Student success

By Miranda Prynne, 13 April, 2023

Advice on how to support students to success in higher education and future employment. Learn about effective initiatives that reach beyond the lecture hall or lab to ensure student safety, well-being and participation in campus life, provide careers advice and equip graduates with the life skills that they will need to flourish after university.

By Eliza.Compton, 15 August, 2025

The transfer student advantage: soft skills in motion

Multiracial group of university students
Transfer students bring more than credits to their new institution; they come with resilience, self-advocacy and real-world experience. With soft skills more essential than ever, it’s time to see these learners not as behind the curve but ahead of the game
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 8 August, 2025

The power of podcasts to enhance student support

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A university podcast can help cut through the noise of traditional communications. By meeting students where they are, it can be a powerful way to build community, reduce stigma and ensure support services reach those who need them
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5minutes
By miranda.prynne, 8 August, 2025

Make good mental health a university priority

Spotlight guide: Make mental health a university priority
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 Laura.Duckett, 7 August, 2025

It starts with connection: rethinking the enrolment journey

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The old enrolment model no longer fits today’s diverse student population. To truly support modern learners, universities must prioritise flexibility, empathy and trust over scripts and yield targets, writes Agnam Memeti
By Laura.Duckett, 4 August, 2025

How community events can improve staff and student well-being

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Regular, inclusive community events can play a vital role in improving mental health and well-being for both students and staff in higher education. Read about how simple, low-cost activities can foster connection, ease pressure and build a stronger university culture
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 1 August, 2025

The evolution of student onboarding

University students starting college
On-demand, just-in-time digital onboarding can help students filter the vast array of information they receive when they start university, and set them up for success
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 22 July, 2025

Easing students into higher education at the shallow end

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The culture shock of starting university can be acute for those who left school early or who are returning to study after years in the workforce. Here, Gareth Morgan explains a programme that sets students up for success
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 17 July, 2025

The Chinese framework that can build student resilience

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The HeXie framework can help students solve problems and build a sense of unity with their environment – an essential skill in uncertain times. Discover the theory behind it and how to nurture it to support student resilience
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 10 July, 2025

Is graduate employability a core university priority?

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Universities, once judged primarily on the quality of their academic outcomes, are now also expected to prepare students for the workplace. Here’s how higher education is adapting to changing pressures
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 4 July, 2025

Empowering academics for greater student success

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Student success initiatives traditionally focus just on the students. Empowering academics with effective engagement tools opens another pathway for scaling up success
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 11 June, 2025

Practical ways to support university students with long Covid

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Educators can make it easier for students dealing with the symptoms of long Covid to continue their studies. In this video, Anne McConway explains the condition and offers strategies for safer, more welcoming classrooms for all learners
By Laura.Duckett, 28 May, 2025

Make your Freshers’ Week activities sing

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Songwriting sessions, treasure hunts and biscuit decorating are among the creative Freshers’ Week activities that help students build self-confidence, connect with others and ease the transition to university life
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2minutes
By kiera.obrien, 28 May, 2025

Build belonging, with or without a centralised campus

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How can young universities foster a sense of belonging in their students, given they may be operating across several different campuses? Here are some of the ways you can create community
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 20 May, 2025

‘Resilience isn’t innate – it is a skill that can be learned’

Asian college students
Core aspects of university life – education, encouragement and experience – are key to cultivating belonging and resilience in students. Here, Paulin Straughan explains how a framework of programmes and activities brings them together
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 22 April, 2025

The path towards a tobacco-free campus

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For the health of students and staff and the good of the planet, a tobacco-free campus is the only option for a modern university. Özen Aşut shares how the efforts of her students prompted real change in northern Cyprus
By Eliza.Compton, 4 April, 2025

The power of a 30-minute meeting

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One-to-one coaching sessions with students are an ideal forum to share individualised feedback, advice for academic and professional growth, and ways to build learner self-efficacy and confidence. Here’s how they support student success in a global classroom
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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 1 April, 2025

Get your students workplace-ready

Spotlight guide: Get students workplace ready
With the shape of the future job market harder to predict than ever before, here’s how to prepare your students with transferable skills and digital literacy, ready them for job applications and strengthen your university career services
By Eliza.Compton, 27 March, 2025

What trauma-informed practice is not

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Before trauma-informed care can be the norm across all areas of the university, academic and professional staff need to understand what it is. Here, three academics debunk myths and demystify best practice
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 12 March, 2025

What makes a university extension programme stand out?

Male mature-age college student
A holistic approach to extension courses that includes easy access to information, personalised support, workforce development assistance and end-to-end engagement will help institutions shine in a crowded market
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 10 March, 2025

Assessment or measurement?

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Authentic assessments and measurements serve distinct purposes in understanding student success in higher education. Here’s why equating the two can undermine the depth and quality of student learning
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 25 February, 2025

How civic arts programmes can make students feel welcome

Vibe Lounge event at Turner Sims at the University of Southampton
Empowering students to co-create music events with peers can foster a sense of belonging in their university and city. Here’s how a student-community collective breathed new life into a 50-year-old venue
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 20 February, 2025

How to know when students need mental health assistance

Professor talking to male Asian student
Academic institutions have a rare opportunity to intervene to help students with mental health challenges, but this requires support and training for staff and faculty, writes Amy Epperley
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4minutes
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