

In April 2026, the Society for Experimental Biology hosted Practical and Inclusive Approaches to using Gen-AI in Higher Education at Nottingham Trent University. The two-day symposium brought together students, educators, and researchers to explore how generative AI is reshaping teaching, learning, assessment, and skills development in higher education. This post…

Can GenAI be a force for good for an inclusive student experience, or is it yet another tool that can drive inequality and increase attainment…

A great deal of academic thinking never makes it beyond the classroom, the module team meeting, or the corridor conversation. We try something, notice a…

As the theme lead for Inclusive Student Experience, my everyday activities revolve around working with people who are passionate about helping students. The motto of…

When I was a student, the classroom looked very different from the vibrant spaces I teach in today. Learning was passive rows of desks, long…

I’m Laurel, a teaching and scholarship academic at Nottingham Trent University, and I manage the Bioscience Scholarship blog for the Bioscience Scholarship Research Centre.