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Teaching and learning take passion and finding funding can feel like a courtship, right? This collection of resources for Valentine’s Day covers many things academics love: from…

After more than a decade of arts funding cuts in the UK, a career in the creative industries can feel out of reach for many. Educators play a crucial role in…

Assessing a student’s knowledge and skills in ways that reflect real-world contexts offers dynamic learning experiences and prepares students for future work…

The aptly labelled ‘year of elections’ rolls on with UK voters going to the polls on 4 July and the French election process concluding soon after. So, how can higher…

A student’s experience of higher education can be greatly enhanced by an institution’s deliberate and considered actions towards building a sense of belonging…

Faced with growing environmental and societal challenges, we can expect radical changes in accounting practices over the next few years. Finance and…

This series of resources from UK digital adopters presents evidence from multiple universities of the seeds of digital transformation. Collecting and sharing…

Students and faculty who use English as a second language have advantages and challenges in higher education. This collection of resources looks at how to…

In an age of artificial intelligence, misinformation and political polarisation, critical thinking is more important than ever. But how can educators inspire this…

Navigating higher education as a racial minority can be fraught, but for Black men and women, often the least represented minority group in an institution, the academy…

AI writing programmes such as ChatGPT have sent tremors across the higher education sector. Will artificial intelligence free up cognitive space for deeper thinking?…

Place-based education can take many forms but all focus on moving learning out of the classroom and into local communities and spaces. This approach to higher…

In 2022, academics from across biosciences disciplines came together to discuss how to provide diverse first-year student cohorts with the grounding needed to…

Many university activities have switched to digital realms meaning institutions have access to more data, enabling greater insights into students’ learning and well-being. But…

Whether it’s called block teaching, block scheduling, block planning or simply the block model, this mode of instruction is intense, immersive and sometimes…

Successfully communicating research findings to relevant audiences is a vital component of academic success. There are many ways of doing this but not all of them come…

While many academics are interested in decolonising curricula, fewer feel confident in where or how to start. The term ‘decolonisation’ is often misconstrued as a process…

When students are doing – whether moving around the classroom or applying knowledge in a new environment – they’re engaged, inspired and…

Research metrics can be helpful but offer a very narrow view, often prizing quantity over quality. So, how can higher education institutions look beyond the numbers…

This collection covers the seven principles of the Higher Education Learning Framework. The HELF has been created as a guide for organisations, teachers and…

Education is one of the pillars of a healthy democracy, but when invasions of sovereign nations, curbed civil liberties or disputed elections threaten the values of democratic…

This collection explores why learning students’ names and articulating them correctly is so important to building an engaging and inclusive classroom. It also offers tips…

Achieving gender equality in higher education remains elusive. In some parts of the world, girls struggle to access post-secondary education and even in countries where…

Protecting the well-being of students and academics has become one of the most pressing challenges faced by higher education institutions. The ripple effect of the…

A collection of resources exploring how to use reflective practices to deepen learning and research skills from dozens of academics all over the world. Find out why…

Collaborating with students is an effective way to develop curricula, classroom activities and even sometimes, assessments. But while many are familiar with the concept…

Online teaching has become a core component of educational programmes. In a hybrid world, academics must deliver effective blended teaching that engages with…

Practical advice on improving key elements of digital teaching provision, based on the combined expertise of faculty, spanning dozens of disciplines, at the American…

The well-being of students and faculty has been severely tested throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, sparking calls for a more compassionate approach to higher…

Students are more likely to be actively engaged in their learning if they are enjoying it and, happily, online teaching offers plenty of opportunity to play around and get creative…

As the debate rages on about the future of the lecture, academics teaching online are developing effective and innovative ways to adapt this traditional style of…

Online education can be a lonely experience, but there are plenty of ways to foster community via digital channels. Here are a range of ideas for building online…

Advice to meet the six key recommendations proposed by Sir Michael Barber in his review of online higher education for the Office for Students: Redesign…

Online teaching experts share advice to help instructors design and deliver effective remote courses, following the rapid move to virtual learning, in this series of webinars…

Advice on best practice, techniques and tools in online teaching and learning shared by university educators as part of REMOTE: The connected faculty summit, hosted by…