STEM teaching and research

Advice for academics and lecturers working in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths to help advance STEM research and teaching. These resources cover issues such as how to widen participation and get more women into STEM fields, preparing students for STEM careers, managing the impact of AI on STEM learning, building industry collaborations and communicating STEM research for greater impact.

By Eliza.Compton, 27 February, 2025

Navigating uncertainty with interdisciplinary teaching

Multiracial group sitting around housing plans
The siloed approach to education – where students in technical, business, humanities and arts disciplines learn separately – is no longer adequate, writes Lisa McNair
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 26 February, 2025

Lessons from an interdisciplinary community engagement course for engineers

University teacher and students
STEM curricula in the US don’t often expose students to perspectives on culture, history and power nor equip them with effective community engagement skills. Here, an instructor and students share lessons from designing and teaching an interdisciplinary course that sought to address that gap
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 February, 2025

Beyond the classroom: from PhD preparation to leadership

Pathway from PhD to healthcare leadership
A foundational pathway that nurtures future leaders in healthcare and scientific innovation produces students who are not only ready for their PhD journey but emerge as skilled professionals and researchers, write Zoltán Benyó and Attila Szijártó
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 24 January, 2025

How to humanise engineering education and why we must

Female engineer in industrial setting
Despite years of effort across the education sector, engineering sciences are still not gender equitable. Incorporating more social sciences into engineering education could help address the imbalance
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 23 December, 2024

Opening doors to computer science education

A computer science studeng coding on her laptop
Ways to get more students from under-represented backgrounds into computer science, including offering joint undergraduate degrees and master’s degrees that require no tech background
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5minutes
STEM teaching and research