Media training can combat low BME representation in academia
Advice from Imperial College London’s new media training academy to help BME researchers build their profiles and increase the reach of their research
How to preserve academic credibility when engaging with social media
As political expression on social media can harm public perception of scientists, strategies such as sharing research, separating personal and professional identities,…
How to handle data ethically and effectively as a social scientist
New data sources are generating vast amounts of information for researchers. But social scientists and management researchers should put robust practices …
THE podcast: the future of XR and immersive learning
Immersive technology expert Monica Arés explains how the combination of artificial intelligence and extended reality in education has the potential to unlock curiosity…
Diversity efforts in academia are leading us towards ‘the oppression Olympics’
EDI campaigns and scholarships keep failing ethnic minority students because they are tailored to the needs of white people, writes Andrea E.L. Attipoe
Co-pilots: a new way of improving hybrid teaching for everyone
Bringing in a ‘co-pilot’ instructor to support the running of hybrid classes can improve the teaching and learning experience for students and their lecturers,…
We need systemic change to tackle EDI in education
Tackling discrimination in business and society requires us to change the ways we deal with ‘difference’ in education, writes Sankalp Chaturvedi
Universities must think smarter when devising edtech strategies for the future
The ideal vision is one where AI and faculty work together to deliver the best outcomes, rather than a two-tier system where the less privileged are left with a low-cost, …
Helping doctoral students build international connections
PhD students’ learning and research can be greatly enhanced through international collaboration. A team from Imperial College London shares practical tips…
Playful learning: how to get started
Incorporating play into your teaching promotes student engagement and participation, explains Giskin Day and offers tips on how to get started
Make classroom connections by drawing from the slow movement
An introduction to the slow movement and its ideology to show how it can inspire approaches to building connection in the classroom, purposefully scaffolding…
Business schools must play their part in supporting those fleeing Ukraine
As providers of education that sits at the interface of industry and academia, the onus is on business schools to step up during times of crisis
What is the secret to quality control in online teaching?
Four higher education professionals discuss what universities and faculty can, or should, do to ensure a top quality digital teaching across their institutions
