Leveraging Data to Support Widening Participation Past the Point of Entry
Technology is not a simple fix for complex societal needs, but it can enable institutions to evaluate the impact of widening participation initiatives, and can go on to support disadvantaged students once they are through the front door.
Putting Students First: The Value of Cultivating Staff Peer Networks in Higher Education
We often overlook the value of creating and fostering staff networks within and across universities. These networks can significantly contribute to placing students at the heart of institutional strategies, even though they seem to focus on staff rather than students.
On Demand: Public Affairs in Higher Education 2024: Reputation, Engagement and Influence in Election Year
Watch our Public Affairs in HE 2024 event live on 29th February as a premium member.
Rent Struggles: How Can Universities Support Students?
In Save the Student’s National Student Accommodation Survey, students highlighted the challenges they face with rent struggles, inadequate housing and more. So, what can universities do to support them?
How to Reduce Your Digital Carbon Footprint: A Guide for HE Professionals
We often take efforts to reduce the amount of paper we use, yet digital content also has a carbon footprint. This article offers guidance on how HE professionals reduce their digital carbon footprint.
How Do We Work? Understanding the Impact of Professional Services on Student Outcomes
The work of professional services is crucial to delivering an excellent student experience, but it is often hard to quantify and articulate. This article explores how teams can review their work, understand their unique value proposition and gain greater visibility across their institutions.
The Cost of Living and Its Impact on the Student Experience: What Student Polling Tells Us
How are rising living costs affecting student perceptions of value for money? This piece draws insight from student voice surveys from Advance HE and other sector organisations to better understand shifts in perception.
How We Communicate with International Applicants Matters Now More Than Ever
Marketing leaders at Leeds Beckett University share their steps to success for making international prospective students feel welcome and supported throughout the decision making process.
The Importance of Inclusivity in Teaching and Learning
Inclusivity is a core value at the University of Leeds and a key part of their Student Education Strategy.
Encouraging Meaningful Engagement with Professional Development Programmes
Good professional development provision instils the idea that one’s professional development is a constant pursuit rather than a destination at which we arrive.
How Higher Education Professionals Can Overcome Creative Blocks
Creativity: it’s a valuable skill for everyone, not just copywriters and social media professionals. This article explores solutions and strategies for HE professionals seeking to overcome creative blocks.
Setting Out to Succeed: Insights from the University of Leeds’ Student Success Strategy
This article explores insights from an institution-wide student success strategy at the University of Leeds.
Causal Evaluation of Student Success Activities: A Framework Developed at the University of Kent
A practical approach to evaluating Student Success interventions without the need for randomised controlled trials to determine causality.
Evaluating Impact: Your Approach to Monitoring and Reviewing Evidence Following TEF 2023
Evaluating impact post TEF 2023: Insights on challenges, benefits, and strategies for addressing evidence gaps, emphasising a forward-looking approach, and considerations for TEF 2027 and beyond.
Webinar: What Does a High Impact Targeted Intervention Look Like? Lessons from the Graduate Support Programme and the Swansea University Employability Academy
An in-depth case study exploring key learnings from Swansea University’s Employability Academy and Graduate Support Programme.
Organic Approaches to Learning Analytics in Higher Education: Co-Reflective Insights from the Sector's Practical Experiences
Dr Raghda Zahran reflects on the 2023 Learning Analytics Virtual Conference that took place on in November 2023.
Webinar: Support for Staff Handling Sensitive Cases
This webinar delves into practical approaches to staff resilience when it comes to handling sensitive cases, whether that be investigators and caseworkers, or academic staff sitting on Committees or receiving difficult disclosures from students.
Webinar: Small and Specialist Providers - Building Transparency and Accountability in Complaint Handling
Explore the distinct challenges and solutions for small and specialist institutions in demonstrating fair review and investigation processes.
The Importance of Collective Storytelling in Higher Education: UUKi’s #TwinForHope Campaign
We must come together to tell the incredible stories, such as that of the twinning initiative, that communicate the power education has to transform lives.
4 Action Points to Increase Higher and Degree Apprenticeship Conversions
HE Professional explores 4 action points HE providers can focus on to increase apprenticeship applications based on findings from a recent report by UCAS and the Sutton Trust.