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 , 4 December, 2025

The practicalities of co-creation with students

Two heads represented as the puzzle piece missing from the other
A guide to collaborating with students to shape teaching, curricula and assessments, and support research, based on insights from academics who are successfully using co-creation all over the world
By kiera.obrien , 3 December, 2025

How to foster debate in multicultural classrooms

Students happily debate in class
If educators want their students to hone the skills of respectful debate across cultural boundaries, these eight tips – including planning and agreeing definitions – offer a place to start
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 26 November, 2025

The secrets of successful ‘mega’ modules

A lecture hall full of students
Teaching at scale is a growing reality across UK higher education, but how can modules with more than 500 students maintain quality and engagement?
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien , 24 November, 2025

Co-created research to boost a student mentoring scheme

Students discuss ideas in a focus group
A foundation mentoring scheme helped students widen their networks. But how to increase participation? Involving students in a co-creation research project provided the answer
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 21 November, 2025

Co-creation that treats students as collaborators, not consultants

Student co-creation
When students believe their opinions matter, their creativity, confidence and sense of belonging grow – and so does the impact of your work. Here are five practical ways to bring students ‘behind the camera’ in co-curricular programme design
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4minutes
Student engagement