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 , 8 April, 2026

Why flexibility is now central to student success

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Flexible and truly engaging online study are key for students with jobs or caring responsibilities. Pauline Bedford explains how institutions can go with the flow
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 31 March, 2026

Whose vulnerabilities get seen? Whose get missed?

Black male student looking downcast in university corridor
When student circumstances fall outside standard support categories, their difficulties can deepen. This means hardship of groups such as caregivers or international students grows quietly, until it becomes much harder to address
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 9 March, 2026

Under the waterline: making skills visible to students

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Students often develop valuable transferable skills during their studies but struggle to recognise and articulate them to employers. Here’s how academics can work with careers professionals to support
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 6 February, 2026

Why fixing student problems one by one does not work

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When efforts to improve student satisfaction fall short, the problem is often design rather than speed. İlkay Karaduman reflects on planning a more coherent student journey shaped by key transitions and connections
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 21 January, 2026

How financial literacy empowers first-generation students

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Institutions that aspire to be truly inclusive must go beyond scholarships and access policies to embed financial literacy, writes Manjari Sharma. This can be done through workshops, mentoring and career services
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 14 January, 2026

How vertical tutoring builds community

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Students on joint or interdisciplinary degrees often struggle to feel they truly belong. Vertical tutoring – a structured, cross-year peer support model – offers a solution
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 29 December, 2025

How to cultivate confident, creative graduates

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How a careers festival centred on industry insight, alumni connections and tailored support is helping creative students navigate more sustainable career paths
By Laura.Duckett , 12 December, 2025

How can we model empathy in the classroom?

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Curiosity, connection and communication are vital components of empathetic teaching, says Bhawana Shrestha. She explains how to make students feel safe, seen and supported
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 9 December, 2025

A warm welcome is a strategic imperative for higher education

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If we want incoming students to flourish, we must stop treating belonging as a bonus and start seeing it as an essential condition for learning. Scott Dunning offers strategies on welcoming students to succeed
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 5 December, 2025

Motivating students isn’t magic – it’s music

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When students see purpose, believe they can succeed and know educators care, you won’t have to pull them through the course. They’ll walk, maybe even run, on their own. Brett Jones explains how to change their tune
By kiera.obrien , 1 December, 2025

Diversify university mental health services beyond CBT

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With the number of students experiencing mental health issues rising, CBT is being applied as a one-size-fits-all solution. Here’s how to branch out into other approaches
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 27 November, 2025

Campus Talks: The real-world power of soft skills

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How do universities ensure their curricula meet the demands from industry, government and students for career-ready graduates equipped with vital transferable skills? Three experts explain how institutions are working to align higher education and skills development
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80minutes
By kiera.obrien , 24 November, 2025

Co-created research to boost a student mentoring scheme

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A foundation mentoring scheme helped students widen their networks. But how to increase participation? Involving students in a co-creation research project provided the answer
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 17 November, 2025

Intervene with empathy to support students in need

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With mental health challenges increasing on campus, structured tools that capture students’ thoughts, feelings and behaviours can help educators spot concerns early and tailor support
By kiera.obrien , 3 November, 2025

‘Support is not remedial. It is pedagogy’

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STEM foundation years are key to widening participation. Find out how to make them supportive and structured, with well-being at the centre
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 31 October, 2025

The power of breakfast to boost student attendance

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Learn how a free weekly breakfast initiative has strengthened student belonging, improved attendance and proved surprisingly easy to sustain on a small budget
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 29 October, 2025

Support students’ mental health with bespoke workshops

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With mental health concerns and student suicide rates increasing, a partnership with St John Ambulance offered a practical way to support students to ask for help when they need it. Here’s how it worked
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 28 October, 2025

How to help autistic students adjust to life on campus

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With autistic students’ drop-out rate spiking, here’s how to help them ease into their university career, allow for neurodiversity-friendly socialising and reduce their anxiety with a furry friend
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 23 October, 2025

Mapping employability skills across curricula

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A mandatory university-wide initiative shows how mapping professional skills against all programmes can tailor students’ work readiness no matter their career path
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 18 October, 2025

Compassion cuts through polarisation

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Compassion, not empathy, is the emotion that will cut through group polarisation and motivate constructive intergroup dialogue in higher education. Training in mindfulness-based compassion meditation can be scaled at a relatively low barrier to entry
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 26 September, 2025

Tips for inducting student reps into your faculty

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Clear guidance and tailored training can empower student representatives. Mary Woolley shares strategies that have strengthened student-staff collaboration and led to more constructive feedback
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4minutes
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