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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

Theme: Global challenges International collaboration Tagged with: Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network Global challenges

New Challenge Grants to support ACU members tackling global challenges

Published on 13 October 2020 The ACU announces the first of three new Challenge Grant schemes, open exclusively to academic and professional staff at ACU member universities. Read this article

Theme: International collaboration Supporting research Global challenges Tagged with: SDGs International collaboration Africa Supporting Research

New international partnership to support world-class research across Africa and beyond

Published on 18 September 2020 Read this article

Theme: International collaboration Tagged with: ACU Summer School

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ACU Summer School 2020: The Migration Generation? Climate, youth and refugees

Published on 02 September 2020 50 students from across the Commonwealth connected online for ACU Summer School 2020: The Migration generation? Climate, youth and refugees. Read this article

Theme: Global challenges International collaboration Tagged with: SDGs Higher Education and the SDGs Network

UN High-Level Political Forum hears universities play a critical role in supporting the SDGs

Published on 30 July 2020 On July 9 and 10, the ACU joined the SDSN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) President’s meeting at the UN High-Level Political Forum. Read this article

Theme: International collaboration Tagged with: International collaboration

Universities’ international offices in the future

Published on 15 July 2020 Pro-Vice Chancellors (International) and Heads of International Offices from six universities share their experiences and perspectives on the future of universities’ international offices. Read this article

Theme: International collaboration Tagged with: Dr Joanna Newman SDGs

A global partnership for the higher education sector

Published on 15 July 2020 The ACU, the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), and the International Association of Universities (IAU) have formalised their collaboration through a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Read this article

Theme: Strengthening universities International collaboration Supporting research Global challenges Tagged with: COVID-19 International collaboration Strengthening universities Commonwealth Peace and Reconciliation Network

How Universities are sharing best practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published on 22 June 2020 Read how our member institutions have continued to collaborate, connect, and learn from each other as they navigate new challenges and adapt to life under lockdown. Read this article