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Hear academics and university leaders reflect on their professional journeys and address some of the biggest questions facing higher education today. The Campus podcast gets under the skin of the issues and individuals defining the future of teaching, research, EDI, digital transformation and sustainability in the academy. Test

By kiera.obrien , 25 February, 2025

Universities need to move interdisciplinary professional associations to the next step

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Inter- and transdisciplinary teaching is going beyond communities of practice – but it’s still too small to compete with discipline-based professional associations. Here are the questions we should be asking to move forward

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By Eliza.Compton , 25 February, 2025

How civic arts programmes can make students feel welcome

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Empowering students to co-create music events with peers can foster a sense of belonging in their university and city. Here’s how a student-community collective breathed new life into a 50-year-old venue

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 24 February, 2025

Four things to consider to create a safe and inspiring interdisciplinary learning environment

With interdisciplinary teaching, we need to look at ‘how’ as well as ‘what’. Focus on these four elements of course design to create a space where integration and interdisciplinarity can flourish

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 24 February, 2025

Improving assessments through industry collaboration

How to build and maintain industry relationships and coordinate effective project-based assessments for MBA students

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 24 February, 2025

International research needs international research professionals

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When researchers in poorer countries are expected to deliver programmes to the exacting standards of funders in the Global North, it makes international collaboration more difficult. Here, Mary Ryan calls for skills development initiatives to align global aspiration and reality

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 22 February, 2025

Scholarly publishers’ role in fostering collaboration in academia

With the infrastructure in place to exchange ideas and information, journals can enable scholars to build on their research and accelerate discovery and quality of innovation, as Antonia Pop explains

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 21 February, 2025

DeepSeek and shallow moats: what does it mean for higher education?

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DeepSeek’s arrival may have spooked the markets, but what does it mean for the research and development of LLMs? Higher education should avoid putting all its eggs in one GenAI basket, writes Ben Swift

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 21 February, 2025

Providing the right resources for students who work alongside study

Student services and scholarships are among the support systems that can help students manage a job in tandem with their university education

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3minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 20 February, 2025

Three alternative assessments that build managerial skills

Personal development discussions, presentations and peer coaching help build essential communication skills and emotional intelligence. These tips will make them effective

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 20 February, 2025

How to know when students need mental health assistance

Academic institutions have a rare opportunity to intervene to help students with mental health challenges, but this requires support and training for staff and faculty, writes Amy Epperley

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