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Sheffield strikers lose more pay for not rearranging teaching
University claims staff are in breach of contract for failing to reorganise lectures lost during recent industrial action
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Essex staff vote to strike over university’s plan to cut 400 jobs
Union leader says Southend campus closure will ‘take the heart out of the town’
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Small shifts to nurture a design thinking mindset in university teaching
Design thinking, with its focus on problem-solving in a structured way, can help ready students for the workplace – and doesn’t require a curriculum overhaul, writes Asrif Yusoff
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From shortcut to support: GenAI’s role in essay-writing
A guide to moving beyond panic and prohibition, showing how educators can set clear, evidence-informed boundaries that turn GenAI from an essay-writing shortcut into a meaningful learning support
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How financial literacy empowers first-generation students
Institutions that aspire to be truly inclusive must go beyond scholarships and access policies to embed financial literacy, writes Manjari Sharma. This can be done through workshops, mentoring and career services
January 21, 2026 -
Strategies to promote belonging from the first day of term – and beyond
Create a supportive learning environment for a sense of community among your students, by deploying strategies to lay the foundations and build on them
January 20, 2026 -
Connected classrooms: building belonging, trust and well-being
Learning communities that are grounded in trust, psychological safety and holistic support give students space to explore and share their talents
January 20, 2026