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International peer reviewed journal of the Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia. Published by @TandFResearch.bsky.social.
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Call for papers for a Special Issue on:

Leadership of learning, teaching and assessment to 2050 and beyond.

Editors: Dr Lia Blaj-Ward and Professor Susan Rowland

Manuscript deadline: 24 April 2026

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Leadership of learning, teaching and assessment to 2050 and beyond
Join a collaborative sensemaking project. Submit your research to shape leadership of learning, teaching and assessment in higher education to 2050 and beyond.
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📢 New publication 📢

Drawing on the #LivedExperience of 998 #PhD mums from over 100 countries, this article provides advice relating to support, self-care, self-belief, role management, and preparation.

#PhDMums #HigherEd #HigherEducation #DoctoralEducation #Motherhood #PhDLife
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Call for papers for a Special Issue on:

Leadership of learning, teaching and assessment to 2050 and beyond.

Editors: Dr Lia Blaj-Ward and Professor Susan Rowland

Manuscript deadline: 24 April 2026

think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
Leadership of learning, teaching and assessment to 2050 and beyond
Join a collaborative sensemaking project. Submit your research to shape leadership of learning, teaching and assessment in higher education to 2050 and beyond.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Congratulations to @ioe.bsky.social SRI member @melbond.bsky.social on her recent article, drawing on the lived experience of 998 #PhDMums from over 100 countries.

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Doctoral research is not an easy undertaking for anyone, but the challenges of doing this while also navigating the complexities and gendered expectations of motherhood can be intensely and inequitably demanding. Mothers have been historically marginalised in higher education, yet still remain missing from many institutional initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Considering current demographic trends, ‘PhD mums’ are a potentially large cohort in doctoral programmes, but they are often (made) invisible. This study reports on part of a large-scale international exploration of the experiences of PhD mums across five continents. A total of 998 PhD mums provided advice to others who might now or in the future combine the roles of mother and doctoral researcher. Through a thematic analysis of the responses, advice relating to support, self-care, self-belief, role management, and preparation was revealed. The study elevates the voice of PhD mothers, offers advice and provides practical and moral support for those who, despite their unique and nuanced contexts, share the continuing challenge of navigating motherhood during their doctoral candidature.
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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The homeification of learning in higher education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The homeification of learning in higher education
Homeification refers to the intensification of the home environment through the accelerated lifestyle changes triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes resulted in blurred and altered bound...
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January 12, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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Fascinating research on the lived experiences of and advice from PhD moms. Impressive to make qualitative analysis when n = 998! doi.org/10.1080/0729... #PhDLife #PhDMom
How to ‘juggle all the competing demands’: advice to PhD mums from the lived experiences of other PhD mums
Doctoral research is not an easy undertaking for anyone, but the challenges of doing this while also navigating the complexities and gendered expectations of motherhood can be intensely and inequit...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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As part of the #PhDmums study, we asked almost 1000 current and former doctoral researchers who also had a mother(-like) role, to share their advice, which we have distilled and shared in our new paper.

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January 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Supporting lived experience teaching academics through co-reflection

Snita Ahir-Knight, Huia Monro, Javi Arango, Serra Clark, Toni Huls & Rachel Tester

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January 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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The paradoxical management of casual academics: an Australian case study
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The paradoxical management of casual academics: an Australian case study
The casualisation of academic labour is increasing worldwide. Whereas continuing academics have been subject to longstanding investigation, there are now growing concerns about the work experiences...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Rethinking the student journey with voice of student: unstructured data-driven approach
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January 28, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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Assessment for student transitions and success: a scoping review of assessment principles in Australian enabling education
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Assessment for student transitions and success: a scoping review of assessment principles in Australian enabling education
Enabling education, also known as foundation, pathway or access education, provides opportunities for many students from under-represented groups to access university. Although various studies have...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Disrupting colonial legacies in higher education: power, language, and identity in South African ODL curriculum
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Disrupting colonial legacies in higher education: power, language, and identity in South African ODL curriculum
The need to transform university curricula is a pressing issue for researchers, students and stakeholders in twenty-first-century higher education (HE) worldwide. In the Global South, particularly ...
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January 27, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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Call for Papers! For a Special Issue on leading learning, teaching and assessment to 2050 and beyond.

Please share. #HigherEd

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Call for papers Special Issue | Lia Blaj-Ward
Contributions are invited to a collaborative sensemaking project: a Higher Education Research and Development Special Issue on leading learning, teaching and assessment to 2050 and beyond (Guest edito...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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Including LGBTQ+ early career higher education staff: learning from the policy and practice for supporting LGBTQ+ students www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Including LGBTQ+ early career higher education staff: learning from the policy and practice for supporting LGBTQ+ students
This discursive paper addresses the lack of recent robust research on the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) Higher Education (HE) staff, particularly Early...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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Complex pathways of Russian university graduates: which pathways lead upwards?
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Complex pathways of Russian university graduates: which pathways lead upwards?
This study investigates how the complex educational and career pathways of Russian university graduates shape their subjective social mobility, advancing understanding of graduates’ outcomes in a h...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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The transformation of academic ideals: an Australian analysis
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The transformation of academic ideals: an Australian analysis
This article explores the role that universities play in shaping the relationship between academics and their work. Drawing on Miller and Rose's interpretation of our present era as being character...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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African challenges to western-centric metrics in evaluating international research collaboration
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January 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Degree apprenticeships: building a future workforce. #DegreeApprenticeships
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Degree apprenticeships: building a future workforce
Degree apprenticeships are an innovative workforce strategy that originated in the United Kingdom and have been piloted in Australia to address critical skills shortages. Degree apprenticeships inv...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Our 2025 List of Reviewers is now online.

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January 15, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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Research experiences in Japanese higher education: a study of Japanese and international students
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Research experiences in Japanese higher education: a study of Japanese and international students
Assessing postgraduate students’ research experiences is essential for integrating student perspectives into quality assurance in higher education. Yet, little research has examined how these exper...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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The homeification of learning in higher education www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The homeification of learning in higher education
Homeification refers to the intensification of the home environment through the accelerated lifestyle changes triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes resulted in blurred and altered bound...
www.tandfonline.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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The imagined and the real: identifying the tensions for academic identity [2010]
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The imagined and the real: identifying the tensions for academic identity
Changes within the higher education sector have had significant effects on the identity of the individual academic. As institutions transform in response to government‐driven policy and funding dir...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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The higher education research ‘field’: key developments, questions and possibilities.

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The higher education research ‘field’: key developments, questions and possibilities
This article explores the nature of contemporary research within the evolving landscape of higher education studies. Higher education studies have long been the site of significant critique: depict...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Global research metrics shape academic careers, but for African scholars, they often undermine work that benefits local communities most.

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Measures of academic value overlook African scholars who make a local impact – study
Ubuntu philosophy is a better way to represent scholarly contributions in African academia.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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African challenges to western-centric metrics in evaluating international research collaboration
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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'The higher the traditional indicators like citation counts and impact factors are for African scholars, the lower their score for local relevance and community impact. The globally accepted metrics punish what matters most, while blocking African scholars’ career progress.'
Measures of academic value overlook African scholars who make a local impact – study
Ubuntu philosophy is a better way to represent scholarly contributions in African academia.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM