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A new magazine on learning and teaching in higher education, entitled Exchange, is due to be launched on 25 March. The ILT is one of the partners involved in its genesis and is represented on the Editorial Board together with the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN), the National Co-ordination Team (NCT), the National Disability Team (NDT), Action on Access and JISC (Joint information Systems Committee). Exchange is designed for decision-makers in HE responsible for managing change, as well as those who are responsible for promoting change in learning and teaching, for example as educational developers, staff developers or learning and teaching co-ordinators. It is not an academic journal for educational specialists, but a news- and opinion-led publication intended to stimulate the exchange of ideas and inspire change. We hope it will provide you with topical, relevant, accessible and concise information. The first issue, guest edited by Jill Armstrong of the LTSN Generic Centre, will focus on 'Student Retention and Student Success', and will feature articles on improving student retention, 'Who is failing? Defining student failure' and 'Assessment: the key to a richer learning experience in Semester 1'. Copies are being sent to Vice-Chancellors and Principals, Pro-Vice-Chancellors for Learning & Teaching, Heads of Educational Development Units and university and college libraries. But if you would like your own free copy, or extra copies to pass on to your colleagues, please email [log in to unmask] and we will add you to our distribution list. The magazine will also be published electronically at http://www.exchange.ac.uk on 25 March. Andrea L. T. Rayner Assistant Director: External Relations Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT) Tel: 01904 434025 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.ilt.ac.uk