How employability teams can strengthen academic programmes
Working like recruitment partners, rather than just career advisers, can help align teaching with industry needs, writes Hanene Duprat
March 18, 2026
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Teaching deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing students: practical steps that benefit everyone
When educators design communication to work across multiple modes from the outset, classrooms become more accessible – and more effective – for everyone, says Annelies Kusters
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Across the divide: reimagining faculty-staff collaboration in higher education
Academic units do best when they harness different viewpoints – from field scientists and curriculum designers to extension professionals – to drive innovation and relevance. Saskia van de Gevel offers proactive advice
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Transforming higher education in South-east Asia
Leveraging the momentum of the ongoing harmonisation of higher education in South-east Asia, UK universities should strengthen efforts to forge long-term collaboration across the bloc
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Making time for quantum innovation
At the University of Colorado Boulder, building world-class interdisciplinary research starts with time, institutional scaffolding and rethinking academic incentives
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What it means to be a university social media director
Social media director is an often-misunderstood role. From the outside, the job can seem as if it revolves around sports highlights, trending sounds and campus beauty shots but those moments represent only a fraction of the work
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The first step in commercialising your research: start the conversation
Your university’s commercialisation office can help start your journey from academic to CEO. Here’s how
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How to make curriculum mapping work in higher education
With no clear plan for how students progress towards programme goals, they can reach advanced courses without the requisite skills and knowledge. Here’s how curriculum mapping can help
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Welcome new university students with inclusive events
Five ways to make welcome activities more inclusive, helping students engage at their own pace, build connections and feel a sense of belonging from the start
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A game-making workshop to bring complex systems to life
Board games offer a powerful teaching tool to deepen understanding of complex dynamics such as climate. This analogue group task fosters the skills of systems thinking: setting boundaries, seeing multiple perspectives and holistic analysis
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Build the ‘why’ into your online learning instructions
You could be losing your online students earlier than you think. Here’s how to engage them from the moment they encounter a task
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Segmenting academic audiences for effective internal communication
The diversity of university academics and the complexity of their roles make effective internal communication difficult. Here, David Brown and Katie Trachtenberg explore ways in which communications professionals can segment messaging to reach different audiences
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Professional services staff, you’re educators, too
Professional services educators play an important role in supporting student and staff learning at universities. Here are ways to help them to recognise and evidence their teaching practice through Advance HE Fellowship
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The benefits of positive affect journaling for university students and staff
This low-effort, high-impact practice can enhance the start of a class, and helps both students and staff develop emotional resilience
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Ten tips for embedding retrieval practice in university teaching
Despite the benefits of retrieval practice, students still tend to opt for more passive strategies. Here’s how to embed retrieval in your classroom to show them its power
March 13, 2026