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Campus talks: how to make co-creation work in your teaching

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The practicalities of co-creation with students

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Campus talks: the real-world power of soft skills

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Soft skills for hard times

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By Laura.Duckett, 11 December, 2025

How teachers can learn to lead

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Success in the classroom doesn’t automatically make you a good manager. Garth Elzerman offers advice on building trust with the colleagues you lead

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 11 December, 2025

Tips to support international students’ mental health

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Studying abroad may seem exciting, but many students can suffer from social isolation. Here’s how to offer support

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 11 December, 2025

Creating a safe space for patients and public in research

How can healthcare researchers ensure that non-researchers feel comfortable to share opinions or ask questions during project meetings?

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne, 11 December, 2025

Campus talks: how to make co-creation work in your teaching

Find out why and how to collaborate with students to ‘co-create’ elements of their learning, from a leading expert on co-creation in higher education

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33minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 10 December, 2025

STEAM-based education is the way forward

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How to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts, humanities and mathematics to create interdisciplinary programmes that build skills and address real-world problems

By kiera.obrien, 10 December, 2025

A university blueprint for teaching with GenAI

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How a human-centred approach to embedding GenAI ensures the tool enhances human reasoning, rather than replacing it, institution-wide

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 10 December, 2025

‘Universities need to be better prepared to handle anti-religious hate’

How can institutions navigate a landscape where some religious communities see equity, diversity and inclusion efforts as an essential safeguard, while others view these initiatives as an overreach?

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 9 December, 2025

Five ideas for fostering belonging and collaboration in the classroom

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From ‘getting to know each other’ activities to outdoor learning and ongoing check-ins, Jamie Heywood offers strategies for creating a welcoming, collaborative classroom

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 9 December, 2025

Are we teaching information or developing understanding?

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Why we need students to understand concepts rather than simply learn facts – and what pedagogical approaches can help

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By Eliza.Compton, 9 December, 2025

A warm welcome is a strategic imperative for higher education

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If we want incoming students to flourish, we must stop treating belonging as a bonus and start seeing it as an essential condition for learning. Scott Dunning offers strategies on welcoming students to succeed

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 8 December, 2025

Partner with news outlets to combat fake news

Five ways universities and media outlets can work together to build resilience against misinformation

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By Laura.Duckett, 8 December, 2025

Team teaching 101

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When faculty collaborate in the classroom, students gain multiple perspectives on complex material while new academics learn the craft of teaching from more experienced colleagues

By Eliza.Compton, 8 December, 2025

Students talking in class? Teach from the back

Stepping away from the front of the lecture hall renders educators more approachable, and more able to catch the eye of a student looking confused or manage unwarranted chatter

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Guidance on teaching design and delivery

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By Laura.Duckett, 10 December, 2025

STEAM-based education is the way forward

How to integrate science, technology, engineering, arts, humanities and mathematics to create interdisciplinary programmes that build skills and address real-world problems

By Laura.Duckett, 9 December, 2025

Five ideas for fostering belonging and collaboration in the classroom

From ‘getting to know each other’ activities to outdoor learning and ongoing check-ins, Jamie Heywood offers strategies for creating a welcoming, collaborative classroom

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 9 December, 2025

Are we teaching information or developing understanding?

Why we need students to understand concepts rather than simply learn facts – and what pedagogical approaches can help

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 8 December, 2025

Team teaching 101

When faculty collaborate in the classroom, students gain multiple perspectives on complex material while new academics learn the craft of teaching from more experienced colleagues

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Lessons in how to improve university assessment and quality assurance

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By Laura.Duckett, 27 August, 2025

How interactive orals transform assessment – and how to implement them

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Interactive orals shift testing from memorisation to meaningful dialogue, reducing anxiety and building confidence in diverse learners. Read how they increase inclusivity and how to implement them across disciplines

By Eliza.Compton, 3 June, 2025

‘This is going to hurt’: taking the pain out of group assessment

Group assessment can be seen as unfair and unwieldy, but it also teaches essential skills such as teamwork and collaboration. We owe it to our students to frame it in a way that allows them to see its benefits

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By Eliza.Compton, 4 December, 2025

Assessment needs to grow up: what process and imperfection mean for higher education

Rather than railing against AI, educators could see this moment as an overdue correction and redesign assessment around what matters: the process by which humans think, revise and learn

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By kiera.obrien, 27 October, 2025

Authentic assessment for inclusivity and employability

Designing an educational studies course for international learners meant rethinking assessment, from traditional exams to a more practical, student-informed approach. Here’s what worked

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3minutes

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

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By kiera.obrien, 10 December, 2025

A university blueprint for teaching with GenAI

How a human-centred approach to embedding GenAI ensures the tool enhances human reasoning, rather than replacing it, institution-wide

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 10 November, 2025

‘GenAI and critical thinking can – and should – work together’ 

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Find out how to encourage critical thinking in the university classroom by working with GenAI tools, rather than against them 

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By Laura.Duckett, 4 December, 2025

How can we embed Global South perspectives in GenAI teaching?

GenAI can accelerate learning, but if we aren’t careful, it can also reinforce colonial assumptions. Jasmine Mohsen explains how to avoid this

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3minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 2 December, 2025

AI tools that strengthen students’ communication skills

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AI can help students reflect, practise and improve the skills employers really value, from writing clearly to speaking confidently and working effectively in teams

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

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By kiera.obrien, 30 May, 2024

Want to foster community and give your students a voice? Start blogging

From educators to students, blogging is a vital social infrastructure for the higher education community. Michael Taster and Rosemary Deller offer their tips

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 2 November, 2023

What is your academic writing temperament?

Many early career researchers struggle to write enough. The key is to move away from an abstract notion of productivity and towards a productive writing process, explains Rachael Cayley. Here, she offers questions to help ECRs find their writing rhythm

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 20 November, 2024

Set your PhD students up with opportunities to debate and share

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Creating alternative publishing opportunities and space for peer-led conversation are a vital part of the PhD research student journey. Teal Triggs launched two initiatives to do so

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5minutes

By dene.mullen, 10 August, 2023

Universities and academics need to make space for ‘useless’ research

The academic race for short-term results and practical applications must be balanced with research that can, in due time, become incredibly useful, writes James Derounian

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4minutes

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Career advice for academics and higher education professionals

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By Laura.Duckett, 11 December, 2025

How teachers can learn to lead

Success in the classroom doesn’t automatically make you a good manager. Garth Elzerman offers advice on building trust with the colleagues you lead

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 9 September, 2025

Why researchers should consider a narrative CV

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The narrative CV moves away from the usual academic metrics of publications and grants and allows university researchers to tell the story of their journey and impact. This guide offers practical tips for writing one

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 13 November, 2025

Tips for mastering the art of negotiation in academia

Whether navigating marking loads or vying for promotion, strong negotiation skills can make all the difference. Drawing on theory and practice, here are five ways to build them

By Eliza.Compton, 22 October, 2025

The anxieties of non-research faculty at a research university

The worth of know-how – as opposed to know-that – is enhanced when instructors are full-time, eligible for tenure and materially supported in their collective endeavour. Here, Daniel M. Gross makes the case for valuing teachers’ collective wisdom

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Strategies for advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education

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By Eliza.Compton, 10 December, 2025

‘Universities need to be better prepared to handle anti-religious hate’

How can institutions navigate a landscape where some religious communities see equity, diversity and inclusion efforts as an essential safeguard, while others view these initiatives as an overreach?

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5minutes

By miranda.prynne, 8 December, 2025

Indigenous voices in higher education

How to bring Indigenous expertise and experience into university teaching, research, leadership and student support

By kiera.obrien, 5 December, 2025

Work with students for an inclusive university culture

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Inviting students into the process of making your university campus a more inclusive place can be transformative. Here’s how

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne, 2 December, 2025

How to engage the public in research

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Advice for fostering citizen science and public engagement in research

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What international students need to flourish

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By kiera.obrien, 11 December, 2025

Tips to support international students’ mental health

Studying abroad may seem exciting, but many students can suffer from social isolation. Here’s how to offer support

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3minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 20 June, 2024

It’s all in the presentation: how to engage international students during lectures

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The visual dimension of lectures and seminars can create additional challenges for international students, but simple strategies can help in creating useful presentations that support learning

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 3 December, 2025

How to foster debate in multicultural classrooms

If educators want their students to hone the skills of respectful debate across cultural boundaries, these eight tips – including planning and agreeing definitions – offer a place to start

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 2 December, 2025

Far from home, but not alone: peer mentoring to ease culture shock for international students

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Upper-year student mentors can provide freshmen mentees with practical tools to settle into a new environment, manage their mental health, navigate the workload and stay grounded throughout their medical studies

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4minutes

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By miranda.prynne, 11 December, 2025

Campus talks: how to make co-creation work in your teaching

Find out why and how to collaborate with students to ‘co-create’ elements of their learning, from a leading expert on co-creation in higher education

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33minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 27 November, 2025

Campus talks: the real-world power of soft skills

How do universities ensure their curricula meet the demands from industry, government and students for career-ready graduates equipped with vital transferable skills? Three experts explain how institutions are working to align higher education and skills development

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80minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 13 November, 2025

Campus talks: why teaching with artificial intelligence is ‘like a giant field experiment’

THE Award-winning educationalist Jenny Moffett talks about using AI so it supports learning rather than risks deskilling students, dealing with uncertainty in the classroom and the value of boredom

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33minutes

By miranda.prynne, 30 October, 2025

Campus talks: the role of universities as bastions of free speech and open debate in polarised times

An expert in constructive dialogue and a free speech campaigner explain how universities can nurture productive disagreement and uphold the principles of free speech and academic freedom in the face of growing polarisation

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Campus brings together expert advice from academics, university staff, and our Campus+ partners. Covering key areas of higher education - from teaching and research to sustainability and access - our spotlight guides, written articles, short videos and podcasts help educators, researchers and administrators navigate challenges and drive change within their universities.