TheoryHub’s Dance Hits Shortlisted at 2025 QS Reimagine Education Awards
TheoryHub is a global academic resource designed to broaden students’ and researchers’ engagement with theories across the social sciences. It was recently shortlisted for the Best Use of Generative AI Award at the 2025 QS Reimagine Education Awards.
5 December 2025
The nomination placed the project in the top 20% of more than 1,600 submissions evaluated by over 800 international judges.
TheoryHub was developed under the leadership of Professor Savvas Papagiannidis, Interim Deputy Dean and Professor of Information Systems, Digital Innovation and Transformation at Newcastle University Business School. It brings together contributions from academics worldwide.
Its purpose is to provide a comprehensive and accessible online platform that supports the exploration of a wide range of theories . It looks to address gaps in exposure that many students encounter in traditional teaching and dissertation supervision.
Accessible learning through dance hits
TheoryHub’s Dance Hits is an experimental initiative that uses generative AI to create music tracks inspired by well-known business theories. The project explores how alternative media formats can support student engagement and understanding, while also demonstrating practical applications of emerging AI technologies within learning and teaching.
Recognition by QS Reimagine Education
The QS Reimagine Education Awards recognise innovative approaches that enhance learning outcomes, strengthen employability, and advance sustainability education. The theme of the 12th annual conference, held between 1 and 3 December 2025, was “Mind the Gap – It’s Getting Wider”. It highlighted the widening divide in how institutions respond to emerging challenges and opportunities.
The awards, which were celebrated and announced during the conference, rewarded the most pioneering pedagogical approaches that enhance learning outcomes, improve employability, and advance sustainability education.
TheoryHub’s shortlisting reflects its contribution to developing new, accessible ways for learners to engage with theoretical material, and its alignment with sector-wide efforts to apply AI thoughtfully within education.
Reflecting on his shortlisting and recognition, Professor Papagiannidis said: “Being shortlisted affirms the value of experimenting with creative forms of scholarship. TheoryHub’s Dance Hits shows that when imagination meets rigorous inquiry, learners can approach complex ideas with fresh curiosity and genuine enjoyment.”