Use short-form videos to build community in large courses
TikTok-style videos can give a face to a department and encourage students to take an active role in academic life. Learn how to work with students to create them
July 27, 2026
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Turning final-year research projects into community collaborations
How to embed collaboration with external partners into core research assessment to ease pressure on labs while building core employability skills
July 27, 2026 -
Why timing matters for research into students’ GenAI misuse
Research into GenAI-assisted cheating across disciplines may not be showing the whole picture. Here’s what researchers should be doing to make sure their work stays relevant when technology is moving so quickly
July 27, 2026 -
How I used chalk and paper to win back students’ attention
It’s not just about kicking AI and other technology out of the university classroom. A return to analogue teaching methods requires preparation in order to reap the benefits of deeper learning and engagement, writes Jose Eos Trinidad
July 27, 2026 -
Universities are ‘wintering’: we need psychological safety more than ever
The UK sector is enduring course cuts, redundancies and restructures. Here, Meredith Wilkinson suggests practices that leadership can put in place to support staff and students through uncertainty
July 25, 2026 -
How to turn humanities students into advocates
How a design thinking approach to a community project helped students raise awareness about racism against Indigenous women in Mexico
July 24, 2026 -
How VR can embed the health and safety standards of the future
Virtual reality simulations can equip construction students with technical skills and impress on them the importance of safety. Find out how here
July 24, 2026 -
Academic collaboration isn’t automatic – here’s how to make it work
Effective collaboration in research and teaching practice requires more than goodwill. It depends on clear goals, shared contributions, project management, cultural awareness and space to raise concerns
July 24, 2026 -
The future of graduate employability depends on making skills visible
Degrees are not disappearing, but employers increasingly want evidence of capability, challenging universities to make graduates' skills more visible
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A philosophical approach can help media students understand complex terms
Students need to do more than memorise definitions of complex terms. Learn how a classroom activity based on analytic philosophy makes abstract concepts more tangible
July 23, 2026 -
How to be present in teaching, even when you’re not physically there
Asynchronous course design has to work for the student logging in alone at 11pm, or it doesn’t work at all. Here’s how to design to make your presence felt, even in absence
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Why one-way university outreach falls short
If outreach work is only about disseminating knowledge and not about listening, universities risk reinforcing their ‘ivory tower’ reputation. Real impact comes from co-creating knowledge with communities. Pipiet Larasatie explains
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The secrets of successful university outreach
Learn how to create and deliver effective university outreach programmes that get more people interested in and engaged with higher education
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Help students become language mediators to bridge knowledge gaps
How mediation, translanguaging and a class contract can develop understanding, prevent clashes and promote appreciation for diversity in multilingual classrooms
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Five ways academics can protect their annual leave
Organisation and communication will ease the way for university staff to book guilt-free time off and prevent burnout
July 22, 2026