Aston University

Wind turbines and solar panels across the horizon

Support smaller businesses’ sustainability efforts through education

For businesses to improve their sustainability, they first need to understand how. Paula Whitehouse shares lessons from a programme specially developed to educate executives in environmental strategies

Paula Whitehouse

Aston University

Caucasian male lab technician

Technical knowledge and expertise is more valuable than you think

Involving technical staff in decision-making committees can lead to more efficient practices and remove siloed thinking or practices, which benefits individual technicians, institutions and the sector

Jiteen Ahmed

Aston University

ophthalmologist examining a child's eye

A clear vision for university-community partnerships

Mutual respect, actively listening to each other’s perspectives and clear mechanisms to evidence impact should be the foundation of a university-community collaboration. Here’s how a project to improve local children’s eye health grew into an ongoing partnership

Leon Davies, Rachel Shaw, Guy Rippon

Aston University, Aston Villa Football Club

A pharmacist works on a computer

Five key tips for using AI-based simulations

With professional experiences now crucial to undergraduate pharmacy degrees, academics turned to AI simulations. Here’s what happened

Natalie Lewis

Aston University

A male lecturer talks to a class of students

The ‘third way’ academic: becoming an education-focused professor

Career development tips for higher education professionals who take an education-focused pathway

Rushana Khusainova, Wayne Holland, Sally Everett, David Boughey, Kathy Daniels

The University of Bristol, The University of Exeter, Aston University, King’s College London

International students showing off their national flags

How to support more international student applications

UK universities can increase their appeal for international students with better transparency and support through the application and enrolment process, Christina Matthews explains

Christina Matthews

Aston University

Advice on providing evidence-based support for adults with ADHD in higher education

Adult ADHD and higher education: improving the student experience

Alex Conner and James Brown explain why adult ADHD is linked to underachievement in higher education and what institutions can do to support better outcomes for those with the condition

Alex Conner, James Brown

University of Birmingham, Aston University