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Theme:
Supporting research
Tagged with:
Equitable partnerships
Supporting Research Community
Supporting Research
SDGs
International collaboration
ACU Equitable Research Partnerships Toolkit: driving equity in international university research partnerships
Published on 24 April 2023 Supporting the creation and advancement of fairer north-south and south-south research partnerships. Read this article -
Theme:
Supporting research
Strengthening universities
Global challenges
Tagged with:
SDGs
Supporting Research
Strengthening universities
ACU Measures Supporting Research Survey: a snapshot into the higher education research landscape
Published on 14 February 2023 The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) has today published the results of the inaugural ACU Measures Supporting Research Survey, Read this article -
Theme:
International collaboration
Strengthening universities
Global challenges
Supporting research
Progressing plans for a Centre of Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy in Antigua
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. Read this article -
Theme:
Global challenges
International collaboration
Access and inclusion
Supporting research
Strengthening universities
Commonwealth Day 2022 - Delivering a common future
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. 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:
Supporting research
Tagged with:
Supporting Research Community
Developing nextgen science leaders in crop improvement
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. 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:
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
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
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:
Supporting research
Strengthening universities
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Early Career Academics
Supporting Research Community
Developing the next generation of researchers: international perspectives
Published on 15 October 2020 Experts weigh in on supporting early-career researchers and creating enabling environments for quality research to thrive. 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:
Supporting research
Tagged with:
Supporting Research
COVID-19
Our response to the UK Government’s initiative and investment in a new R&D roadmap
Published on 06 July 2020 Message from our Chief Executive and Secretary General. 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 -
Theme:
Supporting research
Tagged with:
South Africa
Early career academics
Dr Joanna Newman
Generating Talent: Transforming support for the research landscape in South Africa
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. Read this article -
Theme:
Supporting research
Tagged with:
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships
Dr Joanna Newman
South Africa
The Duchess of Sussex
Gender Grants
Gender
Solving global challenges through inclusive higher education
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. Read this article -
Theme:
Supporting research
Tagged with:
Research uptake
Equitable partnerships
Supporting Research Community
Not just the guardians of the rubber stamp
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. Read this article
