Spotlights

Advice for academics on how to switch off and not feel guilty

Inspiration and ideas from the outstanding faculty and universities in the UK and Ireland

From creating an inclusive research culture to landing funding bids

Advice on how to give international students rich and inclusive learning experiences

What beginners need to know to thrive in every aspect of their university careers

Advice on connecting with students and making your classes more dynamic

How the traditional university degree can be reimagined as a lifelong educational journey, enabling students to upskill and reskill throughout their lives

How to foster and protect freedom of thought, enquiry and expression in higher education

How to enhance support and advice services to improve student well-being and outcomes

How to encourage everyone on campus to participate in extracurricular actives to enrich personal and professional development

Faced with an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous – or VUCA – world, how can universities adapt and prepare themselves and their students to successfully navigate through turbulent times?

How to measure learning and protect academic integrity in the age of ChatGPT

How decolonisation can be applied and advanced across different areas of higher education

Advice from scholars to their younger selves about career, teaching and research

A guide to what knowledge exchange is, how it impacts institutions and their communities and helpful examples of knowledge exchange activities

Advice on creating a higher education system in which LGBTQ+ students, staff and faculty can thrive

Tips on composing everything from academic journal articles and book pitches to exam questions

Advice to help faculty and staff reframe and harness failure as a useful aid to learning and development

Find new ideas and inspiration for what your university can do to stand out in a crowd

Practices, methods and approaches to enrich teaching and improve learning outcomes

Insights and advice on how to see university campuses in a new light

A look at what steps can be taken within universities to better accommodate students and staff with disabilities

What faculty and universities need to know about intellectual property and commercialising research

Insights on how universities and colleges can uphold academic integrity among students and faculty

Advice on creating fairer and more accessible admissions systems that support wider participation in higher education

Advice for academics at every step of your career

Tips and advice on facing up to student attrition in higher education

A guide to the skills and techniques that constitute effective leadership within universities and academia

Advice from the most talented and innovative faculty and university staff in the UK and Ireland

Advice and insight on rebalancing the working week to give HE professionals time for the important things in life

Find out how to transform assessment from a grading instrument to a learning tool

Artificial intelligence is already impacting all areas of higher education. Here, academics from around the world look at AI’s benefits and its costs

As the demands on university staff grow ever greater, check out these tips and advice on making the most of your precious time

What key skills do new teachers need to connect with students, develop professional confidence and thrive?

What can universities do to equip students, academics and the public with the tools to tackle misinformation?

Advice on nurturing a spirit of companionship and cooperation between colleagues within your institution and beyond

From chatbots to the metaverse, here’s how to capitalise on the technology that is transforming higher education

Resources on how to rediscover the magic of teaching and learning – for you and your students

Insight on how institutions can open doors for displaced scholars into and through higher education

Deconstructing equity, diversity and inclusion, part three: how to create a university where all students and staff feel welcomed and valued

How to develop the transferable skills that all academics – whether in leadership, teaching or research – need to master themselves and share with students

Advice on how to get started, publish and thrive when sharing your research and expertise in the world of academic publishing

Deconstructing equity, diversity and inclusion, part two: how to support diversity at every level of higher education, from student admissions and curriculum development to academic tenure and promotion

Resources exploring how universities should prepare themselves and their employees for cyberattacks

Find out how higher education institutions are advancing efforts to overcome global challenges

Advice on how universities and academics can forge mutually beneficial relationships with commercial partners

Advice on how universities can make the most of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and other social channels to support their teaching and research

How universities can foster changes in attitudes and approaches in order to advance social justice, sustainability and knowledge

Advice and resources on the lasting lessons gleaned from 24 months of disruption and discovery

Deconstructing equity, diversity and inclusion, part one: how to ensure a rich variety of students and staff have a fair chance to thrive within universities