Improving assessments through industry collaboration
How to build and maintain industry relationships and coordinate effective project-based assessments for MBA students
February 24, 2025
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International research needs international research professionals
When researchers in poorer countries are expected to deliver programmes to the exacting standards of funders in the Global North, it makes international collaboration more difficult. Here, Mary Ryan calls for skills development initiatives to align global aspiration and reality
February 24, 2025 -
Scholarly publishers’ role in fostering collaboration in academia
With the infrastructure in place to exchange ideas and information, journals can enable scholars to build on their research and accelerate discovery and quality of innovation, as Antonia Pop explains
February 22, 2025 -
DeepSeek and shallow moats: what does it mean for higher education?
DeepSeek’s arrival may have spooked the markets, but what does it mean for the research and development of LLMs? Higher education should avoid putting all its eggs in one GenAI basket, writes Ben Swift
February 21, 2025 -
Show students you care
When you prioritise well-being, your students will thank you for it. Show kindness by taking steps to reduce cognitive load and create a welcoming and engaging learning environment
February 21, 2025 -
Providing the right resources for students who work alongside study
Student services and scholarships are among the support systems that can help students manage a job in tandem with their university education
February 21, 2025 -
Campus talks: the pros and cons of AI in higher education
How should universities manage the rapid uptake of artificial intelligence across all aspects of higher education? We talk to three experts about AI’s impact on teaching, governance and the environment
February 20, 2025 -
Three alternative assessments that build managerial skills
Personal development discussions, presentations and peer coaching help build essential communication skills and emotional intelligence. These tips will make them effective
February 20, 2025 -
How to know when students need mental health assistance
Academic institutions have a rare opportunity to intervene to help students with mental health challenges, but this requires support and training for staff and faculty, writes Amy Epperley
February 20, 2025 -
Beyond the classroom: from PhD preparation to leadership
A foundational pathway that nurtures future leaders in healthcare and scientific innovation produces students who are not only ready for their PhD journey but emerge as skilled professionals and researchers, write Zoltán Benyó and Attila Szijártó
February 19, 2025 -
Can you teach interdisciplinarity in 10 weeks?
Interdisciplinarity is an ambitious and rewarding research process, but how realistic can we be in a 10-week module? Here is how to frame the task, structure the process and balance workloads
February 19, 2025 -
Tap the mine of library data to help enhance your courses
University libraries offer a rich well of data for course enhancement teams, on everything from student engagement to which resources they’re using most. Here’s how to make the most of it
February 19, 2025 -
Market orientation must be an institution-wide endeavour
As higher education becomes increasingly global, universities must adopt a market-orientated philosophy, balancing student needs, national priorities and competitive differentiation, writes Emily Owen
February 18, 2025 -
Voice, agency and style: what goes missing when AI chats back
We need to teach that imperfect but authentic writing is more valuable than sentences that are polished on the surface, argue three US academics. Here, they share surprise findings from STEM and beyond
February 18, 2025 -
What can module leaders learn from Toyota?
How to use the plan-do-check-act cycle to improve student success, satisfaction and grades
February 18, 2025