UNSW Nexus

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• 18 Mar 2026

### The spark of collaboration: connecting expertise for institutional impact

This is the second blog in our series ‘Beyond boundaries: Collaboration for systemic change in higher education’, where we explore how academics and professional staff at UNSW are reimagining partnerships from everyday interactions to broader inst

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chevron_right - 02 Feb 2026

### Blogging as scholarship: Turning ideas into impact

By multiple authors. Blogging is the doable, ‘low-hanging fruit’ of scholarly communication: it’s quick to do, easy to share, and surprisingly nourishing for your research profile.

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chevron_right - 15 Dec 2025

### Working in the blur: From transactional encounters to transformative partnerships

This post is the first in a three-part series that explores how academics and professional staff at UNSW are reimagining partnerships from everyday interactions to broader institutional change.

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chevron_right - 19 Sep 2025

### Listening to data, leading with belonging: Reflections from the QILT Symposium and NSW HE Summit 2025

Summits, symposia and conferences offer unique opportunities to share information and gain insights.

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chevron_right - 08 Aug 2025

### The importance of promoting critical AI engagement to students

AI use across industry and professions is accelerating, and students need to be able to critically engage with this to be employment-ready upon graduation. Dr Sharon Aris contends that, rather than prohibit its us

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chevron_right - 01 Aug 2025

### Weaving kindness into the fabric of UNSW's strategic vision

By multiple authorsacross UNSW Faculties and Divisions. Particularly since COVID, the idea of incorporating kindness into the university environment has been receiving increased interest.

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chevron_right - 03 Jun 2025

### Never waste a good crisis: Why higher education needs a unified approach to curriculum transformation in the AI era

By Diana Saragi Turnip, Educational Developer Nexus Program and A/Prof. Priya Khanna Pathak, Nexus Fellow, UNSW Medicine & Health

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chevron_right - 18 Mar 2025

### Evaluation of Teaching as a flavoursome experience

By Dr Daniela Castro de Jong, Ms Jacqueline North and Dr Anna Rowe

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chevron_right - 05 Dec 2024

### AI in Creative Contexts: Mapping a Programmatic Approach

Dr Mark Ian Jones presents the programmatic approach used by UNSW’s School of Art and Design to balance both the potential for and ethics of AI in students’ practice while assuring the development of their individual creativity.

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chevron_right - 18 Nov 2024

### Reflecting on the UNSW Course Design Institute Program: Empowering educators for enhanced learning experiences

By Sean Maloney, Nexus Education Developer

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chevron_right - 15 Oct 2024

### A year of UNSW Teaching Commons: a sanctuary for educators at the heart of campus

In just one year, UNSW’s Teaching Commons has grown into a thriving hub for educational events and a welcoming space for the university’s Learning & Teaching community.

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chevron_right - 15 Oct 2024

### Comparing apples and oranges: Transforming assessment at UNSW with Programmatic Assessment for Learning

Diana Saragi Turnip, A/Prof. Priya Khanna Pathak and Prof. Gary Velan outline UNSW's approach to Programmatic Assessment for Learning

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chevron_right - 25 Sep 2024

### Student engagement with reflective practices: Is this the answer in the era of generative AI?

By Dr Cherie Lucas, A/Prof. Anita Heywood, Dr Husna Razee and Dr Ben Harris-Roxas

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chevron_right - 04 Sep 2024

### Strengthening academic impact through cross-faculty collaboration

Dr Cherie Lucas, A/Prof. Helen Gibbon, Dr Benjamin Phipps and Prof. Patsie Polly, UNSW Nexus Fellows,

discuss a new cross-faculty collaboration.

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chevron_right - 04 Jul 2024

### Wars, lanes, babies, rabbits and shovels: Reflections on the New South Wales Higher Education Summit

Dr Helena Pacitti & A/Prof. Jason Lodge reflect on the New South Wales Higher Education Summit 2024, held on Friday 28 June, which focused on artificial intelligence and assessment.

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chevron_right - 05 Jun 2024

### Ethical Use of Gen-AI for Designing Rubrics at UNSW: Nexus Fellows’ Perspectives

By Dr Cherie Lucas, Dr Mark Ian Jones, Dr Chris Campbell & Dr Helena Pacitti, UNSW Nexus Fellows,

showcase the designing of rubrics using Gen-AI.

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chevron_right - 17 May 2024

### Teaching students to value education rather than marks – competency grading at UNSW

By Prof. Liz Angstmann, A/Prof. Helen Gibbon & Dr Ben Phipps, UNSW Nexus Fellows

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chevron_right - 07 May 2024

### Programmatic Assessment: Are we there yet?

By A/Prof. Priya Khanna & Prof. Gary Velan, UNSW Medicine & Health

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