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‘Power skills’ for 21st-century academia How to develop the transferable skills that all academics - whether in leadership, teaching or research - need to master themselves and share with students
Transferable skills form the heart of university education, linking all disciplines and aspects of academic life. Often undersold as ‘soft skills’, capabilities such as critical thinking and emotional intelligence are even more essential in the 21st century . This collection of resources looks at how to teach and acquire core skills such as decision-making, communication, teamwork, leadership and stress management, whether it’s in class, online or through extracurricular activities.
Copyright © 2025 THE - Times Higher Education. All rights reserved. Training students in effective teamwork and collaboration
The ability to work effectively as part of a team is a vital life skill . Steven Bateman , Yan Jin and Jie Zhang explain how they support and train students in teamwork
Six tips on helping your students improve their teamwork skills
We know that teamwork is more important than ever before – here ’ s how to help students identify their ideal role in a team , agree on …
Why do we expect students to work well in groups if we don ’ t teach them how ?
If we ’ re going to assign team projects , and if we really believe working well in a group is important , we must teach effective group …
Eight essential tips for remote interdisciplinary teamwork
Roc í o Elizabeth Cortez M á rquez and Elia Esther Mendoza Carabeo give advice on making interdisciplinary teams work online
A ‘ motivation and engagement wheel ’ to keep students on board
The wheel model was designed to help demystify student motivation and provide targeted help where and when necessary , explains Andrew J . Martin
Learning to learn and higher - order thinking : it ’ s not just what to learn but how to learn
Through deconstructing the thought processes that occur during learning , students understand how they learn and therefore learn more effectively
How a rich extracurricular campus life nurtures well - rounded …
Soft skills such as organisation , communication and networking are often developed outside the classroom . Here ’ s how …
Thinking in action : training students in decision - making
Four interrelated modes of analysis that support informed decision - making , and how to teach them , by Adrian Man - Ho Lam
Learner , student , graduate : a toolkit for student identity formation and …
A toolkit to guide students in developing and critically reflecting upon their own identities and journeys as they progress through …
We ’ ve forgotten how to communicate science to the public at a crucial time
As we try to tackle climate change , it feels like the pandemic has pushed us back decades to the bad old mode of scientists lecturing the public , says John Womersley
Promoting communication skills is just as vital as course content
From the classroom to the workplace , students need to communicate effectively – and you can show them how
Starting from scratch to promote critical thinking in your classes
Critical thinking is a crucial skill for all areas of life . Adriana Gonz á lez Nava and Paulo Mendoza Rivera explain how to promote it in …
Educating trainee teachers in critical thinking
Effective approaches to training student teachers in critical thinking so they can apply it across multiple disciplines and pass on …
How to teach critical thinking to beginners
Sarah Ivory explains how she teaches critical thinking through application rather than theory , tasking students with applying three …
Complaining that the leadership talent pool is running dry ? Here ’ s how to fill it
Abandoning traditional hierarchies and allowing mid - and early - career staff to experience leadership creates a thriving , diverse talent pool , say Jo Cresswell and Peter Hogg
Authentic leadership isn ’ t new – but we need it more than ever in HE
For leadership to be effective , we need to understand our own limitations and listen to others to learn how to overcome them , say Sarah Jones and Alasdair Blair
How we used a business management theory to help students …
Uncertainty is a major challenge to mental health so a team at Xi ’ an Jiaotong - Liverpool University used a business management …
Coaching students in self - care lessons that will help them manage stress
From setting a consistent wake - up time to sound financial planning , there are many beneficial changes that you can …
It ’ s past time for a serious appraisal of mindfulness education
True mindfulness education goes beyond pedagogy and improving learning outcomes – it is a holistic approach for developing students …
