LTHEchat 367: Pracademia and professional identity: Navigating research cultures(s) in HE

Join us on Bluesky for the #LTHE chat on Wednesday 3 June at 8pm BST with guests Jill Dickinson (@jilldickinson.bsky.social), Monika Foster (@monika-foster06.bsky.social), and Debbie Rigby (@debbie…

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LTHEchat 366: The Inclusion Gap: Why HE Outreach is not Really Outreaching!

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 27th May at 8pm BST with guests Caroline Michelle Keep to discuss why HE outreach needs to move beyond marketing events and become a clearer, more incl…

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LTHEchat 363: What’s Your Story? Storytelling as a Pedagogic Tool for Employability

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 6th May at 8pm BST with guest Sarah Telfer (@stelfer.bsky.social) to discuss how storytelling can be used as an employability tool to help educators re…

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LTHEchat 362: Teaching critical thinking – why intellectual development comes first

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 29th April at 8pm BST with guest Jenni Rose (@jennirose21.bsky.social) to discuss how we can support students’ critical thinking through self-fee…

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LTHEchat 360: Through the Prism: Illuminating Educational Impact with Brookfield’s Four Lenses

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

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LTHEchat 359: Academic wellbeing, emotional energy and caring leadership: why care is a superpower in challenging times

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.

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LTHEchat 358: Academics’ Use of Humour Styles in Higher Education Teaching

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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LTHEchat 357: Talking About GenAI in Higher Education As If Education Came First

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…

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LTHEchat 356: Algorithmic Bias of Social Media: Should Educators Teach Students How Social Media Bias Shapes Knowledge?

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…

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LTHEchat 355: Shifting sands and professional identities in Higher Education

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…

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LTHEchat 354: It is not just about belonging, it is also about mattering

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 18th February at 8pm GMT with guest Jacqui Thijm to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘It is not just about belongi…

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LTHEchat 354: It is not just about belonging, it is also about mattering

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 18th February at 8pm GMT with guest Jacqui Thijm to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘It is not just about belongi…

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LTHEchat 354: It is not just about belonging, it is also about mattering

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 18th February at 8pm GMT with guest Jacqui Thijm to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘It is not just about belongi…

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LTHEchat 353: How real is too real? Authentic learning and climate change across the curriculum

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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T-Fun Talk #10: Developing collaborative relationships with student partners

Dr Alexander Reid is a Senior Lecturer on a Teaching and Scholarship contract at the University of York. Over the last decade in his role he has developed passion for reducing boundaries to…

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Ramadan should matter to higher education

Despite Islam being the world's second-largest religion, higher education rarely acknowledges Ramadan. Louise Taylor explains a new guide for university staff to boost belonging and mattering Despite ...

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LTHEchat 352: How can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘Learning Community’?

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 4th February at 8pm GMT with guest Prof Stephen Rutherford to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘Learning Community…

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LTHEchat 351: Leadership and Academic Flourishing

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

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LTHEchat 350: Teaching, Learning, Assessment and GenAI: Moving from Reaction to Intentional Practice

Generative AI has become part of higher education with remarkable speed. In a short period of time, it has entered classrooms, assessment design, academic writing, feedback processes, and professio…

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LTHEchat 348: Navigating the New OfS Quality Era and What It Means for Students, Staff, and the Sector

The Office for Students’ (OfS) latest proposal represents a significant shift in how teaching quality and student outcomes will be assessed. The message is clear: every higher education provider will be pulled into a single, integrated quality-assessment system that blends the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) with core regulatory conditions. For the sector, it’s a moment of scrutiny, but also a chance to rethink how we support students.

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