Insights & Research
Insights & Research for University Leaders
Practical, referenced articles on higher education transformation, graduate employability, student behaviour, teaching and assessment, and AI, organised by topic.
University Transformation
Strategy, leadership decisions and the path from a focused pilot to institution-wide change.
Five Decisions Only University Leaders Can Make About Learning Transformation
Faculty can redesign a course. Only leadership can make the decisions that let new ways of teaching outlast the first enthusiastic champion.
The Questions to Ask Before Approving an Experiential Learning Initiative
A short due-diligence checklist for university leaders, deans and quality teams reviewing proposals for project-based, active or industry-integrated learning.
From Focused Pilot to University-Wide Transformation: An Implementation Playbook
How universities move from one focused pilot to institution-wide change: a five-step Diagnose, Design, Pilot…
Graduate Employability and Future of Work
The skills employers expect of graduates, and how universities build them through projects and industry partnerships.
Bridging Academia and Industry: A Practical Guide to Live Project Integration
How institutions connect students with live industry projects, consulting assignments and innovation challenges, and the operating model that keeps it sustainable.
The Six Future Skills Your Graduates Need, and How to Build Them Systematically
Analytical thinking, resilience, leadership, creative thinking, technological literacy and lifelong learning: what the World Economic Forum's 2025 employer survey says, and how to build these skills on purpose.
Gen Z and Student Behaviour
What today’s students want from university learning, and what drives engagement and participation.
What Gen Z Students Need from University Learning
Optimistic but unsure they are prepared, and questioning the value of a degree: what international and US research says Gen Z students want, and what universities can change.
Teaching, Assessment and Accreditation
Practical guides to active and flipped teaching, outcome-based education and accreditation-ready evidence.
Active Learning Methodologies That Actually Work: Evidence from Higher Education
What the research says about which active learning techniques improve outcomes, and the design features they share.
How to Implement the Flipped Classroom in a Traditional University Environment
A phased guide for faculty moving from lecture-based delivery to a flipped classroom built on the APEX cycle, and what the research says about getting the design right.
AI, Skills and Education Transformation
AI literacy, AI skills for graduates and how learning by doing keeps assessment meaningful.
Gen Z, AI and Why Learning by Doing Matters More, Not Less
Most students now study with AI. What a global survey of university students shows, and why applied, observed learning is the strongest response.
The research behind the model
Recent, independent sources on each theme, linked to the original publishers.