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By kiera.obrien, 26 July, 2024
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In his new book ‘Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth’, Daniel R Porterfield explores how to spark a heat-seeking search for knowledge among undergraduates
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By Eliza.Compton, 26 July, 2024
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Co-producing a research project is not all consensus and harmony, so these four tips will guide research collaborators in how to allow and enable disagreements and dissenting voices
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By Laura.Duckett, 25 July, 2024
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While not technically in the job description, academic professionals support their students with recognising and working through their mental health issues
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By kiera.obrien, 25 July, 2024
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Launching a digital upskilling product is one thing but getting staff to use it is quite another. Katie Steen and Dave Weller harnessed the power of personalisation to get that all-important buy-in
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By Eliza.Compton, 25 July, 2024
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Young women and men from African countries will soon comprise the most significant group of globally mobile students. What if universities met them with a sustainable, positive vision for their communities and the host institutions? Here are practical strategies and resources
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By Eliza.Compton, 24 July, 2024
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An effective way to nurture talent is to enable not only individual but also community learning. Here’s how the Hungarian system of colleges for advanced studies helps to train medical professionals who are also well versed in social issues
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By kiera.obrien, 23 July, 2024
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Developing industry experience is often the last thing on the minds of the PhD community, but nurturing partnerships between academia and industry can enrich the journey, believes Maria-Christina Vogkli
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By Eliza.Compton, 19 July, 2024
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Generative artificial intelligence can trigger a certain amount of angst, but AI’s potential to support student learning should be explored, write Steve Hill and Quintus Stierstorfer
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By Laura.Duckett, 18 July, 2024
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We propose evaluating our assessments and incorporating innovative elements to better emulate real-world tasks in terms of both the process and product of assessment, write David Tree, Stephanie Baines, Pauldy Otermans, Nicholas Worsfold and Emily Hobson
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By Laura.Duckett, 17 July, 2024
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As teachers, we should continue to learn and reflect to equip ourselves with the skills, knowledge, expertise and other characteristics to cope with the complex and dynamic changes and challenges ahead of us, writes Adrian Man-Ho Lam
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By Eliza.Compton, 17 July, 2024
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Fitness and sport programmes are not only for elite athletes. Here, Phil Malatesta offers advice for how to maximise students’ opportunities for movement and physical activity
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Views: comment and opinion on key challenges in higher education
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By Eliza.Compton, 9 April, 2024
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Storytelling can be a powerful change agent. When proposing change – such as the digital transformation in universities – leadership needs to communicate in ways that cut through the noise and inspire action, write three digital adopters
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By Eliza.Compton, 12 July, 2024
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Students may see handwriting essays in class as a needlessly time-consuming approach to assignments, but I want them to learn how to engage with arguments, develop their own views and convey them effectively, writes James Stacey Taylor
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By Eliza.Compton, 4 July, 2024
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Not everyone wants to be a computer scientist, a software engineer or a machine learning developer. We owe it to our students to prepare them with a full range of AI skills for the world they will graduate into, writes David Joyner
Research distilled: lessons from the latest research into higher education
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By Miranda Prynne, 26 October, 2022
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Students can feel overwhelmed when faced with lengthy academic reading lists so how can educators help them develop their reading skills? Will Mason and Meesha Warmington share five actions to support students in tackling, even enjoying, their course literature
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Case studies: first-hand accounts of successful projects within higher education institutions
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By Eliza.Compton, 19 July, 2024
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Generative artificial intelligence can trigger a certain amount of angst, but AI’s potential to support student learning should be explored, write Steve Hill and Quintus Stierstorfer
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Assessment and quality assurance
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By Laura.Duckett, 18 July, 2024
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We propose evaluating our assessments and incorporating innovative elements to better emulate real-world tasks in terms of both the process and product of assessment, write David Tree, Stephanie Baines, Pauldy Otermans, Nicholas Worsfold and Emily Hobson
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By Eliza.Compton, 9 July, 2024
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Producing a doctoral dissertation can be an intimidating process, writes Bill Huckle. Here, he shares practical strategies for graduate students taking on the work to share their original contribution to knowledge with the wider community
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Webinars and podcasts: live conversations providing practical advice for higher education professionals
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By Eliza.Compton, 18 June, 2024
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Does the UK general election offer a ray of hope for the beleaguered university sector? Two higher education policy experts give their take on what university leaders can do to make a case for the sector and how a new parliament might tackle hot topics such as international students and research funding
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