Help students disconnect from their tech
How a ‘digital fast’ can give students time and mental clarity – and how to support them through the process
How a ‘digital fast’ can give students time and mental clarity – and how to support them through the process
Pre-16 outreach is vitally important for helping under-represented groups achieve success in higher education. But its positioning within a university structure can make a real difference to its influence. Find out how here
Learn about the journey from academic researcher to entrepreneur and what it takes to launch a successful spin-out company, from a serial founder
Learning to use an LLM is easy but developing human intellect is hard – and that’s what the university classroom should be for. Here’s how to help students work on their mental muscles
How better communication, collaboration and mutual understanding can transform relationships between academics and the colleagues who support them
The PhD path is often paved with ambiguity and rejection. Supervisors need to take a more bespoke, multidisciplinary approach to bring out the best of their doctoral candidates
Part-time learners negotiate expectations across family, work and study. Here’s how universities can design the system to support them
Flexible and truly engaging online study are key for students with jobs or caring responsibilities. Pauline Bedford explains how institutions can go with the flow
Embedding writing time into an educator’s schedule and sharing insights with others can turn fleeting ideas into actions that improve teaching practices
Are lab assessments truly evaluating students’ scientific abilities – or simply their physical agility in an inflexible environment? Find out how to design more accessible biomedical laboratory practices
Discover how to embed choice into learning in a clear, manageable and meaningful way
GenAI raises an urgent pedagogical question for universities: how can we train students to evaluate scientific claims critically when the language of scholarship can be so convincingly simulated?
Business schools can move beyond seeing AI as a sustainability risk by embedding it across teaching, strategy and collaboration, says Meelis Kitsing
Strong line management leads to higher staff engagement and retention, supports healthier research environments, reduces conflict and enables smoother adoption of change, writes Annie Owen. Here are ways universities can foster it
A scientist’s path can include studying abroad, experience in industry, research and teaching as well as setbacks and uncertainty. Here, Kinga Vörös offers reflections as an early career neuroscientist and why the journey is most meaningful when research reaches patients