The Academy (York office) The Higher Education Academy aims to improve the student learning experience in Higher Education through the development and transfer of good teaching and learning practices in all subject disciplines. The central Academy provides institutional support, supports subject and staff development, and seeks to influence national policy.

Subject Centre Networks The Higher Education Academy’s 24 Subject Centre Networks provide discipline-based support. Each centre engages in a wide variety of activities to support practitioners, subject departments and discipline communities. The Centres related to the subjects covered in the Global Perspectives in Higher Education project are listed below.

• Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance Subject Centre (BMAF)
• Economics Network
• Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Subject Centre (GEES)
• Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network (HLST)
• Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies Subject Centre (LLAS)
• Sociology, Anthropology, Politics Subject Network (C-SAP)