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Make space to be a little bit extra How to encourage everyone on campus to participate in extracurricular activities to enrich personal and professional development
It’s not all lectures, labs and tutorials. Life outside class should give students valuable learning experiences that can enrich their personal and professional development. Whether it’s sport, creative pursuits, professional societies or work experience, all give a chance to build soft skills such as teamwork and problem-solving and foster a crucial sense of belonging. Here’s how to create a rich, diverse and challenging campus programme that students (and staff) will want to engage with.
Copyright © 2025 THE - Times Higher Education. All rights reserved. How to encourage students to engage in the broader university offering
Getting involved in campus life beyond the classroom brings multiple benefits for students , so how can universities encourage greater participation in the range of activities on offer ?
The benefits of leveraging student interest groups
Kelly Lam shares how universities can work with student interest groups to add value to the university and aid student development
Generation Z presents new challenges for medical education
Digitally savvy and adapted to rapid change , this cohort of future doctors needs emotional support and help managing …
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 …
A practical approach to tackling eco - anxiety
We induce eco - anxiety by teaching students about climate change , so training them in practical and achievable solutions to it are needed , too , write Helen Hicks and Dawn Lees
It ’ s a game changer : using design thinking to find solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals
Rachel Bickerdike explains how using design thinking to find solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals can open up a new world of social entrepreneurship for students
How to work with industry in mutually beneficial ways
Collaboration through professional societies offers students real - world learning opportunities and universities a way to …
Teamwork , support and structure : the core principles of rewarding student …
Student internships are an effective way to facilitate student - staff collaboration but , to work well , they require teamwork , the right …
How to sustain a journal and beat the academic publishing racket
Starting a journal is hard enough – keeping it going is an ongoing challenge . Here ’ s how to maintain success in academic publishing
How a rich extracurricular campus life nurtures well - rounded individuals
Soft skills such as organisation , communication and networking are often developed outside the classroom . Here ’ s how universities can help their students learn vital life skills
From cohort to community : how to support student - led initiatives
Building a strong cohort starts with supporting students directly . Here , we , as student and staff co - authors in the humanities , share insights on how to encourage solutions designed for students by students
Supporting students with disabilities ’ success through extracurricular …
Non - curricular activities develop students ’ skills and sense of belonging , but students with disabilities often face financial , cultural and …
Steps to address the operational challenges of widening participation
Well - being assistance , leadership development and mentoring opportunities are key to supporting students from under - …
A whole - campus approach to boost belonging for student success
Joint efforts among faculty , staff and students themselves can support first - year and transfer scholars to feel included and engaged , …
Creative projects as a way of bringing students together
An institution - wide creative project is an opportunity for students to make friends and learn from one another , writes Karen Amanda Harris . Here , she shares tips for developing an extracurricular language - art project
Why my hobbies make me a better scholar
Non - academic skills , both motor and cognitive , can enrich research capabilities in unexpected and often unexamined ways , writes Stephen W . Harmon
