Curricula development

Advice on shaping the focus and content of university programmes to ensure they deliver what students and employers need. These resources look at how to embed the most sought-after graduate attributes and future skills into university curricula; how to adapt course content to a future shaped by AI; how to weave the Sustainable Development Goals into existing programmes and what effective decolonisation looks like.

By Eliza.Compton , 1 September, 2025

How to prepare graduates for a bicultural and global future

Embedding Indigenous perspectives into curriculum requires more than symbolic gestures. Here’s how universities can move from compliance to transformation – and the practical steps we’ve learned from our journey

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 26 August, 2025

It’s up to universities to embed climate literacy in the next generation of journalists

A journalist interviews a man in a raincoat

With the climate crisis intensifying, the media’s role in informing the public will be critical. Here’s how to equip journalism and media students with the tools to do so

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien , 18 August, 2025

Does GenAI provide the opportunity for creativity to take centre stage?

With GenAI, routine skills are on tap – creativity should now be a core literacy. Ioannis Glinavos explores what that means for higher education

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien , 12 August, 2025

Sustainability education isn’t just an add-on – it’s a foundation for the future

Students work with plants, a model of the Earth and a solar panel around a table

If universities want to nurture future leaders capable of addressing the world’s most pressing challenges — climate change, inequality, poverty – they must go beyond surface-level curriculum reforms. Here’s how to create the space for your students to grapple with these issues

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 8 August, 2025

Competence matters more than content in sustainability education

Instead of teaching the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals head on, find the competencies business managers will need to take on the challenges of the future. Here’s how

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne , 7 August, 2025

Campus Talks: Are we facing a crisis in critical thinking in higher education?

Two academic experts in strategic decision-making and education discuss critical thinking, why it is under threat and what role it plays in preparing students for their digitally curated futures

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65minutes

By miranda.prynne , 31 July, 2025

‘We must replace critical thinking with intuitive critical thinking’

An image representing the inner workings of the human brain

Developing students’ basic critical thinking skills is not enough – intuitive critical thinking is needed in order to expand cognitive capabilities and understand real-world issues, explains Patrik K. Meyer

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 29 July, 2025

Bite-sized learning: when less can be more

Bite-sized canapes are presented on a slate

Could snappy, focused micromodules appeal more to the social media generation than traditional lectures? Perhaps – but only if they’re carefully implemented. Here’s how to do it

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien , 28 July, 2025

Partnerships to make higher education work for the workforce

Two people, one carrying a hard hat, shake hands

Fostering long-term industry partners can enhance student outcomes and prepare them for the workplace of the future. Here’s how to get the best out of them

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 10 July, 2025

Is graduate employability a core university priority?

Universities, once judged primarily on the quality of their academic outcomes, are now also expected to prepare students for the workplace. Here’s how higher education is adapting to changing pressures

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4minutes

Curricula development