Queen Mary Academy Fellowships

Queen Mary Academy Fellowships are high-profile opportunities for staff to develop, share and promote their educational and scholarship practice.

“The Queen Mary Academy Fellowship has been a truly transformative experience, deepening my understanding of curriculum design, academic leadership, and scholarship. I am thankful for the invaluable opportunities I have had to collaborate across disciplines, broaden my professional network, and enhance my approach to education and leadership. This experience has been both rewarding and inspiring, and I look forward to the lasting impact this new curriculum will have on our students and the future of dental education".
— Dr Radhika Desai, Institute of Dentistry

Overview

The Queen Mary Academy Fellowship scheme supports the University’s Strategy 2030 by enabling experienced staff to lead transformative educational projects.

Fellowships provide part-time, fixed-term secondments for senior academic staff to:

Lead strategic educational change

Influence practice across Schools, Institutes and Faculties

Enhance the Queen Mary student experience

About the Fellowship

As a Queen Mary Academy Fellow, you will:

Lead change and innovation
Shape and deliver a high-impact project aligned to Strategy 2030

Grow your influence and profile
Build visibility across the University and the wider higher education sector

Develop your scholarship
Advance and share your educational practice through outputs and engagement

Join a community of leaders
Collaborate with a network of Fellows and Fellows alumni, sharing ideas and learning together

Receive tailored support
Work closely with the Queen Mary Academy to deliver and evidence impact

Strengthen your career progression
Build a compelling case of impactful scholarship (e.g. for Advance HE Fellowship and Awards).

Gain formal recognition
Hold the title of Queen Mary Academy Fellow for the duration of your secondment

Access ongoing opportunities
Join the Fellows alumni network

How the Fellowship Works

Key features

QMA Fellowships are part-time, fixed-term secondments, funded by the Queen Mary Academy.

QMA Fellowships secondments are typically for one year, with up to one day a week of your time ‘bought out’ for the project. Fellowships can also be undertaken in more intensive, shorter blocks of time.

QMA Fellowships usually begin at the start of Semester 1 but can be flexible if there is a good reason for a different start date.

Applications

The annual Open call for Queen Mary Academy Fellows launches in January and closes in early March.

Applications for QMA Fellowship secondments must have the support of the relevant Head of School or Institute.

Occasionally, additional opportunities may be available through directed calls, focused on specific themes or strategic priorities (these are announced separately).

We particularly welcome applications from academic colleagues who:

Have a track record of leading educational change

Can propose a high-impact, scalable project aligned to Strategy 2030

A Queen Mary Academy Fellowship is a strategic leadership role with an institutional remit. Fellows are therefore expected to make an active contribution to Queen Mary’s educational priorities, alongside delivering their own project.

As a Fellow, you will: