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Copyright © 2025 THE - Times Higher Education. All rights reserved. The AI genie is out of the bottle – now what ?
Generative AI is here to stay , so let ’ s build AI literacy , incorporate AI into assessment and craft solid policies for its use
Eight steps to launch a student - led peer - review journal
To help PhD students gain the skills required for publication and improve research literacy , consider an in - house academic journal
Educate to empower your students and prevent harassment
To make campus safer , why not teach first - year students the principles of harassment prevention ? Here ’ s how
Moving over to the dark side : academic or academic administrator ?
Academics may view administrators with suspicion , but Elaine Sharplin recommends stepping over to the dark side – as long as you stay true to your roots
Experiencing the workplace can help students ’ career readiness
How to help your graduates step straight into the world of work ? Give them a taste of it while they ’ re still students . Gaini Yessembekova and Liliya Tleukenova offer advice
How to navigate the PhD thesis
The PhD thesis may be a mountain to climb , but you can take it one step at a time . Luis R Rojas - Sol ó rzano offers his guidance
The everyday tools you can use to alleviate public speaking anxiety
Research shows that people regard death as less terrifying than public speaking . Thomas Duke offers three ways to speak with confidence
Give educators the skills to bring assessment into the future
How can academics get to grips with the most cutting - edge of assessment tools ? Matthew Courtney details how to educate STEM experts on modern assessment systems
Let ’ s break down the barriers blocking neurodivergent people from higher education
How can we help neurodivergent students participate and thrive ? Sourav Mukhopadhyay offers advice on making your classroom an inclusive environment for …
As librarians , we should embrace open research
Open access represents a new opportunity , and librarians are ideally placed to implement it . Nazarbayev University ’ s library team offers their advice
Russia ’ s intellectual isolation presents opportunities for Central Asian HE
Major universities in this region are now uniquely positioned to build new international partnerships with academic institutions that have lost access to Russia
