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Help students practise digital mindfulness

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By reducing screen time, students can recharge and reconnect with their physical surroundings. Learn how to guide them towards more mindful digital use

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By kiera.obrien , 21 August, 2026

Connecting the institutional dots for workforce readiness

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Collaboration is proving critically important for changing workforce needs in the healthcare sector. Here’s how to make it part of your university’s culture

By Eliza.Compton , 21 August, 2026

How to apply for promotion in higher education

In seeking a more senior role in academia, you will need to communicate a strong, positive story about yourself that emphasises performance and impact as well as contribution to the institution and its reputation

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By Laura.Duckett , 20 August, 2026

Course design for a new age

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Learn how to design courses that respond to the evolving needs of both students and employers

By Laura.Duckett , 20 August, 2026

Give students greater flexibility with HyFlex learning

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Designing different routes through the same module so they offer an equivalent learning experience is where the real work begins, writes Stuart Samuels, who offers practical planning advice

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By kiera.obrien , 20 August, 2026

To get started with interdisciplinarity, ask: what’s the problem?

Interdisciplinarity can often be treated as an institutional side project. But embedding it into university structures can change everything. Here’s how

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By Eliza.Compton , 20 August, 2026

Rethinking course design to enliven student engagement

To foster students’ meaningful learning, educators should be using class time to maximise the benefits of the in-person experience, as Nasreen Sultana explains

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By kiera.obrien , 19 August, 2026

How to set your students up to write compelling op-eds

Help students develop their writing and refine their arguments by publishing opinion pieces. Find advice for supporting student writers here

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By Laura.Duckett , 19 August, 2026

Five principles for designing industry-relevant microcredentials

Microcredentials that respond to student and employer needs require industry-backed, thoughtful design, writes Karla Margarita Banda Martínez, who offers guidance

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By Eliza.Compton , 19 August, 2026

Teaching is a verb: what sets good teachers apart

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Reflection is what moves teaching beyond performance and towards continuous improvement, writes William Owen

By kiera.obrien , 18 August, 2026

Embed career readiness throughout a student’s journey

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Instead of a stand-alone service, career support should be part of a larger academic ecosystem that begins at orientation. Here’s how to implement it

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By Laura.Duckett , 18 August, 2026

How to build an inclusive curriculum design toolkit

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Educators often understand the benefits of inclusivity but lack the skills to embed it in courses and curricula. An inclusive design toolkit can bridge institutional ambition and everyday teaching practice

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By Eliza.Compton , 18 August, 2026

Leveraging student agency in course design

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Giving students choice is not about reducing expectations or allowing students to take shortcuts in their study, writes Courtney Kimmel. Here, she explains how course structure can create pathways to deeper learning

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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 Laura.Duckett , 20 August, 2026

Give students greater flexibility with HyFlex learning

Designing different routes through the same module so they offer an equivalent learning experience is where the real work begins, writes Stuart Samuels, who offers practical planning advice

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 19 August, 2026

Five principles for designing industry-relevant microcredentials

Microcredentials that respond to student and employer needs require industry-backed, thoughtful design, writes Karla Margarita Banda Martínez, who offers guidance

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 18 August, 2026

How to build an inclusive curriculum design toolkit

Educators often understand the benefits of inclusivity but lack the skills to embed it in courses and curricula. An inclusive design toolkit can bridge institutional ambition and everyday teaching practice

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 18 August, 2026

Leveraging student agency in course design

Giving students choice is not about reducing expectations or allowing students to take shortcuts in their study, writes Courtney Kimmel. Here, she explains how course structure can create pathways to deeper learning

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4minutes

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Lessons in how to improve university assessment and quality assurance

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By Eliza.Compton , 11 August, 2026

Gamification can support sustained engagement with course content

Game mechanics use feedback, rankings, discussion and participation over time to maintain students’ attention throughout the semester

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By kiera.obrien , 17 August, 2026

How to show students’ learning beyond grades: a five-step process

Teaching success should not rely solely on pass rates or student satisfaction. Here’s how to gather evidence that students understand, apply and transfer what they learned

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By kiera.obrien , 16 June, 2026

Five tips for using AI in university assessment

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Instead of trying to detect students using AI for their work, we need to think differently. Here’s where to start

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By Eliza.Compton , 4 August, 2026

Six assessment types that support deep, real-world learning

If traditional assessment methods feel limited, Temesgen Kifle shares alternative ways to measure students’ understanding and ability to apply learning to authentic problems

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

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By Eliza.Compton , 14 July, 2026

‘AI raises the premium on empathy-driven engineering’

As knowledge becomes increasingly accessible, engineering students will need deep understanding and intrapersonal intelligence to make product-design decisions with end users in mind

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By Eliza.Compton , 12 August, 2026

Using AI to create the practice opportunities online students need

For disciplines that depend on interpersonal skills such as communication, leadership, negotiation and mediation, AI can provide elusive experiential learning, particularly in asynchronous environments

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By kiera.obrien , 11 August, 2026

The moats are still shallow but the stakes are much higher

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Why a freely downloadable Chinese model and a security breach at Hugging Face should make universities wary of signing exclusive AI contracts

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By Eliza.Compton , 10 August, 2026

AI literacy cannot be bolted on to first-year courses

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Future teachers, nurses, engineers, lawyers and business leaders need more than rules and policies about when to use AI. Inexperienced students benefit from courses that help them practise responsible judgement alongside foundational learning

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

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By Eliza.Compton , 6 August, 2026

How to make your academic work visible to AI

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If you want the robots and LLMs to find your scholarly publications, you need to make your outputs legible, connected and repeatedly encountered

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By Laura.Duckett , 5 August, 2026

Supporting female academics in Sub-Saharan Africa to publish and lead

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Five lessons from a Ghana-focused project that addressed the gendered conditions of academic work to give women the tools needed to participate fully and progress

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By miranda.prynne , 3 August, 2026

Let it evolve: five lessons from developing our own journal

When you launch a new academic journal, be prepared to learn as it develops and let it evolve over time, writes Natalia Azzi

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By kiera.obrien , 27 July, 2026

Why timing matters for research into students’ GenAI misuse

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Research into GenAI-assisted cheating across disciplines may not be showing the whole picture. Here’s what researchers should be doing to make sure their work stays relevant when technology is moving so quickly

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Career advice for academics and higher education professionals

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By Eliza.Compton , 19 August, 2026

Teaching is a verb: what sets good teachers apart

Reflection is what moves teaching beyond performance and towards continuous improvement, writes William Owen

By Laura.Duckett , 30 April, 2026

Look for research opportunities in everyday teaching

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Low-effort ways to conduct pedagogical research that can transform teaching work from routine into discovery, inviting us to question longstanding assumptions, experiment with innovative approaches and contribute meaningful insights

By Eliza.Compton , 13 August, 2026

Why the ‘lone wolf’ principal investigator no longer works in modern academia

Teams that integrate clinical insight and academic enquiry result in better academic outputs, increased researcher well-being and a sense of community and shared ownership

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By Eliza.Compton , 30 April, 2026

Research supervision that supports and inspires

Discover the skills that underpin effective PhD supervision and how to develop them for personal and professional advancement

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Strategies for advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education

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By kiera.obrien , 30 July, 2026

Making space for Black voices in higher education

While higher education has talked a lot about EDI, are Black academics noticing the difference in their day-to-day lives? A conference gave them a space to reflect

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By miranda.prynne , 17 August, 2026

How universities can boost staff diversity

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Advice for supporting racial diversity among university staff and faculty that better reflects the student population and society as a whole

By Eliza.Compton , 15 August, 2026

‘Effective outreach closes the gap between understanding and action’

University outreach is often measured in terms of reach and participation. But information alone rarely changes behaviour. The real test is whether people do something differently as a result

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By Eliza.Compton , 4 June, 2026

How intersectionality impacts research with LGBTQ+ communities

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In designing and conducting studies that involve members of LGBTQ+ communities, researchers need to recognise the diversity and complexity of participants’ experiences. Here are seven ways to apply an intersectional approach for better research

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What international students need to flourish

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By Eliza.Compton , 20 August, 2026

Rethinking course design to enliven student engagement

To foster students’ meaningful learning, educators should be using class time to maximise the benefits of the in-person experience, as Nasreen Sultana explains

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By miranda.prynne , 25 May, 2026

Why do university websites drive international students away?

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For most international students, the university journey begins not on campus, but online. Nirma Jayawardena offers insights on how institutions can improve their websites for overseas students, based on a recent study

By miranda.prynne , 29 July, 2026

What the ‘overseas elective’ can teach us about adapting student exchanges for 2026 and beyond

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Short-term exchanges may be an effective way to rejuvenate interest in international experiences among students, writes Lucas Lixinski, drawing lessons from his department’s ‘overseas electives’

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By Eliza.Compton , 28 July, 2026

A peer-led approach to helping university students with information overload

Complex administration tasks and fragmented communication channels can cause students unnecessary stress and prevent them from accessing support. A centralised approach that offers peer guidance can be an answer

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Webinars and podcasts: live conversations providing practical advice for higher education professionals

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By miranda.prynne , 13 August, 2026

Campus Talks: Want to think bigger and achieve more? Then collaborate – an academic makes the case for collective research

Katy Börner talks about collaborative research on this week's podcast.

A data visualisation expert talks about leading the global Human Reference Atlas initiative and how collaboration enables researchers to think far bigger

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By miranda.prynne , 11 August, 2026

Campus webinar: Lessons in academic profile building from those who know how

Hear four academics from Campus+ partner institutions in the UK, Morocco and Kazakhstan discuss how to build a reputation as an expert in your scholarly field

By Eliza.Compton , 30 July, 2026

Campus Talks: How co-creation and interdisciplinarity enrich university outreach

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An expert in science engagement explains why a people-centred approach, curiosity and creativity are key to sharing knowledge with schools and the community in innovative and inspiring ways

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32minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 16 July, 2026

Campus Talks: The strengths that multilingualism brings to universities

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An expert on multilingual education in China explains how to capitalise on the cultural and learning benefits of multilingualism for higher education, and shares strategies for supporting language diversity in the classroom

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