📢 CfP now open for the SRHE International #Conference 2026! We're inviting submissions reflecting on the theme Future Ready Higher Education. We welcome submissions for:
🔍 Research Papers
🗣️ Symposia
🖼️ Posters
#CfP here: bit.ly/4bBWCGO Deadline: 15 May 2026 #SRHE2026
📢 Open Call for Papers - Special Issue of Studies in Higher Education on Student Knowledge Exchange: Theory and Practice, Rhetoric and Reality.
Deadline for submissions: 1 April 2026. Find out more: srhe.ac.uk/publications...
#CallForPapers #HigherEducation #Research
My new book 'Universities and the Purpose of Higher Education: Expansion and Development in Post-War Britain' with @srhe.bsky.social's book series is available for pre-order (publication 22 January), with a sample of the introduction on the Routledge page! www.routledge.com/Universities...
Photo of Paul Ashwin receiving his Society for Research into Higher Education Fellowship
Photo of group of new Society for Research into Higher Education Fellows
I was delighted to receive my Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) fellowship at the recent @srhe.bsky.social Annual Conference, particularly as part of such an impressive group of new fellows.
📢 Open calls for papers: Studies in Higher Education Special Issues on: Learner Agency and Human-AI Collaboration, Advancing Female Academics into Executive Leadership Positions, Reconciling Marketisation. Find out more: bit.ly/4mmzxed #HEresearch #HEpolicy #CFP
In the latest SRHE blog post, @robcuthbert22.bsky.social highlights how Trump‑era interventions are reshaping US higher education, from legal wrangles over abolishing the Education Department, to funding threats against Columbia and Harvard. Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4ohsJzy #HigherEducationPolicy
"...proximity to students is not the same as access, and … transnational education requires more than exporting curricula across borders, it demands building relevance across cultures." 'Branch campuses and the mirage of demand' by Kyuseok Kim 👉 bit.ly/3IRFl06 #BranchCampuses #HigherEducation
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Now Open! – Deakin University Postgraduate Research (DUPR) scholarship applications. This is your opportunity to undertake a PhD with CRADLE! Read more and apply now: blogs.deakin.edu.au/cradle/apply...
📣 Research & Scoping Awards 2025 - submissions now open!
We invite applications for:
- Member Awards (10K) for research on HE Policy/HE practice/HE and society
- Scoping Awards (5K) for projects on new or emerging areas of HE research
Visit bit.ly/4kzWk4u for details. Deadline 1 September 2025.
Congratulations to this year's Newer Researcher Award winners @betzabetorres-o.bsky.social, @jesspilgrimbrown.bsky.social, and Yabing Liu! Learn more about their projects on our website: srhe.ac.uk/research/lat...
When @fadiadk.bsky.social presented some of her research on slow reading in higher education, especailly doctoral education at @srhe.bsky.social conference in december last year, it met with furious approval srheblog.com/2025/06/20/r... Intense head-nodding. Lovely to hear more about it.
📣 Upcoming event: On Wednesday 2 July we will be joined by Professor Syed Farid Alatas, Professor Shuchen Xiang and @ibrar-bhatt.bsky.social to discuss Re-thinking Knowledge, Intellectual Canons, and the Decolonisation of Academia. Find out more and register here to join us: bit.ly/3HWKQtX
Join us at this upcoming workshop on 20 June to explore AI and the current thoughts, practice, and applications of AI tools in higher education research. With @markkerrigan.bsky.social and Dr Iain Cross. Register here bit.ly/45lc3jX
#AI #AITools #NewerResearchers #HigherEducationResearch
Doing pedagogical research in a university science faculty? Join @srhe.bsky.social for a day to discuss ‘From ‘Hard Science’ To Pedagogical Research’ srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
Latest post on SRHE blog by @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social. Check it out here: srheblog.com/2025/05/20/w...
⏰ Final week to submit your papers, symposia and posters for #SRHE2025!
Details of the full CFP and how to make a submission: srhe.ac.uk/internationa... Deadline: 15 May 2025 (23:59 GMT+1)
#HigherEducation #ResearchConference #CallForPapers
Do we really empower sabbatical officers to be the voice of students? Latest post on srheblog.com by Rebecca Turner, Jennie Winter & Nadine Schaefer srheblog.com/2025/04/30/d...
Enjoyed giving talk on 'Language and International Student Mobility' for @srhe.bsky.social event on 'The Complexities of Multilingualism in Higher Education' today. Thanks for the invitation!
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@oxforddeptofed.bsky.social
Join us on 13 May for an interactive session to explore critical perspectives on evaluating and assessing the quality of contemporary doctoral programmes. With Rosemary Deem, Pam Denicolo & Gill Houston. Register here: srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
What is a ‘governing document’ in the University of Sussex? - latest post on srheblog.com by GR Evans at srheblog.com/2025/04/22/w...
Afternoon session 16:00 – 18:00, register here:
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Morning session 07:00 – 09:00, register here: srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
On 7 May we will be hosting peer review workshops with @tandfresearch.bsky.social. The sessions will over all the essentials of how to be an effective peer reviewer for researchers in all areas. Registration details below.
📢 Submission Deadline Reminder. Just 1 month to go to submit your papers, symposia, and posters for #SRHE2025.
Details of the full CFP and how to make a submission: bit.ly/3CFqrHz Deadline: 15 May 2025 (23:59 GMT+1) ⏰
#HigherEducation #ResearchConference #CallForPapers
Join us on 2 May to launch the project report for 'The Heart of Research: the Aims, Nature and Values of Education Research Centres'. The event will shed light on how research centres are set up, what they do and how they enact social justice aims and values. Register: bit.ly/4jRwpp1
Just as I lurch into two weeks off (🇯🇵🌸 here I come😊), quick reminder of the @srhe.bsky.social event we're hosting as soon as I get back on the 29th of April:
Campus Geographies of the Student Experience.
Available in person or hybrid, details/registration available here:
srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
Will GenAI narrow or widen the digital divide in higher education? ✍️ New post by Lei Fang and Xue Zhou on SRHE Blog. Check it out here: srheblog.com/2025/04/02/w...
#GenAI #HigherEducation
On 28 April, @rachelbrooks.bsky.social and @professorliwei.bsky.social will examine the role of multilingualism in HE and research, and address the challenges and opportunities that multilingualism presents in contemporary universities. Register and join us: bit.ly/4i8i7z2
A little late sharing on here, but I wrote a blog for the @srhe.bsky.social in January about my experiences of working in #HE #professionalservices and undertaking research through my #EdD and beyond
srheblog.com/2025/01/31/b...
Registration is now open for our @srhe.bsky.social webinar on international student mobility from and to India! There will be 3 panels, 9 papers, and lots of Q&A!
When: 16 May, 10 am - 1.05 pm (UK time)
For more details & registration: srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...
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