The UK education secretary has said there are ‘no excuses’ for online learning at universities – but there are many reasons to persevere, says Lil Bremermann-Richard
Becky Lewis explains how to purposefully encourage and support students in forming social bonds and groups after two years of remote learning, isolated from their peers and lecturers
Kathleen Chim and Benjamin Chan offer practical advice on creating meaningful pedagogies, assignments and assessments that promote positive psychological growth in challenging times
Ben Powell provides tips and reflections on how universities can improve student employability using Forage, a free online platform offering a range of virtual internship programmes
Career preparation begins before graduation. Ellenor Anderbyrne and Daniel Youd describe lessons learned from building a student career-readiness programme from the ground up
From news angles to dealing with trolls, here are seven areas to consider when sharing your findings with the media and wider public
Layal Hakim shares advice for improving higher education mathematics teaching, from preparation to delivery styles
Kevin Curtis provides an introduction to simple user experience (UX) techniques that can help when considering how students and staff engage with higher education services and their campus surroundings
There is a need in academia for professors to match teaching and research with professional practice – and be fairly compensated for it
Simple strategies can allow teachers to connect more deeply with students and help prepare them for stressful professional environments
Through their podcast, Alastair Stark and Sebastian Kaempf champion the ‘sandwich conversations’ between colleagues that lead to impactful incremental shifts in teaching practice
Rebecca Wang outlines a learning structure that supports students who are new to team-based research projects
Jenny Moffett explains how embracing design thinking may offer ways to combat academic perfectionism and develop vital skills for navigating uncertain paths
In the second part of his guide to curriculum development, Graeme Knowles explains how learning outcomes can be developed and then used to map the overall learning journey
We must push XR research boundaries if we’re to understand and shape our future reality – here’s how, says Neil McDonnell