How to model good academic practice
By modelling good practice in your own teaching, you can help students build confidence, work more effectively and set habits that support both academic and personal success. Here’s how
December 18, 2025
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Sticky labels: why language shapes identity (and how to say better things)
The words we use in creative education – and the ones we don’t – shape how students see themselves. David Thompson explores how labels affect self-image and how university educators can shift language to build creative confidence
December 18, 2025 -
Support medical students to form their identity as doctors
Develop well-rounded, people-focused medical professionals by focusing on soft skills, alongside clinical knowledge. Here’s how case-based learning can help
December 17, 2025 -
Practice makes professional
Well-designed simulations can give future public service practitioners safe opportunities to collaborate across disciplines and build skills vital for supporting vulnerable people
December 17, 2025 -
Four common arguments for acknowledging AI use (and why they are wrong)
Educators may want AI to be used well or to go away entirely, write Chloe Salisbury and Luke Zaphir. Here, they take on a central piece of AI lore and offer ways forward
December 17, 2025 -
Making the case for arts and humanities
The arts and humanities are often dismissed as an unaffordable luxury, when these disciplines underpin vital human skills such as critical thinking, creativity and communication. This collection explores many ways in which arts and humanities can be harnessed for the benefit of all – students, universities and wider society
December 16, 2025 -
A practical guide to using games in university teaching
What is game-oriented learning, what criteria must games follow to have true educational value and how to use them in your own teaching? Find out here
December 16, 2025 -
How to reclaim humanity in the AI classroom
As GenAI changes how students study and complete assessments, higher education educators must focus on metacognition, clarity and connection, says Patrice Seuwou
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Looking for our environmental future in the poetic past
How can studying a poem or writing a story give students the skills to imagine a healthy planetary future? Stephanie Jones explains the link between literature and environmental literacy
December 16, 2025 -
Scaling adoption of the UK Standard Skills Classification
The standardisation of skills marks a strategic moment for the UK’s education and productivity agenda. The next step is to make adoption scalable
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Weave interdisciplinarity into the identity of your humanities department
Create flexibility within department structures to allow interdisciplinary work and collaboration to flourish. Here’s how
December 15, 2025 -
Use scripted conversations to fill knowledge gaps
How a conversational video that recreates instructor–student dialogues is boosting test scores, confidence and deeper comprehension across engineering cohorts
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How compassionate spaces support career development for graduate teaching assistants
Bringing GTAs together in a safe space not only develops career identity, it fosters belonging, respect and care. Here, Kristy Campbell explains what a reading group offers those in the space between student and staff
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Putting arts and humanities at the heart of research
Disciplines too often are siloed, but today’s most pressing challenges rarely fit neatly into a single field. How do we encourage science and technology fields to work with arts and humanities?
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Two ways to embed transferable skills in university teaching
Students need the skills to thrive in an uncertain job market. Positioning GenAI as a study buddy and student-led business clinics can help develop them
December 12, 2025