Events & Recordings

CROPSNet hosted its inaugura conference in London on Friday the 12th of September 2025.  The event took place in the Sir Michael Uren Hub, Imperial College, and online.

The one-day conference was titled "Building Understanding & Driving Progress in Online Postgraduate Taught Education" and brought together peers involved in the delivery and teaching of online PGT programmes. 

To access the agenda and the session abstracts, head over to the conference agenda page!

CROPSNet were delighted to welcome Monica Tolica, MSc, to deliver the 3rd CROPSNet seminar. The seminar took place on Thursday the 10th of July.

In this seminar, Monica drew on her lived experience as a mature student in the fully online MSc in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh to retrace a journey of transformation - one shaped by challenge, discovery, and growth. 

The presentation sparked dialogue and inspired practical, research-informed approaches to inclusive design, centered on the student experience and relevant to other online PGT programmes.

If you are interested in attending CROPSNet events, head over to the sign-up page and become a member!

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The second CROPSNet seminar took place on Thursday the 20th of March 2025, and was hosted online.

We welcomed Jenny Crow from the University of Glasgow, who talked about the process of aligning online learning materials for on-campus and ODL programmes, and Dr Fiona Sim, also from the University of Glasgow, who shared her experience of setting up the new ODL MSc in Infant Mental Health.

Thank you to our speakers for giving up their time to present at the seminar! If you are interested in attending future events, head over to the sign-up page and become a CROPSNet member!

Photo credit: Muhammed Zahid Bulut on Pexels.

The launch event for the Collaborative Research for Online Postgraduate Studies Network (CROPSNet) took place on Tuesday the 10th of September 2024, with over 30 higher education professionals from six different UK institutions in attendance. The network is the first of its kind, and the success of this initial event has provided a very strong springboard for future CROPSNet activities.