There is no return to normal. There is no going back to what there was before. You have to find new ways of going on. I could be talking about the pandemic here. Yes indeed. But I’m not. I’m actually talking about life post thesis. I wrote something a long time ago about the post PhD […] … learn more→
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After the viva/defence – then what?
Are branch campuses set to wither in China?
In recent years, international branch campuses (IBCs) in China have been one of the options for middle-class Chinese parents whose children miss out on entry to prestigious domestic universities. Although their fees are high by Chinese standards, parents have seen them as an investment in their children’s human capital and social status – particularly as […] … learn more→
Universities can’t rely on early adopters to drive transformation
Universities across the world have been congratulating themselves on their overnight switch to online teaching and learning as the pandemic bit. Many have cited it as evidence that universities can be a lot more agile than people give them credit for. Yet has the digital switchover really been as successful or “overnight” as university leaders […] … learn more→
How to choose a good master’s degree
There are many students who each year face the difficult decision of choosing a master’s degree to continue their university education or professionals who seek to specialize or simply improve. Given the enormous variety of options and situations, a series of evaluation criteria must be taken into account that will help us make the right […] … learn more→
Want to improve your chances of getting a full-time job? A double degree can do that
Career-related motivations are among the most important factors in Australian students’ decision to undertake higher education. This means universities must demonstrate their graduates’ ability to find work when seeking to recruit students in an increasingly competitive tertiary education marketplace. Our research shows double degrees (students study for two degrees at once) can greatly improve new graduates’ prospects […] … learn more→
Plan S will be a catastrophe for learned societies
A spectre is haunting arts and humanities scholarship: the consequences of open access. Policy decisions are being taken now, but within the next three to four years, these missteps are likely to have profoundly harmed entire disciplines and possibly wiped out some of our most cherished learned societies. Given the huge pressures faced by academics […] … learn more→
Making your writing authoritative – a citation revision strategy
Readers expect academic writers to know what they are talking about. We meet that expectation by grounding our writing in good scholarship – and making it sound authoritative. Authoritative. You can see the words author and authority contained within authoritative – and this is no accident as the threesome have the same origins. An authority is a […] … learn more→
What is the role of the University in building inclusive societies?
The democratization of access to universities is an issue that concerns, to a greater or lesser extent, all countries and higher education systems. The number of students who began to attend universities from the 1960s grew exponentially. This changed the way of understanding this institution. Its reason for being was no longer found only in an elite […] … learn more→
Online exam monitoring is now common in Australian universities — but is it here to stay?
COVID-19 lockdowns were a huge disruption for Australian universities. With students unable to come to campus, many universities turned to “online proctoring solutions” to monitor students during exam time. Many of these systems rely on automated facial recognition or detection, often combined with human video-monitoring of students’ homes, leading to concerns about bias, inaccuracy and […] … learn more→
Erasmus — What insurance to choose for a students’ exchange?
Erasmus is one of the more popular programs offering the students’ exchange in European countries. The major target group of the program is individual students, but also the entire academic organizations may participate in the exchange. The paramount objective of this project is to promote equal opportunities and fair access to education for students from […] … learn more→
