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David Dugger explains what an early college programme should focus on in order to improve outcomes for students from under-represented groups

A transformed system of HE would cast off these outdated assumptions about learning and base educational practices on the best research, says Nobel winner Carl Wieman

With the right approach and a strong institutional commitment, students with intellectual disabilities can thrive at university and in the workplace

The quality of the connection between teachers and their charges is a true learning booster for students and can become a source of well-being for teachers, too

Viviana Cáceres outlines some of the common difficulties encountered when designing a course together – and how to overcome them

John Madden provides insight on how universities can mobilise their intellectual and institutional capacities to accelerate towards net zero emissions

Career preparation begins before graduation. Ellenor Anderbyrne and Daniel Youd describe lessons learned from building a student career-readiness programme from the ground up

There is a need in academia for professors to match teaching and research with professional practice – and be fairly compensated for it

Sara Metz offers practical advice on adopting the ‘stress continuum’ – a shared language and system to help staff and students reflect upon and discuss their well-being

Freewriting for five minutes warms up the brain and begins to fill students’ blank screens with material that gets their writing going. Anne Carlisle talks through the process