HE needs to follow tech companies’ lead and go ‘agile’
Universities need shorter cycles of learning and credentialing, such as eight-week academic terms and quick, stackable certificates, says Tom Monahan
September 22, 2021
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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: investing in early career interdisciplinarity
Three PhD students share tips for embracing an interdisciplinary approach to research from the start of one’s academic career to aid progress towards tackling the Sustainable Development Goals
September 21, 2021 -
Broccoli and birdsong: the shifty discourse of ‘staff well-being’
When institutions put responsibility for wellness onto individuals, they also deflect their role in staff burnout and mental ill health, writes Madeleine Davies
September 20, 2021 -
Designing back from the future: building scenarios to engage students with global challenges
Anke Schwittay shows how design methods such as scenario building can help students think creatively about diverse challenges and imagine responses to them
September 20, 2021 -
Eight ways your university can make research culture more open
Parveen Yaqoob and Robert Darby share eight actions institutions can take to foster a culture of research that is more accessible, transparent and reproducible
September 17, 2021 -
How to ensure your mentorship programme isn’t one of the (many) bad ones
Structured mentorship programmes offer a non-judgemental setting in which to ask those pesky questions whose answers shape careers, says Lia Paola Zambetti
September 17, 2021 -
Enhance your research through public engagement and collaboration
How can academics shape research around mutually beneficial public engagement and collaboration? Emily Burns outlines the key considerations
September 16, 2021 -
Want to tear students from their phones? Learn their names
Holding students’ attention in a world of digital distractions is tough, but James Lang explains why remembering and using their names can make the task less herculean
September 16, 2021 -
Listen to this! Using podcasts for online learning
Emily O’Reilly explains why and how to use educational podcasts to supplement your online teaching
September 15, 2021 -
Displaced workers deserve more than short-termism from universities
Institutions must stop and think before helping reshape the career trajectories of millions of workers, says Gangaram Singh
September 15, 2021 -
Decolonising the curriculum – how do I get started?
Rowena Arshad provides pointers for any teaching academics considering how to get started on decolonising their curriculum
September 14, 2021 -
Leaders: how to build community and trust during a crisis
Charles Egbu, vice-chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, reflects on five key lessons he learned while taking the helm during the pandemic
September 14, 2021 -
Fake news, educated views and how-tos: social media for teaching and research
Terese Bird shares her ideas on how to use some of the most popular social media platforms to support your teaching and research
September 13, 2021 -
The UK must act now to preserve its reputation internationally
The figures show that the UK is slowly losing its appeal to overseas students, but what can be done about it? asks Vivienne Stern
September 13, 2021 -
Innovative approaches to transnational education
Vangelis Tsiligiris outlines the key areas for innovation in the design and delivery of transnational education based on changing needs and developments in the global higher education landscape
September 10, 2021