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Conference Buddy Programme - Finding 'Your People'

Dongmei Li, Kim Goodwin, Kay Harrison, and Tony Goh explore the power of the buddy program at the HERDSA 2026 conference.

From Continuous Assessment to Continuous Learning

Dimanthinie De Silva discussed how we can design an assessment regime by leaning into continuity
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What does it actually mean to secure an assessment?

Ben Harris-Roxas poses a simple but vital question: What does it actually mean to secure an assessment?

A love letter to learning

In this love letter to learning, Andrew Woon reminds us that we should never stop learning, while exploring the role of higher education now and into the future.
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International students have come to our universities for decades. Is it time Australia returned the visit?

Pearl Subban & Hongzhi Zhang discuss the importance of international students to Australian universities, while posing the question "What if Australian universities stopped expecting international students to do all the travelling?"

Riding the grey wolf: Reflections in ink inspired by the HERDSA 2026 keynote

Diana Turnip & Amanda White discuss key insights from a HERDSA 2026 keynote using comic strips to encourage us to "ride the grey wolf".

The Castlereagh Statement: Implications for AI, Education and Society

What is the promise of the Castlereagh Statement? It articulates foundational principles, creating a shared foundation from which education can evolve.

From Personal Virtue to Structural Practice: Reframing Kindness in Higher Education

Rachel M. Campbell explores a system for kindness at universities, which centres around assessment design, feedback & communication.

Why students have stopped coming to class (and it’s not because of AI)

Elena Liquete & Mario Senovilla explore why student absenteeism is on the rise (and it's not because of AI), before sharing insights on what we can actually do about it.

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