Published on 14 February 2023
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) has today published the results of the inaugural ACU Measures Supporting Research Survey,
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Published on 16 March 2022
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has committed to transitioning to a Blue Economy. A key pillar of this is the establishment of a Centre of Excellence at the University of the West Indies.
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Published on 14 March 2022
Through our role as a Commonwealth organisation, here's how we believe we can contribute to and influence change, and bring our mission – to build a better world through higher education – to life.
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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.
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Published on 19 July 2021
Supporting Research Community member Eric Yirenkyi Danquah reflects on his experiences developing nextgen scientists at the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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Published on 15 October 2020
Experts weigh in on supporting early-career researchers and creating enabling environments for quality research to thrive.
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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.
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Published on 03 October 2019
The importance of investing in early career academics was in the spotlight today at South Africa's first National Higher Education Conference, at the launch of an ACU joint report with USAf.
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Published on 01 October 2019
HRH The Duchess of Sussex joined students and academics from ACU member universities in South Africa today to discuss how higher education can help build fairer and safer societies for all.
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Published on 11 June 2018
Director of Programmes at the ACU, Ben Prasadam-Halls discusses growing level of interest in developing international collaborations with researchers at the 2018 INORMS congress in Edinburgh.
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