In late 2025, generative AI crossed another critical threshold. Following GPT-5.1 in November, OpenAI released GPT-5.2 on 11 December — a model designed to generate adaptive, discipline-specific academic prose with fewer stylistic traces and greater structural variation.
Students with disabilities need accommodations so they can focus on learning. But when accessing those accommodations requires skills they don’t have, is the system really working?
The arrival fallacy can eat into scholars’ sense of achievement, reducing milestones to prerequisites for the next step. Here, Rachel Hagan shares ways to redefine success and acknowledge even quiet wins
What happens when we stop stacking activities and start designing experiences? Here are three ways to make experiential learning more intuitive and impactful
Find out how to remove barriers to study and research in science, technology, engineering and maths in order to attract and retain a wider diversity of talented students and academics in STEM fields
Higher education staff are apprehensive about the new stranger in the room: GenAI. But personalisation and staff development can help alleviate anxiety
Alongside other institutional initiatives, targeted programmes co-created by Black heritage students can improve academic outcomes and the overall student experience, says Faylisha Scott
Persistent inequities in uptake of science, engineering, technology and mathematics begin before college. Drawing on evidence from K-12 talent development programmes, Keisha Simmons offers practical guidance to strengthen the STEM pipeline
How to address gender disparity in STEM, when so many disciplines are overwhelmingly male-dominated? Here’s how to work towards equality
By listening to researchers, staying flexible, embracing criticism and collaborating widely, those developing an institutional publishing ecosystem can reflect the values of the communities they serve
How to help students apply SDG thinking in practical, business-focused ways using local case studies, live briefs, internships and feedback
Using AI can enable admissions teams to receive quick, verifiable results that can improve processing times and free up time for more impactful and student-focused work.
When designed with effective guardrails, AI tools can offer universities an effective way to support admissions teams and meet student recruitment goals
Women must be supported at both the student and staff levels to pursue rewarding careers in STEM, during their degrees as well as in the workforce
Expanding undergraduate research benefits not only the institution, but the students too. Here’s how to embed a research mindset in your undergraduate cohort