Yes, empathy can be taught – here’s how
Find out how evidence-based methods can be used to provide empathy training, bringing huge potential benefits for healthcare outcomes and busting the…
How to embed inclusion into the curriculum
From getting buy-in at the highest level within an institution to clearly communicating inclusivity goals, Liz Jones outlines the foundations for putting…
Can academic prenups help overcome barriers to interdisciplinary research?
A bottom-up approach could establish shared values, objectives, risk appetites and publication strategies as ways to mitigate challenges that hinder effective progress of…
‘Strengthening institution-wide commitment to trans inclusion is more important than ever’
Guidance for museums, galleries and heritage has insight for universities as they prepare to bolster freedom of speech, write four academics
Don’t keep your distance learners at a distance
Tailored communication, supervision and technology can give distance-learning postgraduate researchers the same sense of belonging as their on-campus …
Walk the walk to benefit your academic research
Walking can be used to benefit academic research, help with problem-solving and promote creative thinking. Here, Anna Lois McKay explains the different ways it works
Sea of sameness: why universities have trouble with branding
Universities need to better embrace commercial opportunities and stop trying to be all things to all people, says Paul Baines
Fake news and disinformation abounds, but what can universities do?
Few universities offer courses on countering propaganda, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings this weakness of provision into sharp relief, says Paul Baines
How to become a dean
Paul Baines talks through the pros and cons of being a dean, plus the skills you’ll need to display during the recruitment process to get there
Fake news, educated views and how-tos: social media for teaching and research
Terese Bird shares her ideas on how to use some of the most popular social media platforms to support your teaching and research
