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University libraries and publishers remain at a damaging impasse over digital textbooks – the solution requires communication, collaboration and openness to big ideas

Jonathan Lord outlines the role of empathy and listening skills in navigating potential conflict when colleagues disagree about sensitive issues such as vaccination

Ari Badlishah draws on her recent experience completing a master’s degree largely online to offer advice on how educators can help minimise students’ anxiety about virtual breakout rooms

Group activities and social networks help students to feel supported. Here’s how to facilitate interactions that build peer-support networks

A four-step framework for taking a trauma-sensitive approach to teaching in universities, explained by Kitty Wheater

Employing students to support educators not only boosts overall digital expertise but elevates graduate employability, course design and the student voice

Anne Wilson explains how to develop a narrative and context for new research through your literature review, with tips for early career researchers and their supervisors

Breaking up teaching content into chunks that can be repeatedly revisited offers educators a non-linear approach to learning. Chris Jones shares advice for designing online courses

Paul Baines talks through the pros and cons of being a dean, plus the skills you’ll need to display during the recruitment process to get there

Jummy Okoya outlines actions higher education institutions should take to encourage more Black women into academia and support their career progression