5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (310+ words) The best teachers I have known share an important characteristic: they have never considered themselves finished products. They remain curious, not only about their disciplines but about their students, their teaching and their own capacity to learn and grow. That…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1060+ words) Universities spend a great deal of time preparing their students for the serious things: assessments, presentations, interviews and careers, in an increasingly complex world of employment. Playfulness, as a practical learning mechanism, rarely makes this list. In fact, it’s something…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (545+ words) Two hot topics in higher education right now – embedding AI literacy in course design and designing inclusive learning environments – are often treated as separate problems with separate fixes. But they don’t have to be. The right AI tool, used the…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (236+ words) Many South Asian parents believe that only two career paths are respectable and secure: medicine and engineering. But this shuts down a range of potential careers that might better suit their children This creates a major barrier in career counselling,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (538+ words) A teaching philosophy statement can open doors to career opportunities and help educators to better understand and improve their practice. A strong statement clearly illustrates the values, beliefs and goals (VBGs) that govern your teaching approach and shows how they…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (238+ words) Standing in front of a lecture theatre of several hundred students, I often find myself returning to the same question: what are students really paying attention to while they sit here? Many students who are physically present in class are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (658+ words) More than 60 organisations have backed the government’s Women in Research charter, aimed at bringing the sector into line “with the vast majority” of workplaces. It is hoped female researchers will no longer have to “abandon their hard work” or accept…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (701+ words) Young people growing up in care in parts of London are more than four times more likely to go on to university than their peers elsewhere, according to a new analysis. Between 2006-07 and 2020-21, just 13 per cent of those with experience…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (661+ words) Academics who work remotely report higher levels of stress compared with those who work on campuses, a new paper has found. Those working from home are more likely to say they feel “overwhelmed” and “overloaded with work responsibilities”, according to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (685+ words) Many more female PhD graduates are delaying parenthood until they have established an academic career, says a major international study whose results suggest younger mothers face significant professional disadvantages. Drawing on a global survey of 8,097 academic parents, the study published…...