Supporting student – centred learning experiences: teaching and learning priorities 2025

By Shane Sutherland, CEO and Founder, PebblePad

Following an unprecedented period in Higher Education, universities up and down the country are taking the opportunity to rebuild, reset and plan. And while there are plenty of reports on what the future might look like for universities- how they can remain competitive and demonstrate value – less has been written about the nuts and bolts of what’s next for teaching staff.

Do undergraduates feel that their university is preparing them for work? How confident are they about their career prospects? What skills do they believe employers most value? And importantly, does all this match up with what universities are prioritising?

Do we know what good assessment and feedback practice looks like in our digital age? Lisa Gray, PebblePad's Senior Consultant (Learning, Teaching and Assessment) considers how we can truly use digital approaches to ensure we are assessing the right things, in the right ways.

Almost half of graduate and student employers are planning to increase the number of hires they make in the year ahead.

Turning a corner after a challenging few years for university-leavers, new research from Handshake and the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) reveals that 47% of companies that employ students and graduates will be looking to make more hires in the next year, while an additional 50% will maintain their current level.

Researchers at Alfaisal University are exploring how nanotechnology and nanomaterials offer novel solutions to biomedical and energy concerns

Thousands of international students from almost 100 countries around the world have chosen Semmelweis University in Budapest as the location of their studies, to become doctors, pharmacists or dentists. In 2022, the Hungarian university celebrates the 40^th anniversary of teaching international students, who make up over one-third of the total students’ community at the institute.

Increasing the number of international PhD students is an important part of Semmelweis University’s strategy. The Doctoral Program covers the whole spectrum of medicine and health sciences, aiming to make degree opportunities more and more varied and flexible – adapting them to the different life situations of the students.