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By Eliza.Compton, 2 August, 2024
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What elements can make a university stand out as being partner-friendly? Here are ways for institutions to support academics in dual-career partnerships – and boost their ability to attract and retain the best talent
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By Eliza.Compton, 31 July, 2024
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Incorporating knowledge exchange and enterprise activities into demanding academic schedules can be a challenge but it doesn’t have to be stressful. Here are ways to make it enjoyable, rewarding and impactful
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By kiera.obrien, 30 July, 2024
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Many educators are still struggling to harness the talents of Generation Z and help set them up for employment. Just a few key business changes can make the connection, writes Salah Al-Majeed
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By Eliza.Compton, 30 July, 2024
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Supporting communities of practice across an organisation can provide extraordinary benefits. Drawn from the author’s experience, these tips aim to build connection and engagement through a formalised framework and senior leader sponsorship
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By Eliza.Compton, 29 July, 2024
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Connections and collaborations can help PhD students (and their supervisors) cut through the isolation of research. Here’s how to leverage those links into employability
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By Eliza.Compton, 26 July, 2024
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Co-producing a research project is not all consensus and harmony, so these four tips will guide research collaborators in how to allow and enable disagreements and dissenting voices
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By kiera.obrien, 26 July, 2024
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In his new book ‘Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth’, Daniel R Porterfield explores how to spark a heat-seeking search for knowledge among undergraduates
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By Eliza.Compton, 25 July, 2024
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Young women and men from African countries will soon comprise the most significant group of globally mobile students. What if universities met them with a sustainable, positive vision for their communities and the host institutions? Here are practical strategies and resources
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By Laura.Duckett, 25 July, 2024
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While not technically in the job description, academic professionals support their students with recognising and working through their mental health issues
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By kiera.obrien, 25 July, 2024
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Launching a digital upskilling product is one thing but getting staff to use it is quite another. Katie Steen and Dave Weller harnessed the power of personalisation to get that all-important buy-in
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By Eliza.Compton, 24 July, 2024
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An effective way to nurture talent is to enable not only individual but also community learning. Here’s how the Hungarian system of colleges for advanced studies helps to train medical professionals who are also well versed in social issues
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Views: comment and opinion on key challenges in higher education
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By Eliza.Compton, 9 April, 2024
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Storytelling can be a powerful change agent. When proposing change – such as the digital transformation in universities – leadership needs to communicate in ways that cut through the noise and inspire action, write three digital adopters
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By Eliza.Compton, 12 July, 2024
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Students may see handwriting essays in class as a needlessly time-consuming approach to assignments, but I want them to learn how to engage with arguments, develop their own views and convey them effectively, writes James Stacey Taylor
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Research distilled: lessons from the latest research into higher education
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By Eliza.Compton, 26 July, 2024
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Co-producing a research project is not all consensus and harmony, so these four tips will guide research collaborators in how to allow and enable disagreements and dissenting voices
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By Miranda Prynne, 26 October, 2022
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Students can feel overwhelmed when faced with lengthy academic reading lists so how can educators help them develop their reading skills? Will Mason and Meesha Warmington share five actions to support students in tackling, even enjoying, their course literature
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Case studies: first-hand accounts of successful projects within higher education institutions
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By Eliza.Compton, 19 July, 2024
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Generative artificial intelligence can trigger a certain amount of angst, but AI’s potential to support student learning should be explored, write Steve Hill and Quintus Stierstorfer
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Assessment and quality assurance
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By Miranda Prynne, 11 September, 2023
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Practical suggestions to address a staff-student disconnect relating to the purpose and practice of assessment and to enhance assessment literacy on your courses
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By Laura.Duckett, 18 July, 2024
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We propose evaluating our assessments and incorporating innovative elements to better emulate real-world tasks in terms of both the process and product of assessment, write David Tree, Stephanie Baines, Pauldy Otermans, Nicholas Worsfold and Emily Hobson
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By kiera.obrien, 18 June, 2024
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Prepping for the beach requires planning, effort and time management – and so does writing a PhD thesis. John Sinclair offers advice for summer days and doctoral nights
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By Eliza.Compton, 9 July, 2024
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Producing a doctoral dissertation can be an intimidating process, writes Bill Huckle. Here, he shares practical strategies for graduate students taking on the work to share their original contribution to knowledge with the wider community
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Webinars and podcasts: live conversations providing practical advice for higher education professionals
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By Eliza.Compton, 18 June, 2024
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Does the UK general election offer a ray of hope for the beleaguered university sector? Two higher education policy experts give their take on what university leaders can do to make a case for the sector and how a new parliament might tackle hot topics such as international students and research funding
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