Higher Education Insight and Advice

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

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By Laura.Duckett, 13 March, 2026

Professional services staff, you’re educators, too

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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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By Eliza.Compton, 13 March, 2026

The benefits of positive affect journaling for university students and staff

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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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By miranda.prynne, 12 March, 2026

Campus Talks: The career story of Raffaella Ocone, the first female professor of chemical engineering in Scotland

Raffaella Ocone is a professor of chemical engineering at Heriot-Watt University

We hear how a woman from rural southern Italy became the first female professor of chemical engineering in Scotland – and what she’s working on now

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40minutes

By kiera.obrien, 12 March, 2026

Show students what thoughtful engagement with GenAI looks like

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Face it: students are going to use GenAI whether we ban it or not. Let’s support them to use it purposefully and curiously

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By Eliza.Compton, 12 March, 2026

Teaching ethics and sustainability through fiction

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A novel offers practical ways for students to consider how theory and practice can come together in addressing climate challenges. Here, Denise Baden offers exercises across humanities and social sciences disciplines

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By Laura.Duckett, 10 March, 2026

Claim your narrative in academia by building a ‘golden thread’

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Steady momentum and a clear narrative that links your work across research, teaching and leadership can help others see the direction and impact of your career, say Karen Lander and Joseph L. Brooks

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By kiera.obrien, 11 March, 2026

Learning by doing in a GenAI-enabled world

The best way for students to learn is by doing. But now GenAI is a non-negotiable in university teaching, what does that mean? Renia Lopez-Ozieblo explores

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By Laura.Duckett, 9 March, 2026

Under the waterline: making skills visible to students

Students often develop valuable transferable skills during their studies but struggle to recognise and articulate them to employers. Here’s how academics can work with careers professionals to support

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By Eliza.Compton, 11 March, 2026

How to lead industry-focused research without losing academic rigour

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Working with industry can increase research impact, but many academics worry about protecting quality and rigour. Here, Firdous Nazir shares practical lessons on how to collaborate effectively on applied research without compromising academic standards

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By Laura.Duckett, 10 March, 2026

Learn from product development to design HE courses

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How a design thinking approach can support agile, innovative new course development

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By kiera.obrien, 10 March, 2026

‘Accessibility is what makes good teaching possible’

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What does accessibility mean in principle, and how does it actually look in practice? Find guidance here on engaging students in learning, dealing with sensory issues and how to be flexible with assessment

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By Eliza.Compton, 10 March, 2026

‘I’ll just clear my inbox first…’

Reframing productivity and defending your diary can transform academic output. Here are tips for protecting your writing time

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Guidance on teaching design and delivery

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By Eliza.Compton, 12 March, 2026

Teaching ethics and sustainability through fiction

A novel offers practical ways for students to consider how theory and practice can come together in addressing climate challenges. Here, Denise Baden offers exercises across humanities and social sciences disciplines

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett, 9 March, 2026

Under the waterline: making skills visible to students

Students often develop valuable transferable skills during their studies but struggle to recognise and articulate them to employers. Here’s how academics can work with careers professionals to support

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By Laura.Duckett, 10 March, 2026

Learn from product development to design HE courses

How a design thinking approach can support agile, innovative new course development

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 9 March, 2026

GenAI can join the dots, so teach students to draw new lines in empty space

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GenAI tools are getting better at tasks such as sorting data, writing basic reports and generating simple code. That’s why higher education needs to focus on what it can’t do

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Lessons in how to improve university assessment and quality assurance

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By Laura.Duckett, 25 February, 2026

What happens when we reframe accessibility as belonging?

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When we treat accessibility as a core design principle, it strengthens learning for all students and supports staff in creating learning environments where difference is expected rather than managed, writes Angela Fitzgerald

By kiera.obrien, 23 January, 2026

Maximise student satisfaction in creative education: part two

In the second part of this guide to achieving 100 per cent student satisfaction results in the National Student Survey, here’s why creating community and centring mental well-being made a difference

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By kiera.obrien, 19 December, 2025

Three ways to turn students into active partners in their education

Create a supportive learning community with student co-creation. Here are three ways to help students take the reins

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By Eliza.Compton, 10 April, 2025

Poster approaches to embedding real-world learning into coursework

A data visualisation task can support students’ problem-solving and critical thinking skills as well as give context to themes around sustainability. Here’s how to put it into practice

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

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By kiera.obrien, 11 March, 2026

Learning by doing in a GenAI-enabled world

The best way for students to learn is by doing. But now GenAI is a non-negotiable in university teaching, what does that mean? Renia Lopez-Ozieblo explores

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien, 9 March, 2026

GenAI can join the dots, so teach students to draw new lines in empty space

GenAI tools are getting better at tasks such as sorting data, writing basic reports and generating simple code. That’s why higher education needs to focus on what it can’t do

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 12 March, 2026

Show students what thoughtful engagement with GenAI looks like

Face it: students are going to use GenAI whether we ban it or not. Let’s support them to use it purposefully and curiously

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien, 2 March, 2026

Why GenAI helps some students but not others (and what to do about it)

GenAI can boost learning on average, according to research – but individual outcomes vary widely. Here’s how to help every student benefit

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

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By Eliza.Compton, 4 March, 2026

Publishing as connection: lessons from developing a university press

By listening to researchers, staying flexible, embracing criticism and collaborating widely, those developing an institutional publishing ecosystem can reflect the values of the communities they serve

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By Eliza.Compton, 25 February, 2026

Why turn your thesis into a book?

Publishing a book can boost your profile as a researcher, improve your h-index and increase your competitiveness on the job market. Here, Jessica Gildersleeve walks through the steps from thesis to book

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By kiera.obrien, 11 November, 2024

Making educational content open access can save lives

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By making training resources for surgical professions available on an open access platform, RCSI and its partners are helping to address a huge number of preventable deaths each year. Find out how you can do something similar

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By Eliza.Compton, 12 August, 2022

How much should you publish?

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For reputation or promotion? Book or peer-reviewed journal? Publishing is a high-stakes issue for academics. Catherine Léglu looks at scholars’ motivations to publish, where and how often

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Career advice for academics and higher education professionals

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By Laura.Duckett, 10 March, 2026

Claim your narrative in academia by building a ‘golden thread’

Steady momentum and a clear narrative that links your work across research, teaching and leadership can help others see the direction and impact of your career, say Karen Lander and Joseph L. Brooks

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 9 March, 2026

What established academics can learn from ECRs

Professors can gain immediate, practical benefits if they listen to early career researchers, through inter-generational exchanges such as reverse mentoring. Here, Ian Williams offers five capabilities that ECRs can offer more seasoned scholars

By Eliza.Compton, 10 March, 2026

‘I’ll just clear my inbox first…’

Reframing productivity and defending your diary can transform academic output. Here are tips for protecting your writing time

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By Eliza.Compton, 6 March, 2026

What does it mean to ‘make it’ in academia?

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The arrival fallacy can eat into scholars’ sense of achievement, reducing milestones to prerequisites for the next step. Here, Rachel Hagan shares ways to redefine success and acknowledge even quiet wins

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Strategies for advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education

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By kiera.obrien, 6 March, 2026

Do students need accommodations for their accommodations?

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Students with disabilities need accommodations so they can focus on learning. But when accessing those accommodations requires skills they don’t have, is the system really working?

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By Laura.Duckett, 5 March, 2026

Opening doors to greater diversity in STEM

Find out how to remove barriers to study and research in science, technology, engineering and maths in order to attract and retain a wider diversity of talented students and academics in STEM fields

By Laura.Duckett, 5 March, 2026

Black leadership programmes support wider efforts to close HE attainment

Alongside other institutional initiatives, targeted programmes co-created by Black heritage students can improve academic outcomes and the overall student experience, says Faylisha Scott

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By Eliza.Compton, 5 March, 2026

Why investment earlier in the pipeline would strengthen diversity in STEM

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Persistent inequities in uptake of science, engineering, technology and mathematics begin before college. Drawing on evidence from K-12 talent development programmes, Keisha Simmons offers practical guidance to strengthen the STEM pipeline

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What international students need to flourish

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By miranda.prynne, 16 February, 2026

International study experiences can be great equalisers – but only if diverse students participate

In part two of his series on outbound student mobility, Lucas Lixinski explains why international study experiences can be so powerful in levelling socio-economic inequality in higher education and how institutions can support this

By Eliza.Compton, 13 November, 2025

What universities gain from involving displaced students in civic engagement

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Civic action not only gives displaced students and refugees a sense of belonging and agency, it brings academic communities benefits such as cultural insight and leadership skills

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By kiera.obrien, 12 February, 2026

Use social media to create a digital community for international students

Students are already relying on social media to help them settle in when studying abroad, so why not harness its power for support services? Here are six ways to do so

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

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By miranda.prynne, 12 March, 2026

Campus Talks: The career story of Raffaella Ocone, the first female professor of chemical engineering in Scotland

We hear how a woman from rural southern Italy became the first female professor of chemical engineering in Scotland – and what she’s working on now

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40minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 26 February, 2026

Campus Talks: The essential skill of self-editing for academics

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Are the argument, evidence, structure and style working in your scholarly book? Or are you stuck in a cycle of ‘directionless tinkering’? Find out why developmental editing is crucial to addressing big-picture issues and ensuring a manuscript connects with its target readership

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40minutes

By miranda.prynne, 12 February, 2026

Campus Talks: What lies behind the success – or failure – of international branch campuses?

Find out what underpins success when setting up and developing a branch campus overseas and why financial returns are not a good motivation, from an academic who helped establish and later lead one such project

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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