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An unenthused student receives a test back in the classroom ✔ Why first-year courses should be pass/fail – and how to make the case at your institution kiera.obrien Lasha Markozashvili Nazarbayev University
A researcher uses a laptop inside the library ✔ Why librarians should organise open research support around researchers, not services kiera.obrien Assemgul Temirkhanova , Yelizaveta Kamilova , Lazzat Arystanova , Ainash Yeleussizova Nazarbayev University
STEM students watch and interact with a classroom presentation ✔ Harness the power of ‘what if?’ in STEM teaching kiera.obrien Dmitry Sizov Nazarbayev University
Webinar image ✔ Campus webinar: Lessons in academic profile building from those who know how miranda.prynne Thomas Gift, Lakshmi Goel, Colin Harvey, Riccardo Pelizzo UCL, Al Akhawayn University, Queen’s University Belfast, Nazarbayev University
Students hold brightly coloured speech bubbles up to their faces ✔ How to turn student feedback into HR decisions that actually change their experience kiera.obrien Igor Kim Nazarbayev University
Students write in class ✔ Four changes to help improve multilingual students’ writing kiera.obrien Bridget Goodman Nazarbayev University
A scientist drops liquid into glass vials ✔ Guide research students to think like scientists kiera.obrien Kamilya Kokabi Nazarbayev University
A teacher explains a circuit board to a class ✔ GenAI can join the dots, so teach students to draw new lines in empty space kiera.obrien Darkhan Bilyalov, Luis R. Rojas-Solórzano Nazarbayev University
Office workers discuss around a meeting table ✔ Don’t forget HR when building a student-centred university kiera.obrien Igor Kim Nazarbayev University
Students and support staff work together round a laptop ✔ Work with students for an inclusive university culture kiera.obrien Dana Abiltayeva , Ayana Batyrbayeva Nazarbayev University
Kittens fight each other ✔ Five tips for debating sensitive issues in the classroom – without losing control kiera.obrien Hélène Thibault Nazarbayev University
Academics sit round a table, analysing documents ✔ Write a grant proposal to win government funding kiera.obrien Yanwei Wang, Baktiyar Soltabayev , Zhumabay Bakenov Nazarbayev University
Two people write on a whiteboard ✔ Two heads are better than one: a practical guide to co-teaching kiera.obrien Dinara Pisareva, Andrey Semenov Nazarbayev University
Students welcome each other on campus ✔ Six ways to welcome students to university life kiera.obrien Aikerim Daurenbayeva , Aina Nurtanova, Aruzhan Yergali Nazarbayev University
A team discusses at Post-It notes on a wall ✔ Communication skills needed for public policy and how to teach them kiera.obrien Lisa Lim Nazarbayev University
Students pose happily together ✔ Make your university a home away from home kiera.obrien Aray Saniyazova Nazarbayev University
Students walk outside in fresh air ✔ Create an environment where good mental health can thrive kiera.obrien Altyngul Borantay Nazarbayev University
A magic lamp with a speech bubble ✔ The AI genie is out of the bottle – now what? kiera.obrien Aida Nuranova, Timothy Wawn Nazarbayev University
Two young people high five over a boardroom table ✔ Eight steps to launch a student-led peer-review journal kiera.obrien Andrew Drybrough, Philip Montgomery Nazarbayev University
A student raises a hand in a classroom ✔ Educate to empower your students and prevent harassment kiera.obrien Dinara Pisareva, Nikita Durnev Nazarbayev University
The dark side of the moon ✔ Moving over to the dark side: academic or academic administrator? kiera.obrien Elaine Sharplin Nazarbayev University
Young people work on laptops ✔ Experiencing the workplace can help students’ career readiness kiera.obrien Liliya Tleukenova, Gaini Yessembekova Nazarbayev University
A woman takes notes from an open textbook ✔ How to navigate the PhD thesis kiera.obrien Luis R. Rojas-Solórzano Nazarbayev University
A speaker reads from notes on a podium ✔ The everyday tools you can use to alleviate public speaking anxiety kiera.obrien Thomas Duke Nazarbayev University
A group of people sitting round a laptop ✔ Give educators the skills to bring assessment into the future kiera.obrien Matthew Courtney Nazarbayev University
A hand holds a paper cut out of a human brain ✔ Let’s break down the barriers blocking neurodivergent people from higher education kiera.obrien Sourav Mukhopadhyay Nazarbayev University
A librarian in a striped dress stacks books on a shelf ✔ As university librarians, we should embrace open research kiera.obrien Jerald Cavanagh, Darya Zvonareva, Monika Bukowska, April Manabat, Yelizaveta Kamilova Nazarbayev University
City view of Astana, Kazakhstan ✔ Russia’s intellectual isolation presents opportunities for Central Asian HE dene.mullen Daniel Scarborough Nazarbayev University