Five tips for surviving your doctorate after moving over from industry
Moving into the academy after a professional career can be daunting and difficult – and never more so than when penning your thesis
March 22, 2022
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Making feedback effective for your students and efficient for you
Effective feedback is vital to aid students’ learning and progress but must be managed in a way that is realistic for professors’ workloads. Loïc Plé shares his tips
March 22, 2022 -
Why and how to bring physical movement into the classroom
There are multiple benefits to bringing regular movement into the classroom, research shows. Stephen Braybrook lists the concerns that prevent educators from doing so, and offers guidance to overcome them
March 22, 2022 -
How to stop unconsciously discriminating against international students
Using enquiry-based learning gives overseas students agency and helps them decide for themselves how they want to be included in the learning process, says Dylan Williams
March 21, 2022 -
Rekindling passion for equality, diversity and inclusion work
Equality, diversity and inclusion work is too often dogged by scepticism and dismissed as a tick-box exercise. So how can institutional leaders rekindle enthusiasm and belief in the work? Rajani Naidoo shares her top recommendations
March 21, 2022 -
Want students to exercise more? Make it part of their course
The body hears everything the mind says, so it is said. That is certainly true when teachers offer extra academic credits in return for physical activity, says Roberto Villaseñor-Roldán
March 18, 2022 -
Mind the gap: creating a pathway for post-doctoral researchers to gain teaching experience
Postdoctoral researchers often struggle to secure teaching experience so institutions need to develop opportunities for these academics to support or lead classes. Ellen Bull explains how this can be done
March 18, 2022 -
Shaping a curriculum framework: the fundamental principles
Adrian Lam outlines a list of fundamental principles for consideration when shaping a curriculum framework
March 18, 2022 -
Emotions and learning: what role do emotions play in how and why students learn?
If educators understand the factors that interplay with emotional states to affect learning, they can work with this to enhance the learning experience. Here are six strategies to manage the role of emotions in learning
March 18, 2022 -
THE podcast: lessons from leading HE through two years of pandemic upheaval
Two higher education leaders reflect on what they have learnt in the two years since the pandemic struck
March 17, 2022 -
We’ve forgotten how to communicate science to the public at a crucial time
As we try to tackle climate change, it feels like the pandemic has pushed us back decades to the bad old mode of scientists lecturing the public, says John Womersley
March 17, 2022 -
How using digital workbooks can increase student engagement and help institutions go green
How to move from printed to digital workbooks rich with interactive content such as audio, video and quizzes, to improve online learning outcomes while boosting sustainability
March 17, 2022 -
Greener life science labs: the challenge to save energy and reduce waste
How to decrease the environmental footprint of a life science research centre? Annegrät Daujeumont shares how following a certification programme can help labs embrace sustainability and eco-friendly practices
March 17, 2022 -
Building your research profile via social media, with a focus on LinkedIn
A guide to creating effective researcher profiles on social media, with practical tips for using LinkedIn
March 16, 2022 -
Fostering student collaboration rather than competition using peer review
When students are involved in peer review, they can more easily see the ‘problems’ with classmates’ writing – and this creates opportunities in their own work, too
March 16, 2022