Two academic researchers and lecturers discuss the many factors that boost short- and long-term motivation and how to get yourself started when procrastination threatens
With the race awarding gap widening, facilitating conversations about race between staff and students is crucial. Embedding anti-racist pedagogy in your classroom can pave the way – here’s how
Academic hiring often relies on gut feeling and bias. Olga Ryazanova and Peter McNamara show how evidence on early-career choices and research records can help panels make fairer, more informed decisions
Mobile device management is useful for university-owned devices, but making it a blanket requirement on staff and students’ personal devices can increase the potential damage of a major breach. Find out why – and how to protect your institution
When university resources are limited, innovation doesn’t always begin with boardroom decisions or major funding. Sometimes it starts with one conversation and a willingness to act on it. Here’s how university staff can drive change through grassroots leadership initiatives
Clear guidance and tailored training can empower student representatives. Mary Woolley shares strategies that have strengthened student-staff collaboration and led to more constructive feedback
With in-person, online and hybrid supervision of master’s dissertations now common, which works best? Here, Alun Epps offers reflections and advice for new supervisors
Studies involving people who may not be able to provide their own consent to take part in research can be daunting. These practical tips offer a guide to ethical and inclusive research with this population
