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The academic race for short-term results and practical applications must be balanced with research that can, in due time, become incredibly useful, writes James Derounian

Postdocs and early career researchers, do not believe the myths about the route to a stellar academic career, says Andrew Stapleton. Here are better directions to get you and your work noticed

Basic principles to guide the use of content warnings in higher education, based on a student-led day-long workshop which invited input from university staff and students

Tiffany Beck provides a play-by-play guide to planning a comprehensive communications strategy for when crisis situations strike

What can researchers do in light of changes to social media platforms’ APIs that reduce and monetise access to data? In this uncharted territory, aspects to watch include new access routes and user protections

The rethinking of course materials and programmes to incorporate future trends is a key requirement for all forward-thinking providers, write Aaron Taylor and Victoria Rafferty

As universities expand, they will need to take more of a personal approach to higher education – despite the huge cohorts – but how? Emma Norman suggests looking to the students themselves

John Miles gives advice on helping new partnerships succeed and managing issues when they arise

Ice-breaking activities borrowed from the performing arts that can help students form bonds and build belonging from the start of a course

As open access terms have split into colour-coded brands, not all allow totally unrestricted access and reuse. Among these, “bronze OA” stands out as a potentially damaging misnomer, writes Steven Vidovic