The importance of self-referencing as a learning technique

The importance of self-referencing as a learning technique

by | Sep 27, 2021 | Articles

The importance of self-referencing as a learning technique How can you increase the engagement of your class? How can you improve your students’ ability to remember what you teach them? Professor Sheila J. Cunningham, a psychologist at Abertay University in the UK, is...
Leaders in Science: The cascade learning STEM outreach scheme

Leaders in Science: The cascade learning STEM outreach scheme

by | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog

Leaders in Science: The cascade learning STEM outreach scheme This guest blog post was written by PhD student Joanna Sadler, founder of Leaders in Science. Communicating science is difficult. Every day as scientists, we work with concepts and ideas that can seem...
Can mentoring help poets thrive?

Can mentoring help poets thrive?

by | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles

Can mentoring help poets thrive? How important has mentoring been in the creative industries? This is what Professor Will May from the University of Southampton in the UK is trying to determine. He has used his findings to establish Poetry Ambassadors, a mentoring...
How can we design social media to be inclusive?

How can we design social media to be inclusive?

by | Sep 20, 2021 | Articles

How can we design social media to be inclusive? Digital interactions are becoming an ever-larger part of our lives. At Queen Mary University of London in the UK, Professor Nelya Koteyko and Dr Martine van Driel are using linguistics to understand how autistic people...