Little, C., Aubrey, K., Vargas, V., Chikwa, G., McCabe, O., 2025.

"The dialogue was positive, affirming and felt very relaxed": The rise and rise of SFHEA recognition by Professional Dialogue

This poster presentation documents the establishment and exceptional growth of colleagues achieving Advance HE Senior Fellowship via professional dialogue at Manchester Metropolitan University since 2021. Since 2021, 78% of Senior Fellowship applications have been via professional dialogue.

Using service data from the past 3 academic years, and data from institution-wide research into experiences of colleagues gaining Senior Fellowship via dialogue, the poster explores the profile of those gaining SFHEA via this route, their reasons for choosing a professional dialogue route and the impact of the process.