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By Laura.Duckett , 11 December, 2024

Sustainability education needs to go beyond the SDGs

Two scientists working on a windfarm
Aligning teaching with the Sustainable Development Goals can only go so far in preparing students for a climate change-affected world. This resource offers a framework for embedding sustainability more deeply into curricula
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 10 December, 2024

What skills does the 21st-century medical educator need?

Medical students
A faculty development programme for instructors must facilitate more than efficient knowledge transfer. Incorporating pedagogical innovation, digital proficiency and emotional intelligence will ensure the well-being of educators and students
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 9 December, 2024

The renaissance of the essay starts here

A woman works on an essay, using her laptop and several books
In the age of AI, has long-form writing in higher education reached a dead end? Martin Compton and Claire Gordon discuss the unique aspects of the essay and introduce a manifesto to revitalise it
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6minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 9 December, 2024

Dreaming of tuī returning to campus

Close-up portrait of Tui - Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - a famous New Zealand endemic honeyeater with yellow pollen on the forehead, in a blurred green background, in New Zealand
Collaboration between community groups, local government and university students has improved bird nest survival rates exponentially as part of a broader biodiversity plan. Here is how one university is bringing native fauna back to campus
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4minutes
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