How universities can use civic engagement and collaboration to impact their local communities as well as communicating and sharing knowledge with the public
XJTLU’s new Entrepreneur College had to work fast to build a sense of belonging among its first student cohorts, and one way it did this was by hosting a series of events. Xiaotong Lu shares the strategies adopted
James Derounian considers how universities act as good neighbours to their host communities and recommends a simple exercise to break free of the ivory towers
Nicola Searle shares lessons for academics on speaking in front of a parliamentary select committee, to provide insight on topics linked to your research
James Derounian makes the case for a gap year in which school-leavers can engage with university while tackling climate change and helping with community development
Mathematicians have always looked at old problems in new ways. A database of original sources will give university-level mathematics students a global, historical view of their subject
Five pointers to help researchers get policymakers interested in their work, based on a guide co-created by government and academics from the University of Leeds
When scholars know their data well and can see their findings being ignored, they should be comfortable enough to speak out. Here, Paul McGreevy offers advice to those contemplating putting their heads above the parapet
