Seven strategies to fuel students’ motivation
Keep your students motivated – not just for one class, but across a whole term. Find out seven ways to build sustainable motivation in the classroom
September 18, 2025
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Motivation by design: faculty-led strategies for learning that matters
Apps or algorithms alone won’t drive the students of the future to learn. Rather, it will be faculty domain expertise that aligns with how they think, work and learn. Margaret Ellis explains how to design learning for student motivation
September 18, 2025 -
Support students to make informed choices about academic programmes
Immersive, student-led open days help students explore pathways, spark curiosity and make better-informed programme choices. Here’s how
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Six thinkers and five tips to reimagine business education
Reach beyond traditional business models and take inspiration from sociology, philosophy and educational theory for a well-rounded, resilient approach to business education
September 17, 2025 -
The craft and politics of academic writing in the AI universe
Writing lecturers will not reach students by simply talking down artificial intelligence. A more effective approach involves embracing our expertise and engaging in the politics of resistance, says Jane Bottomley
September 17, 2025 -
Equipping graduates with data skills and practical experiences for an evolving workplace
Podium Education uses Tableau Cloud to help students develop the data skills they need to build a successful career
September 16, 2025 -
Let’s teach students to disagree well
Conflict is an integral part of life, building better communication and understanding of each other’s differences. Equip students with the tools to do it well
September 16, 2025 -
Virtual fellowships as ‘material solidarity’ against scholasticide, part 1
Gaza virtual research fellows and UK-based scholars share reflections, alongside a practical overview of the design, development and early implementation of a virtual fellowship
September 16, 2025 -
‘Think of inclusivity as the rule rather than the exception’
Cultivating an inclusivity mindset can help university researchers demystify and embrace reasonable adjustments as part of everyday practice
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Campus interview: Susan Aldridge, president of Thomas Jefferson University, on educating career-ready graduates
The leader of a US institution discusses how to set students up for future success in uncertain times and why working across disciplines is so powerful
September 15, 2025 -
What I learned about South Asian women when we built a space for them
Instead of building broad-spectrum equity programmes and hoping for the best, what about a more tailored approach? Sobia Razzaq explains how a careers programme tailored to final-year students from South Asian backgrounds helped them find confidence and community
September 15, 2025 -
Old-fashioned methods to circumvent student overuse of AI? Maybe
Higher education teaching faculty are exploring the use of old-school teaching and testing methods to prevent students from using artificial intelligence during exams and for homework. Is this a good idea? Cayce Myers takes a deep dive
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Do your students know the consequences of AI use on an internship programme?
Students are using GenAI tools in their university work, but what about in the workplace? Are they unknowingly putting their employers at risk? Here’s how to prevent a potential data breach
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What can the university sector learn from block teaching?
Once seen as a pedagogical experiment, the block plan is ready for its researchers and practitioners to move beyond self-examination and share their innovations with the wider higher education community, writes John Weldon
September 12, 2025 -
Navigating conflicting DEI needs for the benefit of all
Equity, diversity and inclusion work is complicated when one group’s rights to dignity and privacy challenge another’s sense of comfort and security. Here, Cynthia Williams offers strategies to address these tensions
September 12, 2025