From knowledge transfer to graduate impact: a mediation analysis of an international scholarship programme

International scholarship programmes are widely expected to generate social and diplomatic benefits through student mobility, yet the mechanisms through which knowledge acquired through internation...

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‘It’s really a minefield’: exploring the disconnect between understanding of social media policies and academic freedom and behaviour online

Social media has become essential to academic communication, offering a platform to share research and teaching, to counter misinformation, and to contribute expert perspectives. Academics’ public ...

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Mid-Career faculty: a systematic review of challenges in their academic careers

The academic career is an evolutionary process experienced by those who pursue an academic profession through teaching and research in higher education institutions. Traditionally divided into earl...

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(Re)constructing science educator identity through teaching: perceptions and experiences from science academics in higher education

Despite growing research interest in science education, how university science academics construct their science educator identity and make sense of science teaching remains underexplored, particul...

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AI literacy won’t save us: a reply to Bannister (2025)

In a recent article, Bannister [2025. ParadAIse L0st? Higher Education Research & Development, 1–10] makes a compelling argument that a point of no return has been reached with generative AI (genAI...

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‘Taking your mob with you’: giving voice to the experiences of Indigenous Australian postgraduate students: Higher Education Research & Development: Vol 32 , No 4 - Get Access

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Joining forces: developing postgraduate education for teachers through university–municipality collaboration

This article explores the collaboration between a university and a municipality in developing and delivering a postgraduate programme for in-service teachers. The collaboration was unusual because ...

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From label to logic: reframing scholar-practitioner identity in professional doctorates through the Inquiry–Translation–Implementation–Leadership (ITIL) framework

Professional doctorates in management and leadership are frequently justified by the promise of developing scholar-practitioners who can bridge research and practice and lead change in complex orga...

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Participation in extracurricular activities and labor market outcomes of university graduates: evidence from Chile

Participation in extracurricular activities (ECA) during undergraduate studies is a crucial element of employability. However, there is limited knowledge about the relationship between ECA and grad...

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Graduate capabilities and the future of work: it all comes down to GRIT

In a rapidly changing global workforce, reshaped by Future of Work dynamics including AI adoption, automation, and transforming employability skills by 2030, universities face pressure to equip gra...

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Industry mentors in WIL assessment: revealing systemic contradictions through CHAT

Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) assessment presents persistent challenges in aligning the goals, roles and expectations of higher education institutions (HEIs) and industry. This paper revisits qual...

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Cognitive offloading, critical pedagogy, and connectivist learning shape academic responses to generative AI in higher education: transforming resistance into pedagogical care

The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has renewed debate in higher education about how technology shapes learning, cognition, and academic practice. This study examines ...

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Contribution of resilience processes to better-than-expected outcomes among at-risk university students in Southern Africa: a scoping review

Many students find higher education inherently stressful and challenging. This may be particularly true in the developing world, where family, community and university resources are limited. Resili...

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Measuring the research experience of research postgraduate students in Hong Kong

To date, there has been little research in non-Western contexts exploring the research experience of research higher degree (RHD) students and the effect of research experience on student outcomes....

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Going-it alone: the university progression of women nursing students who are the first person in their intimate relationship to go to university

This article argues for an expansion of the idea of the first-in-family student to include the student whose spouse or partner has not been to university. Between 2015 and 2016, a qualitative longi...

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Student peer review as a process of knowledge creation through dialogue

This study contributes to a better understanding of the potential of student peer review in higher education by examining how repeated practice influences student learning. The study reports on the...

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Learning, leadership, and legitimacy: evaluating the impacts of communities of practice on education focused academic roles

Education focused (EF) academic roles are increasingly common, reflecting the rising importance of teaching and educational leadership in universities worldwide. Yet in research-dominated cultures,...

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CRADLE Blog: Article of the year! Acclaim for CRADLE’s equity research

Congratulations to past and present CRADLE team members for recent recognition of not one but two equity-focused papers.

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Fewer courses, longer degrees: multidimensional risk profiling of academic trajectory gaps

This study examines how multidimensional student risk profiles shape academic trajectories in higher education. Drawing on an ontological model that combines four baseline contextual conditions int...

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How to exercise agency in the ‘third space’? Exploring Chinese mainland students’ experiences at a Hong Kong institution’s branch campus

As a transnational higher education model, international branch campus (IBC) embodies a blend of global influence and local characteristics. It can also reproduce Western-centric assumptions about ...

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Becoming QuantCrit scholars: a collaborative autoethnography of US educational researchers

This study aims to explore the educational and professional experiences of QuantCrit researchers in the field of education. QuantCrit applies Critical Race Theory to quantitative research, emphasiz...

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Using historical approaches to understand contemporary student loneliness

Student loneliness is a global problem, with universities struggling to tackle an issue that has important implications for student success, satisfaction, and mental health. This research uses arch...

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Cognitive offloading, critical pedagogy, and connectivist learning shape academic responses to generative AI in higher education: transforming resistance into pedagogical care

The rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has renewed debate in higher education about how technology shapes learning, cognition, and academic practice. This study examines ...

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Factors that support employability: experiences and perceptions of South Asian postgraduate international students in Australia and the United Kingdom

International students from South Asia represent a significant proportion of the international student population in Australia and the United Kingdom (UK), yet their unique challenges and contribut...

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Emergent questions of access: disability and the integration of generative AI in teaching and learning

Those of us involved in higher education must address critical, emergent questions related to access and disability to fully realize the promise and potential of integrating generative AI into teac...

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Becoming QuantCrit scholars: a collaborative autoethnography of US educational researchers

This study aims to explore the educational and professional experiences of QuantCrit researchers in the field of education. QuantCrit applies Critical Race Theory to quantitative research, emphasiz...

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Compliance ‘more important than education’ on research ethics

The likelihood of investigation and the severity of punishment have most influence on whether experienced academics take a chance on dodgy research

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