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Theme: Global challenges International collaboration Tagged with: Climate and the environment

Members Of The ACU Delegation Pose In Front Of The COP26 Sign

Reflections on COP26

Published on 29 November 2021 Richard Grubb was part of the ACU's small delegation to COP26, and he reflects on the challenges and opportunities of attending the conference during a pandemic. Read this article

Theme: International collaboration

New partnership to drive opportunities in sport in higher education across the Commonwealth

Published on 24 November 2021 The ACU and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)  have today announced the signing of an MoU to further collaboration around higher education and sport in the Commonwealth. Read this article

Theme: Global challenges International collaboration Tagged with: Higher Education and the SDGs Network Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network Climate and the environment

Higher education: central to society’s response to climate change

Published on 12 November 2021 Higher Education and the SDGs network member Prof Tristan McCowan outlines the essential role of universities in tackling climate change. 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

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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: 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

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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 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

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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

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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: International collaboration

Taking international collaboration online: Virtual mobility projects

Published on 20 May 2021 The ACU is delighted to be supporting our members with the funding and tools needed to deliver virtual mobility projects in partnership with other universities. 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 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

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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

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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

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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: Global challenges Strengthening universities International collaboration Access and inclusion

How can the curriculum be authentic to where it's taught?

Published on 04 November 2020 Curricula tend to be modelled on templates of learning that have usually originated in the so-called West. However, there are growing calls to make the curriculum more authentic to where it's taught. Read this article

Theme: Global challenges International collaboration Access and inclusion Strengthening universities

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Does decolonising higher education matter?

Published on 29 October 2020 Protests against racial injustice and demands to address historical wrongs are often accompanied by calls for decolonisation. But what does decolonisation mean for higher education? Read this article

Theme: International collaboration Tagged with: ACU Summer School

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ACU Summer School 2020: Student Q&A

Published on 19 October 2020 ACU Summer School unites students from across the Commonwealth to discuss multidisciplinary issues of global importance. Baimba Osman Sheriff talks to us about his ACU Summer School experience. Read this article

Theme: Global challenges International collaboration

Antigua and Barbuda to establish Centre of Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy

Published on 16 October 2020 The Government of Antigua and Barbuda is supporting the establishment of a Centre of Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus Read this article