Young people are not disengaged from politics but increasingly interested in understanding it.

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar

This article investigates the intersection of nostalgia, memory, and artistic representation in preserving and reimagining homelands that no longer exist due to war, transformation, or displacement. T...

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 15th March at 8pm GMT with guest Danielle Hinton (@hintondm.bsky.social to discuss Brookfield’s Four Lenses! Introduction Educators in Higher Education…

Every organisation needs guardrails that channel them away from human fallibility and collectively minimise the harm they can do

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 25th March at 8pm GMT with guest Deeba Parmar (@deebaparmar.bsky.social) to discuss Academic Wellbeing, Emotional Energy and Caring Leadership! –…

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 25th March at 8pm GMT with guest Deeba Parmar (@deebaparmar.bsky.social) to discuss Academic Wellbeing, Emotional Energy and Caring Leadership! - Higher education continues to navigate significant challenge. Change is constant, expectations are high and the pace can feel unrelenting. In these moments it is often the visible outputs that take priority: delivery, performance, metrics.

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 18th March at 8pm GMT with guest Hannah Robinson to discuss the Use of Humour in Higher Education Teaching. Have you ever found yourself making a joke or laughing at yourself during your lectures? Research evidence shows most academics report that they use humour with their students. The use of humour in education has been reported to effect different areas of students’ educational experiences such as their wellbeing, the classroom environment, relationships, and learning outcomes.

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Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 11th March at 8pm GMT with guest Rachel Forsyth to discuss GenAI in higher education. In many conversations about generative AI in higher education, th…

Following the assassination of Yanar Mohammed on 2 March, Dr Mehiyar Kathem Al Sa’edi pays tribute to a fighter for women’s rights Born in Baghdad in 1960, Yanar Mohammed graduated from the Baghdad...

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 11th March at 8pm GMT with guest Rachel Forsyth to discuss GenAI in higher education. In many conversations about generative AI in higher education, th…

On 2 March 2026, Iraqi feminist and human rights defender Yanar Mohammed was shot and killed outside her home in Baghdad by unidentified gunmen. Her assassination came just one day before so-called Ir...

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 4th March at 8pm GMT with guest Dr Olivia Kelly to discuss how algorithmic bias can influence what students see on social media and what our role as ed…

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

More UVA faculty share their strategies for directing students away from the use of AI in course assignments and activities.

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 25th February at 8pm GMT with guest Samantha Ahern to discuss “Shifting sands and professional identities in Higher Education”. Change in H…

A few readers might have seen a comment I recently put on a LinkedIn post from Times Higher Ed COO Phil Baty, who was playing anti-university bingo with Suella Braverman’s, Reform UK’s …

Demand for £8m supported by fake legal cases generated with AI tools – but that’s not the worst part of this shocking lawsuit

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 11th February at 8pm GMT with guest Dr Alina Congreve to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘How real is too real? A…

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Vice Chancellor at Buckinghamshire New University and Professor of Education #academicsky

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 28th January at 8pm GMT with guest Prof Damien Page to discuss Leadership and Academic Flourishing. University leaders juggle a lot. Financial sustaina…

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 28th January at 8pm GMT with guest Prof Damien Page to discuss Leadership and Academic Flourishing. University leaders juggle a lot. Financial sustaina…

University leaders juggle a lot. Financial sustainability. Strategy. Governance. Regulators. Government. Partnerships. Reputation. Committees upon committees. It’s no surprise leadership can feel l…