Lecturer development: 2026 topics
- Educational psychology training for lecturers
- Preparing lecturers to conduct oral examinations with international students
- Reducing cheating through humane approaches
- Effective approaches to peer tutoring
- Student work–life balance
- Generation Z: attitudes and perspectives
- Preventing bullying and harassment among students
- Supporting inactive students and those taking a leave of absence
Mini-workshops: programmes and durations
Coping and resilience
A 2-hour introductory session on the emotional conditions that foster resilience, what can be learned from professional and personal setbacks, and techniques for strengthening adaptive interpretations and responses.
Life-management skills for early-career lecturers
A 2 × 2-hour interactive workshop with reflective, developmental and group exercises to improve coping strategies and perceived self-efficacy.
Procrastination
A 2-hour interactive workshop explaining procrastination and presenting practical warning signs and coping strategies.
Career planning and future development
A 2 × 2-hour introductory workshop on career identity, adult developmental transitions and the enabling and limiting factors in future planning, using project-planning tools and adaptive techniques.
Communication with pet owners
An 8-hour interactive, practice-based programme using realistic veterinary consultation scenarios. Topics include rapid assessment of situations, owner–pet attachment, managing challenging or hostile attitudes, confident professional presence, shared decisions, follow-up client communication, working through difficult experiences, and the limits of service orientation in clinical practice.
Burnout prevention
Introductory training: 2 hours on recognising burnout, self-assessment and intervention opportunities, particularly in medical education. Advanced training: an additional 2 hours focusing on prevention and greater sensitivity to early warning signs.
Smoking-cessation support
A social-responsibility initiative offering small-group sessions for 2 hours weekly over 12 weeks (12 × 2 hours), with guided lifestyle and peer support, cessation options and a cognitive-behavioural orientation.
Institution-specific delivery
Programmes and the scope of delivery can be agreed with each institution. Training for lecturers may complement the existing student-support services.
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