Industry partnerships ensure graduates have skills for next-generation jobs
Universities should work with industry stakeholders to identify Fourth Industrial Revolution trends and incorporate them into teaching
June 19, 2023
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Scaling success: how to retain the student experience when going for growth
Improving experience and outcomes for students while growing requires changes to student support and better understanding of their needs, says Alice Wilby
June 19, 2023 -
How to find passion in your work – and sustain it
A simple strategy to sustain passion and enthusiasm for your work by keeping big dreams in view while celebrating each small step
June 19, 2023 -
Real-world education: embracing project-based learning
Project-based learning benefits both healthcare students and host organisations during clinical placements. Roma Forbes and Michael Donovan outline the practicalities of supporting authentic workforce experience
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Three ways to make the most of Google Scholar’s ExCITATION plug-in
Luca Cacciolatti explains how to use Google’s ExCITATION journal-ranking tool, which can help researchers quickly identify relevant and high-quality sources
June 16, 2023 -
Enquiry-based learning in five steps
Enquiry-based learning bridges the gap between theory and practice, enabling students to learn by doing. Nicky Goodall shares five tips for successfully bringing it into your teaching
June 16, 2023 -
Ten tips to succeed in publishing in English as a second language
English is now selected five times as often as the authors’ national language for journal article publication. Christopher Tancock explains how you can get published even if English is not your first language
June 15, 2023 -
You wake up in a locked room… Using digital escape rooms to promote student engagement
Game-based learning can unlock students’ motivation to learn and develop skills such as critical-thinking, teamwork and problem-solving, as Steven Montagu-Cairns explains
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Spice up your lectures: engagement strategies for higher education
Ibham Veza and Davannendran Chandran provide an exhaustive checklist of practical strategies for captivating students and retaining their attention
June 15, 2023 -
Ease students’ climate anxiety by encouraging climate action
Climate anxiety is a mental health issue and universities can help students overcome it through climate action, multiplying their own impact along the way, writes Cecil Scheib
June 15, 2023 -
Not replacing but enhancing: using ChatGPT for academic writing
Generative AI and how it can be used for plagiarism has provoked fear in higher education. However, the technology can also improve and accelerate your writing process if it is applied in a constructive, positive manner
June 14, 2023 -
More play to engage students and deepen learning
Play is a powerful learning tool that boosts engagement, exploration and community. Here three lecturers outline some of the ways it can best be used
June 14, 2023 -
Co-branding the student journey from further to higher education
Facilitating an early link with higher education through campus visits and support with applications can improve progression to and success at university, says Melanie Pitcher
June 14, 2023 -
Keeping dead names out of convocation
Trans students shouldn’t have to worry about being dead-named as they accept their parchment. Norma Rodenburg and Carrie Smith share four things to consider when making the switch from legal to affirmed names for graduation ceremonies
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How knowledge-sharing is making Baja’s wine industry the ‘next Napa’
Diana Celaya Tentori discusses the huge benefits of knowledge-sharing in wine research that can be applied to every academic discipline
June 13, 2023