Students talking in class? Teach from the backStepping away from the front of the lecture hall renders educators more approachable, and more able to catch the eye of a student looking confused or manage unwarranted chatterAdrian J. WallbankOxford Brookes University
Bridging the gap between academia and local communitiesInstitutions that integrate public engagement into their core mission will contribute to stronger, more connected communities. Here are lessons from running an on-campus science bazaarEllie-May BeamanOxford Brookes University
‘It just isn’t safe to disclose’Neurodiverse academics face real and significant barriers to achieving positions of educational leadership. Here are considerations for universities to make promotion more equitableAdrian J. Wallbank, Andrew Page-Towers Oxford Brookes University
How can universities increase diversity in spin-out founders?Ensuring that all talented researchers can participate in spin-out leadership is core to translating world-leading discoveries into innovative and impactful businesses, writes Simonetta Manfredi in her response to the UK spin-outs reviewSimonetta Manfredi Oxford Brookes University
How can universities disrupt the gender investment gap?Engaging with stakeholders beyond higher education and debunking myths around women and innovation can open spin-out opportunities to more women, writes Simonetta ManfrediSimonetta Manfredi Oxford Brookes University
ADHD in higher education: is digital learning making it worse?Hopping between multiple apps and platforms can easily overwhelm students with ADHD – we must be alert to the effects of too much digital multitasking, says Adrian J. WallbankAdrian J. WallbankOxford Brookes University
Prompt engineering as academic skill: a model for effective ChatGPT interactionsGathering information from AI requires a new layer of search skills that includes constructing effective prompts and critically navigating and evaluating outputsAdrian J. WallbankOxford Brookes University
ChatGPT and AI writers: a threat to student agency and free will?If we resign ourselves to thinking that resistance is futile and allow AI to replace students’ voices, we are surely guilty of abandoning our responsibilities as educatorsAdrian J. WallbankOxford Brookes University
How can we help academia produce more women entrepreneurs?The key change required to help female academics found spin-out companies is rebalancing the gender diversity of the investment community, but universities have a part to play, tooSimonetta Manfredi Oxford Brookes University
Building student identities as learners, not consumers, for better academic outcomesStudents who think and act like consumers have worse academic outcomes, research shows. Louise Taylor Bunce shares practical steps to help build students’ identities as learners rather than as consumers of educationLouise Taylor BunceOxford Brookes University