University student life

A guide to how higher education can help develop a culture of democracy among students, through study programmes, a whole institution approach and community engagement, by Sjur Bergan

Group activities and social networks help students to feel supported. Here’s how to facilitate interactions that build peer-support networks

As we face our post-Covid reality, library services need a new vision, becoming ubiquitous and available no matter the challenges of time and space

From working hours that fit in with childcare to a place to pump, Nadia von Benzon explains how universities can support staff who are parents

Jaime Toney explains how working with grassroots student activists can help accelerate institutional action towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Stone Meredith gives advice on using positive introductory phrases and how this can help first-generation students navigate university

Becky Lewis explains how to purposefully encourage and support students in forming social bonds and groups after two years of remote learning, isolated from their peers and lecturers

Kevin Curtis provides an introduction to simple user experience (UX) techniques that can help when considering how students and staff engage with higher education services and their campus surroundings

Nick Merwitzer explains why and how music projects can help build a sense of connection and belonging on campus and outlines the key considerations for supporting student ‘bands’

If we’re going to assign team projects, and if we really believe working well in a group is important, we must teach effective group processes, says Todd Zakrajsek