Calling potential authors – THE Campus | The Learning and Teaching blog for ANU

ANU has partnered with THE (Times Higher Education) Campus: an online global community intended for higher education professionals to learn, share and connect with their peers across the globe. THE Campus is seeking ongoing contributions from academic and professional staff across the ANU for publication on this resource rich online platform.

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Benefits:

Bring your current research to a wider audience by sharing best practice and teaching and learning expertise to an extensive audience – reaching 3 million unique visitors per month
A selection of articles are featured in the platform’s weekly newsletter – sent to the inboxes of over 30,000 academics and professional staff worldwide
Published pieces are widely promoted on social channels – for example, to over 100,000 Twitter followers
Receive invitations to appear on Campus podcasts, webinars and in-person events.

Content:

ANU staff are invited to share their expertise and knowledge around six key areas of higher education:

Teaching and Learning
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I)
Early Career research support
Research Management
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Internationalisation.

Spotlight themes:

Fortnightly Spotlight themes offer a curated experience and guidance for potential contributors.

Offering practical advice from and for HE professionals on:

How to integrate Indigenous knowledge into curricula
Insights and lessons from Indigenous-serving institutions
Case studies from Indigenous centres on campuses
How to support and retain more Indigenous students in higher education
How to recruit and promote more Indigenous staff in universities
Involving Indigenous communities in research
Amplifying Indigenous voices and scholarship .

Offering practical advice from and for HE professionals on:

Writing tips
Time management
How to structure your thesis
How to write a thesis/dissertation in three months
How to write an abstract
What to do after it’s finished
Understanding the PhD thesis in your country
How to prepare for a viva voce or doctoral defence of your thesis
What to do when motivation flags
Tips for managing referencing and bibliography.

Offering practical advice from and for HE professionals on:

Increasing employability in students
How to integrate apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships with your institution and industry
How to design microcredentials
Advice for making credential wallets work
How to teach students online and in-person interview skills
Integrating emerging professional technologies like AI into the curriculum
Preparing for jobs that don’t yet exist
How to teach soft skills for the modern workplace.

THE Campus guides:

THE Campus accept the following formats:

Written resources (750–850 words) – these are advice resources, not promotional pieces
Video resources (3–5 minutes)
Opinion pieces (800–900 words) – known as Views

The editorial process:

Download the above guidelines.
Email clt.comms@anu.edu.au to express your interest or send your draft resource directly to the CLT Communications team.
Existing articles can be repurposed, in line with the THE Campus guidelines.
The Communication Coordinator and the PVC (E&D) will review your submission before submitting it to THE Campus editorial team.
Alternatively, present an idea for a video resource. The CLT Communications team can provide AV or editorial support, if required. Please complete the AV eForm.
If your contribution is accepted for publication, THE Campus’ editorial team will liaise directly with you, if they have any suggested edits.

Last updated April 2024

Melita Dahl, Communications Coordinator, Communications team, Centre for Learning and Teaching