Miranda Prynne
Editor of Campus, professional advice on all things higher ed from @timeshighered.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus
- "Use your brain!" Just one of the pragmatic messages from leading computer scientist @karinv.bsky.social of @rmitcomputing.bsky.social on using #AI in #research. Listen to Karin's take on the potential and the risks of different types of AI for data analysis and discovery: ow.ly/7fGf50Y5ipQ #edusky
- Find out how #GenAI could augment your #research without compromising academic integrity or research quality. This guide explains how and when to use appropriate #AI tools to speed up and scale up scholarly work: ow.ly/PwLV50Y4Lk8 via @timeshighered.bsky.social #academicsky #edusky #highered #PhDsky
- Spreading #joy one email at a time.... @cmu.edu's Danny Oppenheimer on how to flip the script when confronted with an inbox of student complaints: ow.ly/ycjm50Y4Kp9 #positivity #positivethinking #highered #edusky
- We make the case for #artsandhumanities this week. Academics around the world explore how these disciplines can be harnessed for the benefit of students, industry, govts and society - and address perennial questions about graduate outcomes and career prospects: ow.ly/Y67O50XKMqe #edusky #academicsky
- Great advice for anyone in - or preparing for - a #management or #leadership role, from Garth Elzerman. Spoiler alert: talk less, listen more: ow.ly/jh2V50XHnHM via @timeshighered.bsky.social #humanskills #edusky #academicsky #highered
- What senior lecturer Sobia Razzaq learnt after #teaching in Pentonville prison: ow.ly/6MNi50XBNGY via @timeshighered.bsky.social #highered #education #learning #edusky #academicsky
- How can universities ensure #curricula meet demands for career-ready graduates equipped with transferable #skills? Hear from three experts Sir David Bell, Dawn Bennett and Derek Harding on how #highered is meeting #skillsdemands: ow.ly/9G8750XBNlp #softskills #humanskills #futureskills #edusky
- #Skills are high on the agenda - human skills, #softskills, power skills, #futureskills - whatever you call them, students, industry, governments are all clamouring for #highered to deliver on changing #skills demands - this spotlight guide looks at how they might do this: ow.ly/7lxj50XyC5x #edusky
- #Freespeech and #inclusion are not in opposition, we hear on this week's podcast. Caroline Mehl of the Constructive Dialogue Institute and #academicfreedom campaigner Abhishek Saha of @qmul.bsky.social explore how universities can nurture productive disagreement and diverse views: ow.ly/6t0c50Xkfq0
- The exchange of varied ideas is fundamental to #learning. But in a polarised climate, debates quickly become confrontational. How can #highered uphold #freespeech and support disagreement as key to #learning, while supporting those most impacted by divisive issues? ow.ly/7P4z50XgO1w #edusky
- Securing funding for #arts and #humanities #research is now harder but opportunities still exist, explains award-winning historian Alice Taylor of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social on our podcast. We talk about the changing #PhD funding landscape and how best to secure backing: ow.ly/kMpn50XcmsY
- Want to know how to beat #procrastination and boost #motivation? We speak to experts in motivation science and educational psychology - pick up practical tips from Ian Taylor of @lborouniversity.bsky.social and Helena Seli of @usc.edu on our the Campus podcast: ow.ly/ZWGh50X5Ccg #edusky #academicsky
- We all want to know the secrets of #motivation - in #highered this means motivating large, diverse classes throughout weeks, months, even years of study. Get advice from faculty all over the world on how to #motivate your students, your colleagues and, of course, yourself: ow.ly/8bma50X24bN #edusky
- Academics in #Gaza reflect on how a virtual fellowship scheme with the @bristoluni.bsky.social has offered "a lifeline for researchers, fighting to keep our voices heard despite the #war and the destruction of our academic institutions" and explain how it works: ow.ly/yfsl50WZisX #academicsky
- As a new #academic year rolls in, check out our survival guide for working in #highereducation today - find advice on coping with job precarity, spiralling workloads and repeated rejection in pursuit of academic and personal fulfilment: ow.ly/ZKLm50WXr6E #highered #academicsky #research #careertips
- What is next for #EDI in #highered? Our latest spotlight explores how to advance equality of opportunity amid attacks on #equity, #diversity and #inclusion – most notably under #Trump in the US. Find advice on #DEI practices that bring people together, rather than polarise: ow.ly/xt1L50WFUmI #edusky
- 'While some opposition [to #DEI] stems from coordinated political rhetoric, research shows it also arises from something more personal and human: identity threat.' Camellia Bryan and Brent Lyons explain how to humanise #EDI by allowing space to reflect on this threat: ow.ly/Pm3k50WEn5B #edusky
- "Today’s #EDI work must open space for those historically excluded without inadvertently closing it to others who seek to understand or support such efforts." Bruce Watson on why institutions must focus on transformation rather than compliance. ow.ly/25a250WBesl #highered #diversity #DEI #edusky
- #Criticalthinking is the focus of this week's podcast. I speak to expert in decision making, Olivier Sibony, and educator @drtonywagner.bsky.social to find out if this much lauded skillset really is the solution to current challenges, from #AI to #polarisation: ow.ly/nIig50WB94V #edusky #highered
- The attacks on #DEI, institutional autonomy and #academicfreedom are not going away, writes Delta College president @michaelhgavin.bsky.social. He calls on US #highered to stand firm, examine legal obligations closely and work in coalition for the benefit of all students: ow.ly/Erlf50WxRYW #Trump
- In a world of #AI generated "facts" and digitally curated information tailored for the individual, how can #highered support the development of #criticalthinking skills? Our latest spotlight guide draws on advice from academics all over the world to answer this question: ow.ly/gVAN50WxRRn #edusky
- It's easy to vilify #socialmedia over 'doom-scrolling', #misinformation and other less edifying effects. But social platforms like #TikTok offer valuable lessons in how to engage students, build online communities and more, as our latest spotlight guide explains: ow.ly/zpwo50Wr3KY #edusky #highered
- With students bombarded by algorithm manipulated narratives, teaching #medialiteracy isn’t something lecturers should do, it’s something they must do. Advice from @virginiatech.bsky.social's Cayce Myers for a #misinformation age: ow.ly/hSIx50WqsVj #socialmedia #fakenews #edusky #deepfakes #highered
- Are you struggling with your #PhD? We've got you covered. Our guide to surviving your #doctoral #thesis pulls together advice from academics all over the world with tips on #motivation, #writing, finding support and preparing for the #viva: ow.ly/bglf50WpKPE #PhDsky #academicsky #edusky #highered
- On this week's podcast: @lyndamk.bsky.social on the efforts of US librarians to protect public govt #data from sudden erasure by the #Trump administration. Plus, @worcesteruni.bsky.social v-c David Green on a pioneering joint university-public #library: ow.ly/SLZ150WnvBs #datarescue #libraries
- With American universities under threat from a hostile government, where will liberal arts education thrive? Abderrahim Agnaou asks the question: is the Global South now better positioned to lead #liberalarts into the future? ow.ly/8wUs50WkZYG #highered #edusky #Trump #culturewars #academicsky
- "Next year, I’m going back to closed-computer, hand-written summaries and in-person essay-based exams. It is less efficient. My students may not thank me. I’m OK with both." @drkorica.bsky.social of @ieseg.fr explains why she banning #AI in class: ow.ly/qbXe50WkTLj #edusky #academicsky #teaching
- This week, we ask how university #libraries can best serve students, researchers and the public in 2025. Experts explore how #library teams can harness digital tools, underpin #AI literacy, support better #teaching and student outcomes and advance #openaccess: ow.ly/fxh450WklzC #edusky #highered
- "Overthinking isn’t noble. It’s exhausting. And #perfectionism isn’t excellence; it’s avoidance with better PR." David Thompson on how to encourage imperfection, messiness and play among students: ow.ly/G5Bo50WiUNP #creativity #creativethinking #edusky #teaching #academicsky
- "To help students thrive alongside intelligent machines, the curriculum needs to prioritise what machines and #AI cannot do well: be human," writes Lynda Wee and explains how she does this: ow.ly/Jaw150Whjt1 #edusky #teaching #GenAI #education #highered
- What does it take to commercialise #research? On our latest podcast, @ox.ac.uk technology transfer expert Mairi Gibbs and biotech spin-out founder @drew-hammond.bsky.social explain the steps involved in moving discoveries from the lab to the market: ow.ly/8XKP50Wgzue #academicsky #edusky #PhDsky
- Have you completed your #PhD, started your first #teaching or #research fellowship or are you looking towards #tenure? Wherever you are on your #academic career path, this collection of resources will help you prepare for the next step: ow.ly/mf6f50Wfj9G #careeradvice #highered #academicsky #PhDsky
- "Scientists often thrive on exploration, #research and solving complicated puzzles, but becoming an #inventor adds another layer of complexity," writes Greta Faccio. She shares tips for #researchers considering commercialising their work: ow.ly/k3bk50WfiP3 #academicsky #IP #patents #invention
- Simply dropping the title of #Professor and inviting students to use their lecturer's first name can calm nerves and boost class engagement and participation, researchers at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social found. Here, they share lessons from their findings: ow.ly/LU2E50WePWV #highered #edusky #teaching
- "Real progress doesn’t look like a eureka moment. It looks like a person showing up again and again, reshaping a paragraph for the fifth or 15th time," writes @catherinedevries.bsky.social on how to keep #writing in the absence of any spark: ow.ly/MiFp50WcJ1I #academicsky #edusky #writingtips
- If you missed our Campus webinar 'How to embed sustainability into the curriculum', you can watch it now on-demand - hear academics discuss #climate conscious learning, how to build #sustainability into course design and connect it to #employability: ow.ly/Obxx50Wc83w #academicsky #edusky #SDGs
- Promoting your book or #research paper requires different skills from those needed to produce it. Here’s everything you need to know, from @elinorpotts.bsky.social of @lsepress.bsky.social: ow.ly/qn0U50W8r5S #publishing #academicsky #PhDsky #highered
- If your #research discovery has commercial potential, you need to think about what to call it when it reaches the market. This is where #science meets #marketing. Here are three considerations about #trademarks and protecting your intellectual property: ow.ly/r55e50W8jOS #academicsky #IP
- As students increasingly use #GenAI to craft #assessment appeals, university staff face new challenges in maintaining the #integrity of academic feedback. Jonathan Boymal explains how to adapt to preserve meaningful #learning relationships: ow.ly/87xz50W8eXV #AI #edusky #highered
- From global finance to the laboratory, hear about two very different ways by which #highered can reduce carbon #emissions in our Campus podcast featuring Ellen Quigley of @cam.ac.uk and Jenna Lowe from the @liverpooluni.bsky.social: ow.ly/3w2350W8enZ #climate #SDGs #edusky #academicsky #research
- Our podcast this week features @kgravett.bsky.social - an expert in student belonging and engagement in digital spaces - explain the nuances of #belonging and #inclusion in #highered as well as how to foster #wellbeing: ow.ly/1L6W50VZVf8 #DEI #EDI #academicsky #edusky
- Done meaningfully, public engagement doesn’t dilute academic work – it deepens it and allows researchers to ask bigger and more relevant questions, write Florian Bauer and @rosiraffa.bsky.social of @bristoluni.bsky.social: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/engag... #impact #REF #academicsky
- We need to acknowledge the realities of #poverty and #inequality among students, writes Jordan Donnelly of @uniwestscotland.bsky.social. He shares six principles to make #highereducation more #inclusive: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/be-aw... #EDI #edusky #education
- As a #researcher, do you want to connect with funders, the media, the public or policymakers? Start by thinking like a storyteller, writes Erin O'Dwyer of @sydney.edu.au: ow.ly/HpfS50VZ2WV #research #academicsky #impact #scicomm
- Artificial intelligence, a threat or opportunity? As exam season bites, Campus pulls together advice for using, managing and embedding #AI in university #assessment, marking, skills development and task design: ow.ly/qZ3k50VZ1Jr #GenAI #highered #edusky #exams #academicsky
- The classroom is a perfect place to discuss messy, real-world consequences of #tech discoveries, writes Andreas Alexiou of @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Beyond ‘How?’, students should ask ‘Should we…?’ and ‘What if…?’ questions around #ethics and responsibility: ow.ly/fRq750VXFZE #AI #edusky
- We all know what #belonging feels like, yet it is difficult to quantify. Our latest spotlight explores why this slippery concept is so vital to #studentsuccess and how universities and academics can foster it across campus: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/spotl... #academicsky #edusky #DEI
- Is #autonomy the missing ingredient in university #teaching? Danny Oppenheimer posits that educators fear students will make poor choices about their #learning. But structuring choice without dictating answers could be the way forward, he writes: ow.ly/NYS250VWUmK #edusky #highered #academicsky
- "A logic of #scarcity and #competition leads us to believe that the only way to survive as a #highered institution or employee is to extract and hoard as many resources (economic, human, social) as possible." @heritagelaw.bsky.social on how to resist an #extraction mindset: ow.ly/5yNG50VTMUB #edusky
- "If we want to nurture original thinkers, we need to shift students away from fixed outcomes and back to a mindset of #discovery. #Curiosity might feel slow, uncertain and at times uncomfortable, but it’s what #creativity demands," writes David Thompson: ow.ly/OAop50VTK3p #edusky #academicsky #teach
