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A richly detailed hand-drawn illustration summarising the PhD@CAM research project, titled "PhD@CAM: What it Takes, Breaks & Makes". The image is organised around a central oval depicting a world map, surrounded by thematic sections. To the left, "Enablers" include a caring college community, scholarship, supportive supervisors, cutting-edge facilities, and professional networks. Also on the left, "Notions of Success" are described as relational, evolving constructs involving growing knowledge and a maturing disposition. The central section depicts experiences of Global Southern identities, including logistical barriers, visa challenges, cultural differences, discrimination, and contrasting positive experiences of safety, solidarity, and agentic meaning-making. To the right, "Challenges" include lack of representation, institutional rigidity, financial strain, imposter syndrome, isolation, and grief. "Recommendations for the university" include supportive spaces, mental health support, and unconscious bias training. "Recommendations for students" include building friend networks, understanding academic norms, and prioritising self-care. Flags representing various Global South countries appear at the bottom centre. Illustrated by Seekan Hui

Rethinking Doctoral Success in UK Higher Education: Insights from Global South Student Experiences

26/05/2026

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Area Studies in Chinese Universities (2011-2025): Borders, Silent Borrowing, and Chinese Epistemology

20/05/2026

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Knowledge, Partnerships, and Learning Under Scholasticide

05/05/2026

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When Silence Is Misread: Culture, Compliance, and Voice in Diverse Classrooms

05/05/2026

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When Inclusion Depends on Performance: What Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students reveal about knowledge mobilisation in higher education

05/05/2026

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‘How do we know who to believe?’: Indian secondary students navigating misinformation on climate change

06/03/2026

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Between belonging and distance; positionality and critical reflexivity in rural Sindh

27/02/2026

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The Influencer’s Dilemma

27/02/2026

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What We’ve Learned About Podcasts as Pedagogy

27/02/2026

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When the Vatican Calls for Change: Studying Organisational Ambidexterity in Ecclesiastical Higher Education

02/02/2026

UNESCO’s 2019 Global Convention for Recognition of Qualifications: What does it mean for Higher Education in the Global South?

13/12/2025

Anti-Racism and Reparations in Comparative and International Education

17/09/2025