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Theme:
Global challenges
Bringing together science and policy in disaster management
Published on 19 October 2021 Assistant Professor Ravinder Dhiman at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India, talks about the interplay between climate-induced disasters, technology and policy. Read this article -
Theme:
International collaboration
Global challenges
An opportunity for QECS scholars to collaborate on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Published on 27 September 2021 The ACU and the University of Manchester are joining forces to provide access to a ground-breaking course for Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship (QECS) Scholars. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Access and inclusion
Bridging divides for a fairer future
Published on 24 September 2021 Higher education’s response to COVID-19 has been a tale of challenges and opportunity. We now have a window of opportunity build a fairer future for higher education that leaves no one behind. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
How investing in physics in sub-Saharan Africa could help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Published on 13 September 2021 A study by the ACU and the Institute of Physics found that support in a few key areas could help to drive physics innovation, especially in energy, climate and weather, and health. Read this article -
Theme:
International collaboration
Global challenges
ACU Summer School 2021: Student Q&A
Published on 19 August 2021 This year’s Summer School convened students online to explore themes linked to urban disasters. Here we have Tevita Mikaele Rakula sharing his experience of ACU Summer School 2021. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Supporting research
Access and inclusion
Can – and should – universities influence the role of technology in society?
Published on 03 August 2021 As technology increasingly infiltrates our lives, universities need to question whether they can - and should - influence the role it plays in society. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
Tagged with:
Higher Education and the SDGs Network
Exploring universities’ local contributions to the SDGs
Published on 30 July 2021 Earlier this year, Newcastle University organised an event for members of the ACU Higher Education and the SDGs Network to explore local contributions that universities are making to the SDGs. Read this article -
Theme:
Access and inclusion
Global challenges
Strengthening universities
Blended learning: a new normal for higher education?
Published on 20 July 2021 In the post-pandemic university campus, it's likely that some form of blended learning is here to stay. What will this mean for students and staff? Read this article -
Theme:
Access and inclusion
Global challenges
Strengthening universities
How can we use digital technology to address inequalities in higher education?
Published on 13 July 2021 While digital technology can enhance access to higher education, intersecting inequalities mean that this reality is still out of reach for many. How can we use technology to address inequalities? Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Supporting research
The Climate Research Cohort and its research-to-action projects
Published on 08 July 2021 The Climate Research Cohort's research-to-action facilitator Dr Haseeb Irfanullah reflects on the vital role researchers must play in informing and influencing current climate policies and practices. Read this article -
Theme:
Access and inclusion
Strengthening universities
International collaboration
Global challenges
What skills do students and staff need for the digital future?
Published on 06 July 2021 The success of any digital transformation will depend on how well students and staff are supported. But what does that really mean, and how could it work in practice? Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Access and inclusion
Strengthening universities
Digital transformation in higher education: past and present
Published on 29 June 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on higher education around the world. What challenges and opportunities will higher education face in our digital future? Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
Tagged with:
Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network
Climate and the environment
Climate Resilience Challenge Grants: advancing climate action in the Commonwealth
Published on 08 June 2021 The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is delighted to announce the first five recipients of our new Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Supporting research
Tagged with:
Global challenges
Climate and the environment
International collaboration
Commonwealth Futures
On the road to COP26: a research partnership to accelerate climate action
Published on 14 March 2021 The ACU has partnered with the British Council to establish the Commonwealth Futures Climate Research Cohort, convening 26 talented researchers for COP26. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
Tagged with:
SDGs
Climate and the environment
Launch of the Call to Action for Sustainable Urbanisation
Published on 02 February 2021 Today we launch our Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation across the Commonwealth in partnership with the CAA, CAP and CLGF. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Supporting research
A new partnership for a blue economy
Published on 19 January 2021 The ACU is partnering with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the University of the West Indies (UWI) to support the development of a Centre of Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Access and inclusion
Supporting research
Strengthening universities
International collaboration – a fairer future?
Published on 09 December 2020 How can international collaborations be fair, and enable universities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to have a more equal footing? Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Access and inclusion
Strengthening universities
Name and face – living with the past in the present
Published on 03 December 2020 Universities across the world are reflecting on what the the statues and the building names on their campuses mean in today’s world. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Access and inclusion
Strengthening universities
Supporting research
What’s the place for reparations at universities?
Published on 26 November 2020 Some may question why universities need to be involved in reparations at all, but universities played a role in providing a cloak of respectability and legitimacy for the colonial project. Read this article -
Theme:
Access and inclusion
Strengthening universities
Global challenges
Belonging at university – an equal future?
Published on 12 November 2020 In recent decades, more students from indigenous and minority backgrounds have entered higher education. But what is their experience of being at university like? Read this article
