Let it evolve: five lessons from developing our own journal
When you launch a new academic journal, be prepared to learn as it develops and let it evolve over time, writes Natalia Azzi
August 3, 2026
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Treat outreach as an integral part of the research process
Universities often frame outreach as something that happens after research is complete. But when knowledge transfer is left to the end, impact becomes an afterthought. Mike Gutter explains
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Beyond checkbox training: how to build university faculty’s digital fluency
How can institutions align digital training with the realities of academic work, professional identity and institutional culture? Here, five academics suggest design principles for effective skills development
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What future-proofing a course really means
Instead of attempting to predict the future, future-proofing online courses is about making them easier to update, more inclusive and more useful to students, even as context changes
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Why diversity literacy is a research skill
As funders demand more inclusive and internationally collaborative projects, researchers and research managers need the skills to turn good intentions into meaningful practice, says Jakob Feldtfos Christensen
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What established academics can learn from technical staff
University research runs on the expertise of technicians, research software engineers, data stewards and core‑facility specialists. Treat them as strategic partners and your group’s quality, speed and compliance will improve
July 31, 2026 -
Why I use a dating analogy to teach complex pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics is one of the more difficult topics when educating students about the complexities of prescribing medicines. But parallels with sexual attraction and rivalry offer a low-tech way to ease learning apprehension
July 30, 2026 -
Making space for Black voices in higher education
While higher education has talked a lot about EDI, are Black academics noticing the difference in their day-to-day lives? A conference gave them a space to reflect
July 30, 2026 -
Why subject-aligned career talks matter – and how to deliver them
Discipline-focused careers talks bring the labour market and recruitment practices into the classroom in a way that is based on speakers’ personal stories and experiences
July 30, 2026 -
Campus Talks: How co-creation and interdisciplinarity enrich university outreach
An expert in science engagement explains why a people-centred approach, curiosity and creativity are key to sharing knowledge with schools and the community in innovative and inspiring ways
July 30, 2026 -
How to embed outreach into final-year research projects
How to take a proactive approach to ethics approval and use existing university mechanisms to transform outreach into assessed, curriculum-aligned work
July 29, 2026 -
Four ways that study tours can put decolonisation into action
Instead of discussing decolonisation in theoretical terms, engaging with those theories in practice via a study tour can be transformative. Here’s how
July 29, 2026 -
What the ‘overseas elective’ can teach us about adapting student exchanges for 2026 and beyond
Short-term exchanges may be an effective way to rejuvenate interest in international experiences among students, writes Lucas Lixinski in the fourth part of his series on outbound student mobility, drawing lessons from his department’s ‘overseas electives’
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Effective outreach means translating research into action
Collaboration between research and extension in forest resources and environmental conservation offers a clear lesson for universities everywhere: knowledge matters most when it is communicated, trusted and applied
July 29, 2026 -
The post-pandemic university: how to best serve the Covid generation
A guide to how institutions can adapt and shape higher education in order to meet the needs of students whose vital school years were interrupted by pandemic lockdowns
July 28, 2026