In a society where equality for all is a fundamental principle, but where “positions” are endowed with very unequal advantages (in terms of salaries, working conditions, etc.), it is a question of distributing these in such a way that the hierarchy of jobs is considered legitimate by all. This is a real challenge. There is […] … learn more→

I’m generally concerned about writing with partners. That’s because the power to say what is important, to name and to categorise, to summarise and to draw out implications, happens in writing. And in the writing, power can revert back to academic researchers. Despite our best intentions. In some situations where researchers do all of the […] … learn more→

There’s been a lot of … stuff going on at my university lately (just Google “Australian National University” on the news setting and you’ll see what I mean). People are, to put it mildly, upset. So upset that they’ve taken to writing articles for and against said management in our local city newspaper, The Canberra […] … learn more→

Last year, the Coalition made the surprise decision to oppose Labor’s plans for new international student caps. On Sunday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton proposed an even more radical policy of his own to limit the number of international students in Australia. He announced a combination of tighter enrolment limits, increased visa application fees and changes to temporary graduate visas, which allow […] … learn more→

Even before President Donald Trump took office, university presidents expressed concern about the impact of his agenda on higher education. Now they must lead their institutions in the wake of executive orders and directives that appear to undermine their authority and autonomy. They include cuts to research grant funding and the prohibition of diversity programs. The Trump administration has also proposed the dismantling […] … learn more→

Academic transcripts are crucial documents that provide details about a student’s academic history and performance. They summarize the courses, grades, credits, and degrees earned by a student at an academic institution. As our world becomes increasingly globalized, there is a growing need for accurate translation of academic transcripts between different languages. Students may require transcript […] … learn more→

Title of course: Socially Engaged Design of Nuclear Energy Technologies What prompted the idea for the course? The two of us had some experience with participatory design coming into this course, and we had a shared interest in bringing virtual reality into a first-year design class at the University of Michigan. It seemed like a good fit […] … learn more→

I’m a bit late posting this week. This is largely down to running a writing workshop and then trying to do all the catching up. But since the workshop I’ve had a nagging wondering … Let me explain. This recent writing workshop had a big emphasis on literatures work. The ‘literatures chapter’ is a key […] … learn more→

Don’t let my students get angry, it’s nothing personal. But I’ve been teaching computer science for almost 20 years, and I see increasingly less computer skills. Questions like “Where did I save the file I just downloaded?” have become increasingly common in the classroom. And I’m not just saying that. Since the beginning of the […] … learn more→

Shortly after taking office, US President Donald Trump issued executive orders banning federal funding on so-called “woke” research. This is part of his broader ban on all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, grants and programs in the US government. These orders are massive in scope, impacting studies as varied as stroke recovery, computing and ancient languages. The impact […] … learn more→