Mentoring in higher education

First-generation university students face distinct challenges. Strategies such as mentoring programmes and conversations that celebrate their achievements can help them succeed

Professional placements – whether paid or unpaid – offer practical, hands-on experiences aligned with students’ academic pursuits and help level the playing field for first-gen students in competitive job markets

Five steps to help you find a mentor who aligns with your goals and can help you achieve academic success

Contributors from across the globe offer their advice on how to make these critical relationships work for everyone involved

Mentorship is a symbiotic relationship. Here, two scientists look at steps in the meeting process and benefits from both sides

An institutional formalised mentoring scheme can offer invaluable career guidance for early- and mid-career academics. Here, based on 15 years of managing a programme for academic staff, Karen Mather offers her key takeaways

Breaking the support experience into bite-size exchanges does more to increase younger students’ appetite to keep going than the traditional one-to-one mentoring model

How to structure and manage effective reverse mentoring programmes which can bring benefits for participants and the wider sector

Reverse mentoring can drive progress on many challenges faced in higher education today, if planned with care, as Rachael O’Connor explains

Sensitive subjects such as trolling and sexual assault require a careful approach at all points – from examining your motivation before you begin and setting up support to sharing findings, writes Ekant Veer