
THEME: Using your intelligence: SI-PASS and AI
FACILITATOR: Anna Lown, SI-PASS Supervisor at Edinburgh University Students’ Association
Zoom-link:https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67267104854
The goal of the session is to create a community for SI-PASS/PAL leaders to share ideas and experiences, as well as to provide an opportunity for continuing professional development.
🔗Remember to join our LinkedIn group
For a unique chance to network with Leaders from across Europe, join our LinkedIn group by searching
“SI-PASS/PAL Leaders in Europe” on LinkedIn
Best wishes,
Isabella Fairclough, William Carey & Linda Wennborg
European Centre for SI-PASS learn more<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/about-si-pass>
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Dear SI-PASS community,
We would like to inform you of our upcoming SI-PASS Supervisor trainings. Please forward this information to colleagues who are new to the SI-PASS/PAL program and who have not yet participated in a supervisor training.
UPCOMING SI-PASS SUPERVISOR TRAININGS
📅9-11th of December, 2025
📍University of Minho, Portugal
🔔Register until 18th of November. Click here to read more and register for the training<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/form/si-pass-supervisor-training-december-2025-un…>.
📅9-10th & 12-13th of February, 2026
📍Online, in Zoom
🔔Register until 19th of January. Click here to read more and register for the training.<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/form/si-pass-supervisor-training-online-february-…>
The supervisor training covers:
* an overview of what SI-PASS is
* how SI-PASS works
* practical guidance on implementing SI-PASS in higher education institution, including budgeting, selecting suitable courses, recruiting and training SI-PASS leaders, as well as programme follow-up and evaluation.
In addition, completing the supervisor training gives you exclusive access to a wide community of practice in about 30 countries and 1500 higher education institutions, for example via our supervisor networks.
Supervisor trainings can only be delivered by SI-PASS trainers who have been accredited by the International SI Centre at UMKC, Kansas City, USA (Certified Trainer). This training is provided by the European Centre for SI-PASS in Lund.
Best regards,
William Carey, Joakim Malm, Marcia Ody, Christina Rowa & Linda Wennborg
European Centre for SI-PASS learn more<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/about-si-pass>
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Lund University
Student Affairs
Study Support and Learning
Box 117, SE 221 00 Lund
Visiting address: Sölvegatan 29b
Telephone: +46 46 222 03 51
Mobile: +46 72 179 96 16
www.lunduniversity.lu.se<http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/>
Hi SI-PASS/PAL Supervisors,
Please forward this information to you student Leaders:
Join us for this semester’s second free online activity for SI-PASS/PAL Leaders in Europe, organized by The European Centre for SI-PASS:
📅6th NOVEMBER, 12-1PM WET/1-2PM CET
THEME: Strategies for Facilitation
FACILITATOR: Polly Harper & Han-Na Cha, SI-PASS Supervisors at University of Birmingham
Zoom-link: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/69054942831
Hope to see you there!
Best wishes,
Isabella Fairclough, William Carey & Linda Wennborg
European Centre for SI-PASS
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Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 International Forum for Peer Learning and Support <https://url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-000000002IW-2Fks&d=4%7Cmail%2…> – a free to attend event where you can explore various peer learning and support initiatives in higher education and connect with colleagues who share a passion for this area of work.
Event Details
📍 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
📅 Friday 22 May 2026
⏰ 09:00 – 16:30 (exact timings TBC)
📢 Thursday 21st May - optional pre-Forum afternoon workshop and evening social event
Registration
Registration is now open<https://url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-000000002IW-2Fks&d=4%7Cmail%2…> and closes on 5pm on Friday, 27th February, 2026.
When you register for the event, you will also be given the option to note interest in attending our optional Thursday afternoon workshop:
Facilitated by Dr Nevan Bermingham, co-editor of the Journal of Peer Learning, this session will focus on qualitative research options and guide you from an initial idea toward a realistic project plan. Through instruction and guided hands-on tasks, we’ll aim to simplify the research process by offering a few logical methodology pathways, highlight how to achieve publication, and demystify how academic journals like the Journal of Peer Learning work. The boot-camp approach will help you avoid potential pitfalls as you take your first steps toward research publication.
Call for Contributions
If you would like to submit a proposal<https://url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-000000002IW-2Fks&d=4%7Cmail%2…> for the 2026 Forum for a presentation, creative workshop, lightning talk, or round-table discussion, you can do this on this Call for Contributions form<https://url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-000000002IW-2Fks&d=4%7Cmail%2…>.
The forum aims to offer informative sessions, with themes covering, but not limited to:
* Technology
* Terminology (is ‘peer’ limiting?)
* Evaluation
* Budgets & making Pal/SI-PASS/other peer learning and support programmes work on a low budget (value for money)
* Inclusivity in sessions
* Novel approaches to peer learning and support
We welcome proposals from staff working in peer learning but also from students involved in peer learning programmes. Call for Proposals closes 5pm on 16th February, 2026.
This year, we are offering a webinar in January, 2026 to support any students who would like to submit a proposal to present, and any staff who are thinking about submitting a proposal for the first time. At this webinar, the Forum organisers will provide advice and guidance on how to develop a proposal idea and structure the proposal for submission. In the true ethos of peer support, part of the session will be split, with students being giving an opportunity to work with other students who have previously presented at the Forum, while staff will continue discussions separately.
The webinar will be on 26th January 2026 from 2pm (UK time), and it will be hosted on MS Teams. If you are interested in attending the webinar, you can complete this form<https://url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-000000002IW-2Fks&d=4%7Cmail%2…> .
Please visit our website<https://url41.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1vAm1c-000000002IW-2Fks&d=4%7Cmail%2…> for details and updates, and should you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.
We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh in May 2026.
Best wishes,
Lisa Vettese Cruden, Catherine McConnell and Linda Wennborg
Forum Organising Group
The European Centre for SI-PASS would like to announce the following supervisor trainings and fikas this autumn:
Upcoming SI-PASS Supervisor trainings (given in English). For more information please visit our web-site: www.si-pass.lu.se/en<http://www.si-pass.lu.se/en> .
* Online training 16-17 & 19-20 October 2023. Application is open<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/training-summary-online-october-2023>
* In-person training 5-7 December 2023, Glasgow. Application is open<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/training-summary-glasgow-2023>
Upcoming SI-PASS Supervisor fikas
* 3rd of October, 2-3 pm UK time / 3-4 CET
* 23rd of November, 2-3 pm UK time / 3-4 CET
(An SI-PASS FIKA is an informal get together in Zoom over a cup of coffee/tea and a cinnamon bun (last item not mandatory). The FIKA is free of charge and provides a chance to talk about SI-PASS related issues or just have a chat with SI-PASS friends).
Best wishes,
Will, Lise-Lotte, Marcia and Joakim
European Centre for SI-PASS
Joakim Malm
Associate Professor, certified trainer in Supplemental Instruction
Lund University, Faculty of Engineering
European Centre for SI-PASS
Box 118, SE 221 00 Lund, Visiting address: Ole Römers väg 3
Telephone: +46 46 222 75 71, e-mail: Joakim.Malm(a)lth.lu.se<mailto:Joakim.Malm@lth.lu.se>
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Dear SI-PASS/PAL Supervisors,
We would like to remind you and your SI-PASS/PAL Leaders of the free online sessions that we host for SI-PASS/PAL student leaders in Europe. The goal of the sessions is to create a community for leaders to share ideas and experiences, as well as to provide an opportunity for continuing professional development for the student leaders. This semester we have the following activities/sessions planned:
ACTIVITIES AUTUMN 2025:
🔗LinkedIn group
For a unique chance to network with Leaders from across Europe, join our LinkedIn group by searching
“SI-PASS/PAL Leaders in Europe” on LinkedIn
📅7th OCTOBER, 12-1PM WEST/1-2PM CEST
THEME: Stronger Together: Ready, Set, Lead with Your SI-PASS Toolkit!
FACILITATOR: Melisa Hümmet, Senior SI-PASS student Leader at Lund University
Zoom-link:https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/61163340241
📅6th NOVEMBER, 12-1PM WET/1-2PM CET
THEME: Strategies for Facilitation
FACILITATOR: Polly Harper & Han-Na Cha, SI-PASS Supervisors at University of Birmingham
Zoom-link: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/69054942831
📅3rd DECEMBER, 12-1PM WET/1-2PM CET
THEME: TBA
FACILITATOR: TBA
Zoom-link:https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67267104854
Please forward this information to your SI-PASS/PAL Leaders. We’ve also attached a Power-Point slide that you could share with your SI-PASS/PAL Leaders.
Best wishes,
Isabella Fairclough, William Carey & Linda Wennborg
European Centre for SI-PASS learn more<https://www.si-pass.lu.se/about-si-pass>
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Dear SI-PASS supervisors,
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to nominate yourself, a colleague, an SI-PASS student leader or your SI-PASS programme for an award or scholarship for the International Conference on Supplemental Instruction, 3-5 June 2026 in Portland, Oregon.
More information from the International Center for Supplemental Instruction below:
Best wishes,
European Centre for SI-PASS
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Dear SI Community,
As part of the 14th International Conference on Supplemental Instruction, we are thrilled to announce the opportunity to nominate exceptional SI professionals and SI student leaders for our SI Awards and Scholarships.
Awards
These awards offer a chance to shine a spotlight on the incredible work happening across SI programs globally. Whether it is a dedicated SI Leader, an inspiring student mentor, an SI professional, or a program that has made a meaningful impact, this is your moment to celebrate and share their story.
Award winners will receive a 25% discount on the conference fee and be recognized during the conference for their contributions to the SI community.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to support the travel costs of attending the conference for SI Leaders who demonstrate their commitment to and achievement in their SI program.
We understand that some may hesitate to nominate themselves or their programs, but we want to emphasize that every effort matters and every story of dedication and growth deserves to be heard. The SI community thrives because of the passion, creativity, and commitment of people like you and your teams.
You do not need to be perfect to be inspiring. If you or someone you know has made a difference, big or small, we warmly encourage you to submit a nomination.
Deadline for nominations and scholarship applications: December 1, 2025
Nomination form and details: 2026 Awards and Scholarships<https://info.umkc.edu/si/2026-awards/>
Feel free to reach out to icsi(a)umkc.edu<mailto:icsi@umkc.edu> with any questions.
We look forward to reviewing your nominations!
Sincerely,
The International Center for Supplemental Instruction
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