Spotlight guides

Expert guides on higher education, bringing together varied advice on the most pressing issues faced by faculty and university staff today. Our spotlights offer a deep dive into different areas of work within an academic institution and explore how best to deliver higher education in different global contexts. Drawing on Campus’s rich repository of insight from professionals at all levels of the academy, from early career researchers and lecturers to provosts and pro-vice chancellors, each spotlight provides multiple perspectives on key challenges.

By Laura.Duckett, 11 September, 2025
Academia offers rich rewards but these sit alongside job insecurity, spiralling workloads and repeated rejection. This survival guide explores how scholars can navigate key challenges in order to find fulfilment in their academic careers
By miranda.prynne, 22 August, 2025
Advice on how universities and their staff can maximise the benefits of academic-industry partnerships for researchers, students and society
By miranda.prynne, 8 August, 2025
With poor mental health now rife across higher education, what can be done to create a supportive campus environment that strengthens well-being and resilience among university students and staff?
By Eliza.Compton, 31 July, 2025
Practical strategies and advice for university educators and researchers to develop and teach the skills to analyse, evaluate, understand and communicate knowledge in an information-saturated world
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