Welcome to the website of sparqs (student partnerships in quality Scotland), funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
Key sparqs models
Launch of sparqs' TQEF guidance for elections
As institutions and students’ associations prepare for the upcoming officer election season, sparqs is pleased to share Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework (TQEF) Guidance for Elections. This resource has been developed to help prospective candidates gain a clear, confident understanding of…
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Contribute to the design of sparqs’ Postgraduate Research Experience model!
sparqs is undertaking a project to create a model of the Postgraduate Research Experience to accompany the model available for taught students. The model will play a key role in quality enhancement processes across Scotland, and sparqs is keen to…
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Launch of our STEP Practical Guide to Student Engagement
sparqs is delighted to announce the publication of our Practical Guide to Scotland’s Tertiary Enhancement Programme (STEP). This guide has been produced for students’ association officers and staff in the tertiary education sector in Scotland. It provides a context and…
Read More...Postgraduate Research Experience Model workshop (for current PGRs)
27 Apr 2026
Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) in Scotland are invited to join sparqs for a conversation around the PGR…
Read more...Postgraduate Research Experience Model workshop (for staff and sector agencies)
18 Mar 2026
Staff and sector agencies who support Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) in Scotland are invited to join sparqs…
Read more...Contribute to the design of sparqs’ Postgraduate Research Experience model!
sparqs is undertaking a project to create a model of the Postgraduate Research Experience to accompany the model available for taught students. The model will play a key role in quality enhancement processes across Scotland, and sparqs is keen to…
Read More...Student partnership in staff development project update - events and project outputs coming soon!
We are delighted to share that outputs from our ‘Student partnership in staff development’ project will be launched in March 2026. As part of this, we have invited academic developers from across the Scottish Tertiary sector to attend a practice sharing…
Read More...2026 Summer training dates
We're delighted to be able to give early notification of our 2026 Summer training dates, for both That's Quality! and our Associate Trainer residential event: That’s Quality! Following feedback from delegates at last year’s event, we have reviewed the course content and…
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