Untangling graduate employability and work readiness to inform evidence-based practice in higher education Career development is crucial for graduate employability and a strategic priority in higher education. Despite widespread adoption of career development interventions, inconsistencies in design, me...

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Integrating Universal Design for Learning in higher education: a scoping review of empirical studies Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a design framework for creating inclusive learning environments, offering a promising approach to support diverse learners in higher education. Literature has...

Integrating Universal Design for Learning in higher education: a scoping review of empirical studies
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Student evaluations of teaching: a comparative analysis of positive and negative perspectives in the academic discourse Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) are ubiquitous in higher education. They were initially designed as a tool to enhance teaching quality, but their use has, over time, shifted towards administr...

Student evaluations of teaching: a comparative analysis of positive and negative perspectives in the academic discourse
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The trade-off between career aspirations and class status: research on the influence of family background on the realization of doctoral graduates’ career aspirations This paper examines the realization of career aspirations among doctoral graduates from different family backgrounds, using national survey data from Chinese doctoral graduates in 2021. The results...

The trade-off between career aspirations and class status: research on the influence of family background on the realization of doctoral graduates’ career aspirations
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From feedback to Emojis: doctoral supervision and doctoral students’ well-being in Chinese doctoral education This study examines doctoral students’ well-being by analyzing how supervision is experienced through specific supervisory behaviours and everyday practices described in doctoral narratives. Althou...

From feedback to Emojis: doctoral supervision and doctoral students’ well-being in Chinese doctoral education
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Development trajectories of undergraduates’ interdisciplinary competence over time: effects of principle-based activities Considering the importance of cultivating interdisciplinary competence, higher education institutions have developed programs, courses and activities to engage students in interdisciplinary learnin...

Development trajectories of undergraduates’ interdisciplinary competence over time: effects of principle-based activities
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Facing inequalities in academia: understanding Chinese early-career academics’ identity formation Influenced by an increasingly stratified academic system and China’s tenure-track reform, early-career academics (ECAs) in China are experiencing encroachment upon resources and opportunities, whil...

Facing inequalities in academia: understanding Chinese early-career academics’ identity formation
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Meaningful conversations and connections: reflections on first-year teaching and learning events in Australia We focus on the role that relationship-led academic development can play in building belonging and a sense of collegial purpose amongst university educators. Acknowledging university educators’ com...

Meaningful conversations and connections: reflections on first-year teaching and learning events in Australia
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An integrative systematic review of career transitions across STEM and HASS disciplines Amidst growing academic job market saturation, doctoral education faces urgent calls to reorient PhD training toward diverse career pathways. Yet, it remains unclear how well current reforms addres...

An integrative systematic review of career transitions across STEM and HASS disciplines
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Course experiences and academic engagement among students in Chinese gifted and talented education programmes Student engagement has been considered an important predictor of academic success in higher education. However, relatively little is known about gifted students’ engagement in gifted and talented p...

Course experiences and academic engagement among students in Chinese gifted and talented education programmes
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April 31 [sic]: a fugia hacia ‘the presence of absence’ in Chinese higher education The Belt & Road (B&R), described as ‘the New Silk Road’, is China's global infrastructure strategy with multiple strategic goals, one being a new emphasis on internationalization in higher educatio...

April 31 [sic]: a fugia hacia ‘the presence of absence’ in Chinese higher education
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An Intelligent Marking Assistant: An Application of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching We are entering the second computer revolution — described by many as “THE REVOLUTION”. The Japanese have committed themselves to a programme to develop a Fifth Generation of computers — machines...

An Intelligent Marking Assistant: An Application of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching [1986]
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Student satisfaction and engagement profiles and the probability of dropout determined by data mining The study identifies student profiles based on ‘satisfaction’ and ‘engagement’ and explores their relationship with dropout risk quartiles, determined through data mining of big data from three Spa...

Student satisfaction and engagement profiles and the probability of dropout determined by data mining
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How early entry schemes can help to widen access to higher education: insights from university students from historically underrepresented equity groups With widening access to higher education remaining a sought-after but elusive goal, escalating attention has been directed at alternative admissions pathways and selection methods to increase and e...

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🔓 Bearman, M., Fawns, T., Corbin, T., Henderson, M., Liang, Y., Oberg, G., … Matthews, K. E. (2025). Time, emotions and moral judgements: how university students position GenAI within their study. Higher Education Research & Development. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1080/0729...

#NEW #OpenAccess paper: "Academics’ perceptions and experiences of demographic influences on peer review: a qualitative study" with Kay Hammond and Julie Trafford in Higher Education Research & Development

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Does the study choice process matter? A longitudinal examination of its relation with academic success among students entering higher education The process of choosing a study in higher education has been suggested to impact academic success. This longitudinal study investigated how career exploration profiles (i.e., highly active, moderat...

Does the study choice process matter? A longitudinal examination of its relation with academic success among students entering higher education
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Family, enterprise, academic team? The influence of Shi-men culture on the academic aspirations of postgraduates in Chinese research universities In China, Shi-men serves as a crucial learning community for postgraduate academic development. This study investigates the influence of Shi-men culture on postgraduates’ academic aspirations. Shi-...

Family, enterprise, academic team? The influence of Shi-men culture on the academic aspirations of postgraduates in Chinese research universities
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Higher Education Research & Development Benefits and challenges of integrating lived experience in higher education. Volume 45, Issue 2 of Higher Education Research & Development

Benefits and challenges of integrating lived experience in higher education.

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What are the emotional burdens of precarious educators working in the higher education sector? A scoping review The use of precariously employed educators is increasing in the global higher education (HE) sector, with many struggling to gain long-term employment and experiencing emotional burden. Scholars re...

What are the emotional burdens of precarious educators working in the higher education sector? A scoping review
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To lead or not to lead? ambivalent leadership aspirations among women academics in Chinese higher education institutions International scholarly interest in the leadership of women academics is growing, with a strong focus on the structural barriers they face and the success stories of those in leadership roles. Howe...

To lead or not to lead? Ambivalent leadership aspirations among women academics in Chinese higher education institutions
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How early entry schemes can help to widen access to higher education: insights from university students from historically underrepresented equity groups With widening access to higher education remaining a sought-after but elusive goal, escalating attention has been directed at alternative admissions pathways and selection methods to increase and e...

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The invisible ink that marks our paths: lived experience perceptions of academic legitimacy Despite institutional discourses of diversity and inclusion, the epistemic authority of neurodivergent scholars, queer educators, and care work in higher education remains filtered through hierarch...

The invisible ink that marks our paths: lived experience perceptions of academic legitimacy
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The role of supervisors in learning about peer reviewing during doctoral studies: the case of Chinese STEM PhD students Peer reviewers play a vital role in science as gatekeepers and developers of research, but there are increasing findings of reviewer fatigue, biases and other issues, and there have been calls for ...

The role of supervisors in learning about peer reviewing during doctoral studies: the case of Chinese STEM PhD students
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‘Should I be here or should I not’: the experiences of LGBTIQ+ allies at a regional Australian university Allies play an important role in creating a sense of safety and inclusion for LGBTIQ+ people in higher education settings. But though ally programs are expanding in the Australian context, in line ...

‘Should I be here or should I not’: the experiences of LGBTIQ+ allies at a regional Australian university
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‘Imagine what we could achieve if we were supported to thrive’ Neurodivergent scholars navigating academia This study explores the experiences of neurodivergent academic staff, focusing on those with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), within a higher education institution. Despite increasi...

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The battle-hardened academic: an exploration of the resilience of university academics in the face of ongoing criticism and rejection of their research Academics working in higher education institutions often take part in research activities as part of their role and are often under pressure to publish papers and source grant funding. In addition,...

The battle-hardened academic: an exploration of the resilience of university academics in the face of ongoing criticism and rejection of their research
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