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Academic voices and higher education insights

By kiera.obrien, 6 February, 2026

‘Prune the tree to let the fruit stand out’

Tips on how to turn your thesis into a book – how to edit yourself, how to pitch and when to use GenAI

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By Eliza.Compton, 6 February, 2026

Colleges, not the College Board, determine university-level writing

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Educators who teach first-year writing courses need to use their leverage to ensure students arrive on campus with skills that match expectations, writes Daniel M. Gross

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By Laura.Duckett, 6 February, 2026

Why fixing student problems one by one does not work

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When efforts to improve student satisfaction fall short, the problem is often design rather than speed. İlkay Karaduman reflects on planning a more coherent student journey shaped by key transitions and connections

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By Laura.Duckett, 5 February, 2026

Beyond bans: AI-resilient and creative HE assessment design

To sustain academic integrity in an AI-present learning environment, educators must redesign assessment to foreground judgement, context and creative ownership, says Jasmine Mohsen

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By kiera.obrien, 5 February, 2026

A practical tool for valid assessments in the GenAI-enabled university

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An assessment flowchart can help guide educators through the delicate balance of whether or not to allow GenAI in their assignment design. Here’s how it works

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By Eliza.Compton, 5 February, 2026

How universities can support employability for international students

If you work in higher education, you are part of the employability journey, writes Gemma Kenyon. And career readiness is a key driver for international enrolments

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By Eliza.Compton, 5 February, 2026

How to deliver value for international students

When international students have their pick of institutions all over the world when choosing where to study, how do universities stay competitive?

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By Eliza.Compton, 4 February, 2026

Campus webinar: co-creation and tapping into the student voice

Hear experts from four Australian universities discuss how educators, course designers, professional development teams and institutions can embed the skills for effective co-creation in the classroom

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60minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 3 February, 2026

Find purpose and identity in the ‘near-end’ season of an academic career

As careers near their later stages, familiar markers of achievement fade and professional identity shifts. Wendy Cowan and Bridgette Walker explore how academics can move from proving value to mentoring, shaping legacy and finding renewed purpose

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By kiera.obrien, 4 February, 2026

Make inclusion work in practice in your global classroom

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Embed inclusivity into your course to harness the diversity of international cohorts. Here’s how

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 4 February, 2026

How sustained mentoring can drive international students’ success

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True integration for international students doesn’t happen during orientation week. It takes place over months and years, through ongoing mentorship, cultural events and year-round academic-career scaffolding

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By Laura.Duckett, 3 February, 2026

Students told us what GenAI guidance works. Here’s their advice

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Students are using GenAI whether you’ve addressed it or not. Here’s how to provide the clarity they’re asking for

By kiera.obrien, 3 February, 2026

The difference between good and bad impact management

How do academics and research managers really feel about impact management? Here’s how it can be done badly, and how to do it right

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The latest insights from academics and university staff around the world

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Guidance on teaching design and delivery

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By kiera.obrien, 21 January, 2026

Small shifts to nurture a design thinking mindset in university teaching

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Design thinking, with its focus on problem-solving in a structured way, can help ready students for the workplace – and doesn’t require a curriculum overhaul, writes Asrif Yusoff

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By Laura.Duckett, 2 February, 2026

Let professors play: the case for sandbox classes in HE

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Some of the most powerful innovations in teaching don’t come from policy mandates – they come from freedom to play, writes Danny Oppenheimer

By Laura.Duckett, 30 January, 2026

Seven practical ways to improve student engagement online

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Teaching via a screen makes it harder to read student understanding and sustain attention. These practical strategies show how educators can keep online students invested

By miranda.prynne, 2 January, 2026

The business of online education

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Guidance on how to successfully develop and market higher education teaching and learning online to deliver value to students and drive revenue for your institution

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Lessons in how to improve university assessment and quality assurance

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By Laura.Duckett, 5 February, 2026

Beyond bans: AI-resilient and creative HE assessment design

To sustain academic integrity in an AI-present learning environment, educators must redesign assessment to foreground judgement, context and creative ownership, says Jasmine Mohsen

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 5 February, 2026

A practical tool for valid assessments in the GenAI-enabled university

An assessment flowchart can help guide educators through the delicate balance of whether or not to allow GenAI in their assignment design. Here’s how it works

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 2 January, 2026

Storytelling in STEM: connecting concepts, confidence and identity

Designing STEM classrooms that encourage students to reflect on their progress and share their stories takes intention, but the pay-off is enormous: more engaged, capable and confident learners

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By miranda.prynne, 28 January, 2026

How to turn your most aggravating student emails into a chance to spread joy

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Faced with a flurry of grade complaints at the end of each semester, Danny Oppenheimer found a way to respond that generated positivity for students and himself. Read on to find out what he did

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Insight on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education

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By Laura.Duckett, 22 January, 2026

GenAI as a research assistant

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GenAI is reshaping research, from accelerating discovery to easing administrative burdens. Discover practical guidance on how researchers can use these tech tools effectively and ethically

By Laura.Duckett, 3 February, 2026

Students told us what GenAI guidance works. Here’s their advice

Students are using GenAI whether you’ve addressed it or not. Here’s how to provide the clarity they’re asking for

By kiera.obrien, 2 February, 2026

What your students are actually doing with GenAI

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A student survey delved into how and why they use GenAI tools in their studies, and how they felt about it. Find out how this can inform teaching

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By kiera.obrien, 30 January, 2026

GenAI isn’t for the big ideas, it’s for the tedious jobs that spark them

The small, repetitive tasks that are crucial to research can drain your time and energy. Instead, let’s hand over the grunt work to GenAI

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Academic publishing tips to help with everything from pitches to peer review

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By Eliza.Compton, 5 December, 2024

Time to write is a necessity, not a nice-to-have

How a project for academics to carve out writing time has grown from ‘power hours’ to writing retreats, community, increased well-being and higher-quality papers

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By Miranda Prynne, 3 May, 2023

Three ways to refresh your academic writing

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To answer the common question posed by researchers, ‘how can I improve my academic writing?’, Anne Wilson outlines three simple steps that can help

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By Eliza.Compton, 13 July, 2023

How to sustain a journal and beat the academic publishing racket

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Starting a journal is hard enough – keeping it going is an ongoing challenge. Here’s how to maintain success in academic publishing

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By dene.mullen, 31 May, 2022

How to be proactive when amplifying research papers

Amplifying your research paper can be achieved if you are ready to be proactive

Conferences might be the first thought, but there are many options for furthering your paper’s reach – and they usually require you to take the lead

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Career advice for academics and higher education professionals

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By Laura.Duckett, 3 February, 2026

Find purpose and identity in the ‘near-end’ season of an academic career

As careers near their later stages, familiar markers of achievement fade and professional identity shifts. Wendy Cowan and Bridgette Walker explore how academics can move from proving value to mentoring, shaping legacy and finding renewed purpose

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By Laura.Duckett, 29 January, 2026

What I wish I’d known before becoming a programme leader

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Becoming a programme leader means learning to lead without line management, protecting your boundaries, and playing the long game. Here, Tom Chapman reflects on what he’s learned during two decades in the role

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By Eliza.Compton, 28 January, 2026

Why ECRs should have the courage to contact their academic heroes

How can Aristotle’s ancient wisdom about bravery help early career researchers overcome their fear of reaching out to established scholars?

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By Eliza.Compton, 23 January, 2026

How early career lecturers can neutralise age-based assumptions in the classroom

With structure and clarity, new or young university teachers can confidently lead classrooms where students are older than they are. Here, Dikshitha Madisetty offers five strategies

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Strategies for advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education

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By kiera.obrien, 4 February, 2026

Make inclusion work in practice in your global classroom

Embed inclusivity into your course to harness the diversity of international cohorts. Here’s how

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By Laura.Duckett, 23 October, 2025

Foster allyship to support marginalised groups in higher education

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How to initiate change, create safe spaces for difficult conversations and nurture a culture of allyship in your department

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 28 January, 2026

How to make higher education assessments inclusive

When we design assessment with transparency, cultural awareness and inclusivity in mind, it becomes a tool for supporting learning rather than measuring it, writes Patrice Seuwou and explains how

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By kiera.obrien, 27 January, 2026

Six ways to create an autism-friendly learning environment

Make your classroom, lab and campus more accessible to autistic students with these tips

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What international students need to flourish

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By Eliza.Compton, 5 February, 2026

How universities can support employability for international students

If you work in higher education, you are part of the employability journey, writes Gemma Kenyon. And career readiness is a key driver for international enrolments

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 4 February, 2026

How sustained mentoring can drive international students’ success

True integration for international students doesn’t happen during orientation week. It takes place over months and years, through ongoing mentorship, cultural events and year-round academic-career scaffolding

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 3 February, 2026

Using technology to support international students

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From scalable email systems to database management, universities can leverage specialised technology to support the academic success and career readiness of their international students

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 30 January, 2026

Use early engagement to build belonging for international students

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Connecting with international students well before they arrive on campus – and maintaining contact across joint and transnational programmes – helps universities to transform anxious newcomers into confident global citizens

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By Eliza.Compton, 4 February, 2026

Campus webinar: co-creation and tapping into the student voice

Hear experts from four Australian universities discuss how educators, course designers, professional development teams and institutions can embed the skills for effective co-creation in the classroom

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60minutes

By miranda.prynne, 29 January, 2026

Campus talks: ‘Use your brain!’ And other pointers from a seasoned computer scientist on using AI in research

Hear a leading researcher in artificial intelligence discuss the potential of these digital tools for advancing knowledge and what effective and ethical AI use looks like

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39minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 15 January, 2026

Campus talks: how to turn vulnerability into a teaching superpower

Authenticity and connection are key to supporting students in the classroom. This means it is important for educators to develop the skills to show up as their whole selves but also understand how to protect their boundaries

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35minutes

By miranda.prynne, 30 December, 2025

Campus talks: the value of arts and humanities in higher education

A vice-chancellor-artist and a historian discuss the merits of the arts and humanities and what valuable life lessons and skills can be gained from the study of these disciplines

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