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Gen Alpha is coming: what are three priorities for universities when resources are tight?
Dr Steve Briggs of the University of Bedfordshire outlines three priorities for universities preparing for Generation Alpha students arriving around 2030. First, updating academic practices to suit digitally native learners through blended learning, gamification and accessible content formats. Second, optimising existing systems, particularly around personalisation and AI tools available under current licences. Third, strengthening preventative wellbeing support, given Gen Alpha's exposure to global disruption, social media changes and AI-driven career uncertainty.
WEEKEND READING: When academic misconduct becomes an identity: what happens after the sanction?
Matched: generative AI
Academic misconduct procedures focus on detection, investigation, and sanction but rarely address what comes next for students. Dr Manesha Peiris argues institutions should consider reintegration — allowing students to demonstrate learning and rebuild trust without past findings permanently shaping how their work is viewed. She also raises equity concerns around GenAI, warning that markers of "suspicious" work may disadvantage some students disproportionately.