The what, why and how of data visualisation for higher education
Wondering how to get started with data visualisation? Andrew Moles lays out the basics and offers his advice
March 25, 2024
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Supporting students who stammer in higher education
Teaching and assessment approaches that benefit students who stammer are likely to help others in your class. Here, Deborah Johnston offers a 10-point guide to adopting an inclusive mindset and methods
March 25, 2024 -
Using a business framework to advocate for international research collaboration
In this resource, Daniel Moraru uses a framework to help researchers interrogate the multi-faceted implications of international collaboration in research
March 22, 2024 -
Humans develop humans
Even small interactions with lecturers, tutors and peers offer opportunities for students to develop interpersonal skills, so it’s important we recognise and value these to ensure they are not lost, writes Marianne Savory
March 22, 2024 -
Open research: what is it, really?
Open research principles aim to foster openness, transparency, replicability and accountability, writes Steven Vidovic. Here, he offers a fresh perspective along with practices to establish trust in research and foster collaborations and future opportunities
March 21, 2024 -
A tailored onboarding programme can help set neurodivergent students up for success
The recent introduction of an early entry programme at the University of Newcastle created an unexpected but welcome opportunity to respond to a growing population of neurodivergent students commencing their studies
March 21, 2024 -
Democratising research through open access journals
The rise of open access publishing has democratised knowledge dissemination, allowing researchers to share their findings with a global audience. Here, Corinne Guimont offers insights on running OA journals at a higher education institution
March 20, 2024 -
Swift or Shakespeare? How to reframe internet ephemera as a text in the literature classroom
Teaching Taylor Swift as literature required Clio Doyle and her students to engage with online media as an analytical text. Here, she offers advice on interpreting TikTok, Tumblr and the Buzzfeed quiz
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Opening doors to knowledge: making data open access
Making data open access has become a cornerstone of transparent and collaborative research practices. Here, Jon Petters provides a brief guide on how to do it, emphasising accessibility, reproducibility and interoperability
March 20, 2024 -
Empower ECRs to commercialise their research
Early career researchers face many barriers when it comes to translating their research into commercial success, be they a lack of time, being overlooked in favour of more established colleagues or simply not knowing where to start
March 20, 2024 -
Disability, discrimination and redress: how to guide your students through the process of asking for reasonable adjustments
Students with disabilities are often dependent on the attitude and understanding of their lecturers and support staff. Here is advice on supporting requests for reasonable adjustments in the university environment
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Eight ways to teach students about the importance of democracy
Imparting the significance of democracy involves empowering students to acquire relevant knowledge and actively involve themselves in the democratic process
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How can we imagine a new university?
In this existential moment for higher education, the corporate university is not the only end point possible – we can imagine so much more. David J. Staley offers 10 new ways of thinking about universities, in this excerpt from his book ‘Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education’
March 19, 2024 -
How to implement experiential learning into accounting education
The accounting landscape is evolving rapidly amid growing environmental and social challenges. There is a need for urgent action, yet finance teams lack essential sustainable business competencies
March 19, 2024 -
Unwrapping discovery: the importance of institutional repositories
Self-archiving in university repositories is an alternative academic publishing route to gold open access that can boost citations and diversify users accessing scholarly content, writes Nicki Clarkson
March 19, 2024