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 Miranda Prynne, 20 September, 2023

A checklist for advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in medical sciences and education, part two

Three questions that medical sciences lecturers should ask when revising curricula to promote ethical considerations, an understanding of health inequities and diverse perspectives

Reading time

4minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 18 September, 2023

What is needed to run a successful outreach programme?

School girls take part in activities at the Digital Divas conference

Lessons on running a successful outreach programme designed to spark school pupils’ interest in university, based on a 13-year project focused on getting more girls studying STEM

Reading time

5minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 12 September, 2023

A checklist for advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in medical sciences and education, part one

A diverse group of medics sitting through a seminar

Three questions that lecturers in medical sciences should ask when revising their curricula to promote diverse representation and health equity

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 11 September, 2023

How mentor and mentee can help each other

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

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 4 September, 2023

Inclusivity versus devotion to the cult of STEM

Is an underlying global STEM culture of devotion getting in the way of a more inclusive academy, asks Andrew Pye

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 7 August, 2023

How to make dual-enrolment programmes work

high school student watching remote mathematics lecture on laptop

Dual enrolment can create student pipelines from high school to university, meet community education needs and improve retention and graduation rates. Here, Laura Brown Simmons breaks down the essential elements

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 19 July, 2023

Medical teaching resources need to represent all skin colours to enable doctors to serve a diverse population

Medical education must diversify its learning resources away from a focus solely on white patients to prepare students to diagnose and treat patients of all ethnicities, write Musarrat Maisha Reza and Naabil Khan

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5minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 28 June, 2023

What are the barriers to success for under-represented early career researchers in maths, physics, computer science and engineering?

A young Black female engineer looks up in a satellite manufacturing facility

Recommendations for improving equity, diversity and inclusion in maths, physics, computer science and engineering, based on research into the barriers faced by ECRs from under-represented groups in these disciplines

Reading time

4minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 1 June, 2023

Ways to improve the equitable inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in research and higher education

A summary of actions universities and research bodies should take to create truly equitable, inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ staff and students

Reading time

5minutes

By Eliza.Compton, 11 May, 2023

Campus talks: when pop culture meets academia

Can superheroes teach us about physics? What can studying Kylie Minogue tell us about gender politics? Two academics talk about the intersection of popular culture and higher education

STEM teaching and research