Universities as business launchpads: creating spaces for enterprise to flourish
What are the vital components of an effective university innovation and entrepreneurship hub? Julian Henry explains
February 13, 2023
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What you don’t know about IP protections – but should
From patents to trademarks and copyright, intellectual property is a vast field with financial and legal implications. So, get to know your university’s technology transfer office, says Itzel Saldivar
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What’s your scholarly ‘next big thing’, and how should you choose it?
For those who want to be setting the agenda in their field, a big project is one of the clearest ways of doing it. Lucas Lixinski ruminates on what that could look like
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ChatGPT and learning design: what online content creation opportunities does it offer?
A guide to how ChatGPT and other AI writers can be used to help learning designers and faculty create course content more efficiently
February 10, 2023 -
We don’t teach students to use a slide rule in a world of calculators
Accelerating AI capabilities give rise to ethical questions about use, for students and educators. With the technology here to stay, how can universities equip future decision-makers with the skills they will need for the workplace?
February 9, 2023 -
Data-driven solutions to challenges in higher education
Data-driven technology allows companies to create integrated analytics systems that provide the higher education sector with transparent solutions and better-informed decision-making practices
February 9, 2023 -
How faculty support and entrepreneurial programmes can boost research commercialisation
Universities can support an invention as it moves from the lab to real-world impact through key focus areas such as protecting IP and networking, writes Audrey Calvird
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Tips from students on how to film videos that keep them engaged
A discussion thread on making videos became Keith Pressey’s most successful post in 13 years of teaching – here he shares the key takeaways from the exercise
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A robust complaints process for students working in NHS placements
Students training as health and social care workers must be supported to speak up about complaints or concerns from practice settings. Helen Carr outlines a clear process
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How LGBTQ leaders navigate a predominantly non-LGBTQ world
Looking at LGBTQ leadership style as a reaction to the power structures that dominate our culture is essential to finding a common thread through a diverse community, writes Karen Whitney
February 8, 2023 -
The changes to the National Student Survey could prove disastrous
The removal of well-being-centric questions and the ability to compare with previous years will impede universities’ ability to offer adequate support
February 8, 2023 -
Voting counts: how to get more students to the ballot box
Young people are less likely to vote than any other age group, so what can institutions do to engage students with the most fundamental of democratic processes? Rebecca Deegan shares some lessons
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Universities turn to UN’s SDGs to demonstrate impact
With institutions under pressure to demonstrate their value in an increasingly competitive sector, having a strategy that focuses on the world’s biggest challenges can drive sustainable success
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From personal to professional: incorporating sustainability into your university work
Practical advice for embedding sustainability issues into broader professional practice, taking lessons from teaching English language that are applicable across other disciplines
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Strengthening academic integrity requires action from students and teachers alike
Eunice Costilla Cruz offers recommendations for promoting academic integrity in your students and how to deal with an offence
February 7, 2023