Student engagement

Teaching academics and university staff address what student engagement means to them and offer advice on capturing students’ attention in an age of digital distraction and keeping them motivated to learn. Find insights on teaching strategies that give students agency over their learning, boost class attendance and participation and help to build a campus community.

By Laura.Duckett , 20 February, 2026

‘Joy doesn’t dilute academic rigour. It sustains it’

A group of students interacting happily around a laptop
By weaving playfulness, humour and authenticity into teaching, research and departmental culture, academics can spark curiosity, strengthen collaboration and tackle difficult conversations, say Alice Wilson and Madeleine Steeds
By Laura.Duckett , 11 February, 2026

Tips for co-creating education projects

Three students working from a laptop smiling to camera
Many co-creation projects fail not for lack of goodwill, but because power is never explicitly addressed. Learn practical ways to tackle hierarchy and empower students
Reading time
4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 9 February, 2026

Let’s not patronise Gen Z students

A lecturer at the front of class presenting to students
Gen Z students don’t need flashy visuals to keep them engaged. They want clear, effective design, say Svetoslav Georgiev and Joseph Tinsley
Reading time
4minutes
Student engagement