Page 1: Implementing the new SEDA Fellowships scheme 
Ranald Macdonald

Page 3: An interview with Professor A. R. Kidwai, Aligarh Muslim University, India 
Elizabeth Grant

Page 6: To defer or not to defer…that the (perennial) question 
Jo Peat

Page 9: A Canterbury Tale: Workload Planning, Staff Development and the ‘Active CV’ 
Eric Parkinson, Sarah Green, Sam McFarlane, Gary Edwards and Phil Poole

Page 11: Initial Teacher Education and Continuous Professional Development in Post-Compulsory Education 
John Lea

Page 15: National Enhancement Themes in Scotland – a 7 Year Report Card? 
David Ross and Bob Matthew

Page 18: Sowing the seeds of enhanced academic writing support in a research-intensive university 
Trevor Day, Jane Pritchard and Andrew Heath

Page 22: Book Review

Page 23: A Framework of Support for Work Based Learning (WBL) 
Maxine Rawlings

Page 26: The Supporting Academic Staff Reference Group 
Liz Shrives

Page 27: Book Review

Page 28: SEDA News