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By Laura.Duckett , 6 May, 2025

Make social groups work for under-represented students

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Collaborate with students to create social groups that foster connection among those with shared lived experiences. Above all, ensure these groups have a clear purpose and focus on inclusion, rather than emphasising difference
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By Eliza.Compton , 5 May, 2025

From peanut butter to effective policy impact

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In a sector that often seems tasked with being everything to everyone, each university needs a policy strategy that focuses institutional expertise where it will make the most difference, writes Alistair Sackley
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By kiera.obrien , 1 May, 2025

Four ways to balance service and learning

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Community-engaged pedagogies such as service learning are widely practised in universities, but how to achieve a lasting impact on both students and communities? Here are four strategies to do so
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 30 April, 2025

Can we use GenAI to subvert the neoliberal university?

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Generative AI can be a tool of resistance against the corporatisation of higher education – or it can be just another distraction to make us ‘zombies in the loop’ of the system. Here is how we can choose the former
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5minutes
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