Three ways to develop students’ AI literacy
Is higher education prepared for a future defined by AI, or do we need to do more to align education with technology’s changing landscape? Here are three…
The renaissance of the essay starts here
In the age of AI, has long-form writing in higher education reached a dead end? Martin Compton and Claire Gordon discuss the unique aspects of the essay and introduce a…
How to collaborate successfully with big business
Lessons for university teams on working with corporate business to deliver mutually beneficial projects
Embrace the potential of dyslexic thinkers for the future of research
Academia has made progress in recognising neurodiversity, but dyslexic academics still face significant barriers. Here’s how universities can embrace cultural …
AI as tutor and critic: using tech to personalise education
Artificial intelligence can have practical applications for assessment in higher education, despite the focus on the threats it poses. Here are considerations when …
Is it worth paying for GenAI?
How useful is artificial intelligence for syllabus design? A law lecturer compared the free and subscription versions of three generative AI platforms, with…
Five questions to consider when embedding cultural competency for internationalisation
Cultural competency involves seeing the world through the lens of other people, across race, gender and age barriers, among others. Shuangyu Li outlines the five questions to…
How can we teach AI literacy skills?
Universities have made positive strides in improving digital literacy for graduates, but now they need to do the same for AI literacy
Community organising: a case study in parent engagement
Widening participation in higher education and improving the education journeys of young people cannot happen in isolation, writes Michael Bennett. Here…
THE podcast: how to do public engagement
What is best practice for universities’ public engagement? How do you enlist the public in your research? And how do you keep them interested in the…
What we can learn from Black women academics in the UK
As a Black female lecturer, Shelley McLetchie-Holder outlines lessons she has drawn from other Black women academics working in the UK and explains how institutions…
How to embed service to society within the educational experience
Helen Coulshed and Jeanne Wilson discuss their experience creating an interdisciplinary “service” module to challenge gender inequalities in local schools
How to achieve PR impact with little – or no – budget
With finances squeezed across the sector, building trust and engagement – as well as relationships with partners and journalists – is crucial for PR impact, explains Tanya Wood
Practical ways to develop a comprehensive university ‘sanctuary’ programme
Seven practical steps to developing a comprehensive sanctuary programme that can support the immediate needs of displaced students and academics while …
THE podcast: how to build mutually beneficial community partnerships
Three vice-presidents of public affairs and community engagement at universities in London, Melbourne and Chicago speak to the value of two-way partnerships
How to be a civic university: lessons in collaborating with local communities
Deborah Bull outlines how institutions can make their civic duties a strategic priority, developing mutually beneficial partnerships with local communities and…
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: investing in early career interdisciplinarity
Three PhD students share tips for embracing an interdisciplinary approach to research from the start of one’s academic career to aid progress towards tackling …
Advice for early career researchers on handling workplace inequality, prejudice and exclusion
Sarah Jasim and Shaakir Salam offer early career researchers advice on how to navigate issues of inequality, prejudice and exclusion in the workplace and handle…
Five big questions about the future of digital education
Four leading academics tackle five questions about online education covering assessment, content creation, data protection, digital natives and the future of universities
