How to train PhD Jedi
Training PhD students is less about supervision and more about empowerment. By fostering independence, creativity and diversity, supervisors can nurture the next generation of scientific leaders
October 8, 2025
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Mind the gap: how an industry-university partnership brought theory into practice
Regular communication, flexibility in timelines, a willingness to look beyond academic disciplines and a shared commitment to the bigger picture kept this university-industry research collaboration on track
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Show, not just say, that your institution is a place for everyone
Put belonging at the heart of your diversity and inclusion strategy. Here’s how a fund for inclusive projects put money and strategy behind words
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8 ways to drive faculty adoption and improve student experience
Central to any kind of digital transformation are people and process and that often involves managing change. But how do you make behavior change stick? How do you create long-lasting habits that go beyond situations and circumstances? Like most residential higher ed institutions, Wheaton College has fully returned to campus life to offer its students the richest college experience. However, the return to pre-pandemic teaching methods is also seeing a return to pre-pandemic expectations when it comes to IT software provision.
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Who cares about this problem as much as you do?
Securing funding requires researchers to think like strategists, storytellers and coalition-builders. Nicole Akers offers advice for navigating the demanding process to win grants and turn ideas into impact
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A guide to crafting better research funding proposals
Drawing on the experience of establishing Mexico’s first wine research centre, Eduardo A. Durazo-Watanabe and Mayer Cabrera-Flores share practical strategies for strengthening proposals, diversifying funding sources and leveraging teamwork to make ambitious projects a reality
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How to embed sustainability in your business school
Vague symbolic gestures and greenwashing are no longer enough to show your institution is taking sustainability seriously. Here’s how to embed sustainable teaching and research
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The evolving role of the university library
Institutional libraries today play a crucial role in supporting research and enhancing its visibility to potential funders and collaborators
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Maximising graduate employability through AI skills
As AI gains more popularity among students and employers, universities should embrace AI tools to prepare students for responsible use and real-world applications in their future careers
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From the lab to life: how to demonstrate research excellence
Advice on innovative and traditional methods of communicating your research and impact to different audiences
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Why range may be a crucial skill for the employees of the future
Students today will be treading a career path that doesn’t exist yet. Here’s how to encourage them to develop the agility and resilience they’ll need for an uncertain world
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Beyond learning design: supporting pedagogical innovation in response to AI
To avoid an unwinnable game of catch-up with technology, universities must rethink pedagogical improvement to go beyond scaling online learning
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The great interdisciplinarity illusion – and what to do about it
All too often, modules that claim to be interdisciplinary are really multidisciplinary. Here’s how universities must change that
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From lab to London Stock Exchange: six lessons for quantum tech founders who want to change the world
Deep-tech commercialisation requires different strategies from those that drive typical start-ups. Three university collaborators share six practical lessons from transforming quantum research into a public company with a £14.8 million valuation
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Embrace mistakes in your teaching and help your students learn from them
Incorporating mistakes into your teaching can be transformative. Here’s how to introduce the idea of failing to your students in a controlled environment
October 3, 2025