Abstract

As subject disciplinarians as well as educators in Higher Education, establishing a position and context for scholarship alongside purist research can prove a demanding feature of pedagogical research and scholarly activity for all academics. The introduction of the TEF alongside the REF has provided a degree of ambiguity in academic roles that can be both a challenge and an opportunity. This keynote provides an insight into balancing a contribution to pedagogical research as an integral part of academic praxis in the hope of stimulating academic debate around the complex interrelationship of both.