Advice for working with the essential – and often unsung – professional services teams who enable universities to deliver effective teaching, research and student success
From setting expectations before the course begins to structuring discussion and preparation, these strategies help educators turn hesitant students into confident, collaborative seminar course participants
Working like recruitment partners, rather than just career advisers, can help align teaching with industry needs, writes Hanene Duprat
When educators design communication to work across multiple modes from the outset, classrooms become more accessible – and more effective – for everyone, says Annelies Kusters
Academic units do best when they harness different viewpoints – from field scientists and curriculum designers to extension professionals – to drive innovation and relevance. Saskia van de Gevel offers proactive advice
Leveraging the momentum of the ongoing harmonisation of higher education in South-east Asia, UK universities should strengthen efforts to forge long-term collaboration across the bloc
At the University of Colorado Boulder, building world-class interdisciplinary research starts with time, institutional scaffolding and rethinking academic incentives
Social media director is an often-misunderstood role. From the outside, the job can seem as if it revolves around sports highlights, trending sounds and campus beauty shots but those moments represent only a fraction of the work
Your university’s commercialisation office can help start your journey from academic to CEO. Here’s how
With no clear plan for how students progress towards programme goals, they can reach advanced courses without the requisite skills and knowledge. Here’s how curriculum mapping can help
Five ways to make welcome activities more inclusive, helping students engage at their own pace, build connections and feel a sense of belonging from the start
Board games offer a powerful teaching tool to deepen understanding of complex dynamics such as climate. This analogue group task fosters the skills of systems thinking: setting boundaries, seeing multiple perspectives and holistic analysis
You could be losing your online students earlier than you think. Here’s how to engage them from the moment they encounter a task
The diversity of university academics and the complexity of their roles make effective internal communication difficult. Here, David Brown and Katie Trachtenberg explore ways in which communications professionals can segment messaging to reach different audiences
Professional services educators play an important role in supporting student and staff learning at universities. Here are ways to help them to recognise and evidence their teaching practice through Advance HE Fellowship