Event date and time: Tuesday 10th September 2026, 14.00 – 15.00 This session introduces the 2nd edition of AI for Students: Creative Hacks for Academic Success(Bloomsbury), a practical guide to using gen AI to support, not undermine, learning. To achieve this, the book combines critical AI literacy with learning literacy, so students learn to use the technology actively and reflectively. Use the book to work with students to preserve their reflective capacity,…

This blog is brought to you from Dr Natalie Mack, an academic in Biotechnology, based in the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is writing on the topic of student mental health, drawing upon her own experience of navigating mental health challenges, to develop a self-reflection exercise that helps students bring balance to their lives and boost resilience and general wellbeing. The Problem Over recent years,…

Event date and time: 29th July 2026, 11.00 – 12.00 As learning developers, we frequently support students in their academic writing, yet engaging in our own scholarly publication can sometimes feel daunting. However, as Syska and Buckley (2022) argue, writing should be viewed as a ‘liberatory practice’ that allows us to shape our ideas and firmly locate our academic field. With JLDHE experiencing an exciting surge in submissions, the landscape…

In this opinion piece, Angela Newton shares a perspective on responding to GenAI by equipping university students with confidence and skills in academic reading.   As the nature of knowledge, work and access to information are fundamentally changed by GenAI technologies, Learning Developers – and all who facilitate learning – in higher education can and should work with students to ensure that they can productively interact with texts, not as…