This is a presentation given by Derek Raine (University of Leicester) at the May 2010 conference "Implementing and sustaining change in the HE sector: The CETL initiative 2005-2010". The major focus of the Leicester contribution to pCETL (Physics Innovations CETL) has been problem-based (or research-based) learning. The presentation will look at the impact of PBL in various contexts: (i) staff engagement with laboratory practicals in physics where PBL has had a major impact within the Physics Department on the involvement of staff with laboratory teaching; (ii) staff engagement with the new Interdisciplinary Sciences degree programme taught entirely through PBL which has had a major impact across the Institution (iii) the implementation of PBL in the distance learning iTeach (on-line PGCE) programme with its impact on future physics teachers beyond the Institution and (iv) the impact on student engagement through the role of PBL in building learning communities.
