Faced with an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous – or VUCA – world, how can universities adapt and prepare themselves and their students to successfully navigate through turbulent times?
The world in which universities teach, support students and undertake research has become increasingly volatile and uncertain. Taken alone, the climate crisis, global pandemics, political instability and rapid technological advances pose huge challenges, but when combined as they are now, they can seem unsurmountable. And yet higher education is where our greatest minds are dedicated to seeking solutions to such wicked problems. At a time when uncertainty is perhaps the only thing educators and leaders can rely on, the resources in this spotlight offer advice on how to build resilience and adaptability in faculty, staff and students.
