King's College London

King’s College London

Student looking at a hologram of a brain

How can we teach AI literacy skills?

Universities have made positive strides in improving digital literacy for graduates, but now they need to do the same for AI literacy

Christine O’Dea, Michael O’Dea

King’s College London, University of York

Community meeting

Community organising: a case study in parent engagement

Widening participation in higher education and improving the education journeys of young people cannot happen in isolation, writes Michael Bennett. Here, he outlines a programme that connects parents, community groups and the university

Michael Bennett

King’s College London

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THE podcast: how to do public engagement

What is best practice for universities’ public engagement? How do you enlist the public in your research? And how do you keep them interested in the long term? Two 2022 THE Awards winners share their insights – from their experiences tracking Covid and decoding Dickens

Tanya Wood, Hugo Bowles

King’s College London, University of Buckingham

A Black woman lecturer speaks to a university class

What we can learn from Black women academics in the UK

As a Black female lecturer, Shelley McLetchie-Holder outlines lessons she has drawn from other Black women academics working in the UK and explains how institutions can best support these staff

Shelley McLetchie-Holder

King’s College London

University student teaching secondary school students

How to embed service to society within the educational experience

Helen Coulshed and Jeanne Wilson discuss their experience creating an interdisciplinary “service” module to challenge gender inequalities in local schools

Helen Coulshed , Jeanne Wilson

King’s College London

Achieving PR impact for your university on a budget

How to achieve PR impact with little – or no – budget

With finances squeezed across the sector, building trust and engagement – as well as relationships with partners and journalists – is crucial for PR impact, explains Tanya Wood

Tanya Wood

King’s College London

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Practical ways to develop a comprehensive university ‘sanctuary’ programme

Seven practical steps to developing a comprehensive sanctuary programme that can support the immediate needs of displaced students and academics while including a broader plan for social change

Leonie Ansems de Vries, Bronwyn Parry

King’s College London

Podcast discussing building resilience and protecting well-being among university staff and students

THE podcast: how to build mutually beneficial community partnerships

Three vice-presidents of public affairs and community engagement at universities in London, Melbourne and Chicago speak to the value of two-way partnerships

Deborah Bull, Derek Douglas, Julie Wells

King’s College London, The University of Chicago, University of Melbourne

Advice on university strategies for civic engagement

How to be a civic university: lessons in collaborating with local communities

Deborah Bull outlines how institutions can make their civic duties a strategic priority, developing mutually beneficial partnerships with local communities and organisations

Deborah Bull

King’s College London

Advice on fostering interdisciplinary research collaborations early in your academic career

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: investing in early career interdisciplinarity

Three PhD students share tips for embracing an interdisciplinary approach to research from the start of one’s academic career to aid progress towards tackling the Sustainable Development Goals

Roxanne Keynejad, Poushali Ganguli, Manisha Yapa

King’s College London, UNSW Sydney

Advice for early career researchers on handling challenging workplace issues and misconduct

Advice for early career researchers on handling workplace inequality, prejudice and exclusion

Sarah Jasim and Shaakir Salam offer early career researchers advice on how to navigate issues of inequality, prejudice and exclusion in the workplace and handle misconduct without risking their own positions

Sarah Jasim, Shaakir Salam

The London School of Economics and Political Science, King’s College London

Webinar discussion how to reduce student drop out rates in the context of the pandemic and online learning

Five big questions about the future of digital education

Four leading academics tackle five questions about online education covering assessment, content creation, data protection, digital natives and the future of universities

Ellie Dommett, Rob Freathy, Allison Littlejohn, Tim O'Shea

King’s College London, University of Exeter, University College London, Kortext