Higher Education Blog

Welcome to our blog series written especially for Higher Education. We’ve been working hard on it and we hope you like it and find it useful. If you want to add your voice to any of the blogs then we encourage you to add your comments after the blog. We want to hear your thoughts!

We will be publishing several blogs a month – some written by us, and some written by you. We’re looking for guest writers from the world of Higher Education to write about anything that is of interest and relevance to you. If you would like to get involved and write a blog that we can publish here, please complete this form.

Zooming in on the Black Experience: Successful and far-reaching events

18th October 2021

Tony Warner

Tony Warner shows that if there is a will, Universities can engage effectively with Black History for the benefit of all students and all academics. He champions how it is already being done and calls on others to get involved.

Creating an information literacy teaching framework

11th October 2021

Emma Burnett

Emma Burnett talks about the reasons behind developing an information literacy teaching framework, how they went about creating it and how Royal Holloway has used it over the past two years

Making accessible copies for print disabled staff and students

4th October 2021

Margret Heiligenstadt

A short blog on making accessible copies under the CLA Higher Education Licence.

Time for a Reset?

13th September 2021

Libby Homer

Libby Home considers what the last 18 months have taught libraries and whether it's time for a reset on how things are run.

Content is not King

23rd August 2021

Ale Armellini

Ale Armellini discusses the concerns with the idea of delivering content in a HE setting.

It’s Not a Simple Shift Back: Tips on How To Cope With the Return to Work

16th August 2021

Dr Yasuhiro Kotera

Given that social distancing and Covid restrictions have now come to an end, the University of Derby’s Academic Lead in Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psychology, Dr Yasuhiro Kotera, looks at the top tips for those who are returning to work.

The Value of Olympic Intellectual Property

9th August 2021

Andy Nolan

In this blog, Andy Nolan looks at how robust IP rights underlie the Olympics on every level.

Five Reasons to Value the Academic Library

2nd August 2021

Becky Owen

With the recent lockdowns, ongoing pandemic and the digitisation of most resources, it’s easy to forget about the physical library. In this blog post we’re listing 5 reasons to value the academic library and why it’s still a huge part of the campus and university life.