Tips to integrate sustainability into day-to-day university lab practice
Sustainability doesn’t have to be a big project. Instead, make it a part of what science departments do daily, writes Deirdre Black
June 25, 2026
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Campus interview: Alain Pompilus of the University of Florida on how to better understand – and connect with – prospective and current students
How can universities develop sophisticated systems for data sharing and analysis that can guide communications and student services? Alain Pompilus was tasked with putting such a system in place and shares lessons from the experience
June 25, 2026 -
A million more teachers: building human-centric skills in small-group teaching
Small-group discussions and one-to-ones can expand students’ capacity to act, think and communicate, writes Alastair Bonnett. Here, he offers a model for shifting university teaching from macro to micro
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Europe invests in research but underinvests in forming researchers
Europe has built an admirable research support system but there is one crucial stage that is overlooked – the early formation of researchers, writes Adam Kola. He offers examples from his own institution on how to address this
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A surprising ally in the fight to make chemistry greener – AI
While making chemistry more sustainable is paramount, tiny changes to lab materials and conditions can have significant effects. Can AI’s data-crunching abilities help?
June 24, 2026 -
The best way to teach students to think critically about AI? Make them argue with it
Educators might treat AI as an integrity problem, but employers don’t. They need graduates who can decide when to trust the machine – and when not to. And that’s why you should design assessment that forces students to argue against AI
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Widen access to higher education by improving school attainment
With school attainment a key driver of progression to university, outreach must go beyond traditional interventions to widen access. Matthew Lucas offers five evidence-led ways to design educationally robust programmes
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Adopting scalable systems to support research excellence
At a time when universities are under increasing pressure to deliver social impact, they need systems that build research capacity, improve transparency and facilitate collaboration across disciplinary boundaries
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Turning research sustainability from a tick-box exercise into ‘the way we work’
Sustainability can feel like yet another task for busy researchers. Here are ways to make greener research practices easier – and more memorable
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Environmental researchers know the impact of AI – so why do they still use it?
Academics are increasingly using AI for research, despite being aware of its environmental footprint. But is it their fault – and what can be done?
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What virtual reality and AI can do for language learners
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence can support nervous students to progress from silence to speaking confidently in foreign language classes
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When students stop asking: ‘Is this on the exam?’
What happens when you trade exams for real clients, real problems and real deadlines? Dina Kamel outlines the benefits of unscripted problem-solving
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Take action to make sustainable labs a reality
Eliminate waste, reap the benefits of a circular economy and aim for ambitious targets for greener laboratories, with these tips
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From experiment to impact: reducing waste in teaching labs, part 2
How to move beyond basic waste reduction to teaching students responsible decision-making in experimental work
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Rethinking the process of patient and public involvement
To get a full picture of the impact of PPI, would it be better to focus on improving the process of involving people in health research as well as measuring outcomes?
June 22, 2026