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News, updates and recent publications from Dr Ruth Graham's consultancy work.
OCT
2026
NEW STUDY
Learning from effective practice
A new global study aims to offer practical, evidence-based guidance for universities seeking to strengthen how university teaching is valued and rewarded. Building on findings from the Teaching Cultures Survey, it will explore how positive outcomes have been achieved and why academics’ experiences differ across roles and career stages.
This new Advancing Teaching study will launch in November 2026.
Find out more →Jun
2026
NEW Report
Strenthening the reward of university teaching in Austria
Rewarding university teaching in Austria
Commissioned by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research, this study reviews the current landscape for strengthening the reward of university teaching in Austria. Drawing on confidential interviews with Austrian academics and university leaders, Ministry representatives and international observers, the report explores the context for change, priorities for reform and examples of policy and practice from comparable university systems worldwide.
Find out more →Jun
2026
keynote
ICED 2026
At the 2026 International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) Conference in Salamanca, Ruth Graham delivered a keynote titled Rewarding University Teaching in Academic Careers. The presentation explored how growing numbers of universities worldwide are seeking to strengthen the value and reward of university teaching in academic careers. It also considered the implications of such reforms for agency in academic development.
Keynote slides (PDF, 2.6 MB) →mar
2026
NEW report
Teaching Cultures Survey:
combined findings 2019-2025
The report offers a global picture of how university teaching is rewarded at institutions working to strengthen recognition of university teaching in academic career progression. Drawing on findings from 2019, 2022 and 2025, the analysis captures academics’ views and experiences of how university teaching is valued and rewarded, and examines how perceptions have shifted as reforms to career pathways and promotion processes have been introduced.
Find out more →Oct
2025
meeting
Advancing Teaching meeting 2025
The 2025 Advancing Teaching meeting took place in Copenhagen on 1 and 2 October, hosted by Aalborg University. More than 50 university leaders and experts from 36 universities across 17 countries came together to share experiences and explore ways to strengthen the reward of university teaching in academic careers.
The meeting provided an opportunity to share experience, compare approaches and build new cross-institutional and cross-national collaborations.
Find out more →Jan
2025
report
Global mapping study
Rewading teaching in academic careers:
Mapping the global movement for change
The report maps the global movement to strengthen how university teaching is recognised and rewarded in academic careers, identifying institutions at the forefront of change. Drawing on interviews with more than 130 university leaders and change-makers from across 26 countries, the report examines how leading universities are reshaping reward systems and addressing key barriers to reform.
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