How to succeed at policy engagement, part three: building relationships
In the third and final part of her series on policy engagement, Jo Clift looks at how to create positive and lasting relationships across your policy network
May 4, 2023
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Why learning to listen will help you avoid ‘helicopter research’ and make you a better science communicator
A year of failed fieldwork in Africa led Sallie Burrough to ask questions about how researchers interact with the societies they work in. Here, she shares five tips for transparent, inclusive practices
May 4, 2023 -
Building blocks of university-industry partnerships for positive change
How universities can develop strategic cross-sector partnerships and trans-disciplinary research in order to boost progress towards the SDGs
May 4, 2023 -
Enhancing graduate employability in India through collaboration and soft skills integration
Forming close links with industry and developing students’ interpersonal skills are both key to success
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How to use technological developments to keep the attention of Generation Alpha students
Educators working with Generation Alpha can make meaningful changes to the student and staff experience by applying digital tools with purpose
May 3, 2023 -
How to advance equity-informed leadership in universities
Increasing diversity at universities requires more than raising aspirations and enrolment among Indigenous and other under-represented students. Braden Hill offers seven ways leaders can address barriers to equity
May 3, 2023 -
The power of failure: a case study to foster resilience in students
Nici Sweaney offers simple strategies to shift focus from outcomes to learning and discovery, helping research students to embrace risk-taking and learn from setbacks
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Three ways to refresh your academic writing
To answer the common question posed by researchers, ‘how can I improve my academic writing?’, Anne Wilson outlines three simple steps that can help
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A holistic blueprint for sustainability
Instead of compartmentalising decisions about infrastructure or resource allocation, universities need a whole-system approach to sustainability that shifts attitudes and behaviour, writes Lily Kong
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Why students are best placed to help students understand feedback
Tips for combining classroom activities and peer-to-peer dialogue to develop students’ understanding of the language of assessment and feedback
May 2, 2023 -
Tips for adopting the right technology for blended learning
Start simple, practise and consider what IT support is available when choosing online tools for blended courses, advise Carl Sherwood and John Raiti, among other aspects to consider
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Narrating failure in academia: how to turn trash into treasure
Instead of hiding from failure in shame and despair, and on the way to normalising it, we should learn how to better narrate it, says Lucas Lixinski
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A vision for graduate supervision
Supervising graduate students is a responsibility and skill that goes far beyond the mere transmission of knowledge, as Daniel Jutras explains
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Learning analytics: how universities can turn data into actionable insights
Higher education institutions can utilise the data at their disposal to improve student retention and outcomes – but doing so in real time is key
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Prompt engineering as academic skill: a model for effective ChatGPT interactions
Gathering information from AI requires a new layer of search skills that includes constructing effective prompts and critically navigating and evaluating outputs
April 28, 2023