Yes, yes, yes. Too much literatures is a Real Thing. Of course you have to write with, from and about literatures. You need to situate your work in a specific field, showing what texts you are drawing on and what you will contribute to the field. In other words, you use literatures as the building […] … learn more→

When it comes to running a successful business, quality management is essential. But what does quality management entail? It’s the process of identifying areas of your organization that need improvement and implementing changes to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. Quality management training can help businesses achieve their goals faster, and with the rise of online […] … learn more→

If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.” The name has been extolled by former students, such as acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who wrote in his 2015 book “Between the World and Me” that his “only Mecca was, is, and […] … learn more→

Yes, yes, yes. Too much signposting is a Real Thing. Pamela Haug, author of Revise, refers to signposting as traffic direction. Haug reckons that academic writers often spend too much time directing traffic and not enough time getting where they need to go. She says that too much signposting means that You’re getting in the way of your […] … learn more→

In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favour of police abolition. Academics who support abolition promote activism over collaboration. But as calls for “defund the police” pivot to “refund the police” in priority areas — in particular mental health, issues faced by marginalized people and intimate partner violence — police-researcher partnerships are […] … learn more→

Nicholas Tampio, professor of political science: Learn to think for yourself As a professor, I believe the purpose of a college class is to teach students to think: to read scholarship, ask questions, formulate a thesis, collect and analyze data, draft an essay, take feedback from the instructor and other students, and write a final draft. […] … learn more→

Co-design is the new buzz word being applied to relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. It has been used as a key part of the Indigenous Voice process. But it is also talked about when it comes to health policy and infrastructure design. Even fashion brand Country Road has talked about co-design in its work with Ngen’giwumirri artist, Kieren Karritpul to […] … learn more→

The federal government has been asking for “bold ideas” to “reimagine” the future of Australian higher education for decades to come. An interim report for the Universities Accord was released in July. Feedback on this draft is due today. While there have been many ideas floated by commentators and the review panel (such as a new national university for […] … learn more→

It is no longer enough to have a degree and a host of master’s degrees and courses on our curriculum; knowledge is nothing more than a starting point of our professional career. We are facing a paradigm shift in training: just like when we ride a bicycle, if we stop pedalling, we fall. Whether or not to […] … learn more→

The initial journey: Academia and industry experiences As a student fascinated by the wonders of chemistry (and a very enthusiastic high school chemistry teacher), my academic journey started with an undergraduate master’s degree (MChem), and eventually culminating in a PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia. This quest for knowledge, however, was more of a […] … learn more→