Bruce John Macfarlane

This new paper shows how journal special issues can operate as a closed academic social network of cronies. Sad but true. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Co-authorship fraud: An academic scandal in plain sight universityworldnews.com/post-mobile.ph…

How co-authorship is treated as a traded commodity tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Why understanding of being an 'international academic' needs to be disconnected from nationality and de-colonised Read in open access at link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Those who research teaching in higher education tend to adopt one of 3 types of critique based on functional pragmatism, learning theory or critical theory. The balance between these types of critique has changed radically since the 1990s. My new paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Exciting news🎉🎉EdUHK achieves 12th place in 2025 QS World Rankings by subject.🚀 We also secured 4th place in Asia, maintaining a top-5 ranking in the region for 11 consecutive years.🌟 Let us look forward to witnessing even greater achievements from FEHD❗️ #QSWorldRankings #EdUHK

The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) has made a remarkable leap to 12th place globally in the field of education, as reported in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject for 2025, released today (12 March).

I don't often co-author articles which get 500+ citations per year, so I wrote a blog about the process and facilitators

Why the belief that university students are instrumental and consumerist is a modern neoliberal myth. Now published in open access. #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The 'duty to explain' is a more a positive way of understanding that the university teacher should not indoctrinate the student but instead open up a range of interpretations for them to choose from. See my new paper with Ivy Xiao Han in open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

This is a lecture I am doing about internationalisation at PKU today. Hope it is of interest. Bruce Macfarlane（香港教育大学） 什么是“国际学者”？对国家身份和后殖民主义假设的批判性评估 时间：9月30日（星期一）14:00-16:00 地点：教育学院209教室 腾讯会议号：226-604-635

北大教育论坛第293讲 | 什么是“国际学者”？对国家身份和后殖民主义假设的批判性评估 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/oZIpwYcN_bG1…

Universities that micro-manage teaching methods are eroding academic freedom. See the new issue of Teaching in Higher Education tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Professor Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko's collaborative study has resulted in a thought-provoking paper, challenging traditional perspectives on desovietization in #HigherEducation. This innovative work offers a significant contribution to the discussion on post-soviet transformations.

The new Centre for Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies at EduHK, Hong Kong is recruiting! 1. Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) - eduhk.hk/cms/f/career/2… 2. Project Officer (PO) - eduhk.hk/cms/f/career/2… 3. Executive Assistant (EA) - eduhk.hk/cms/f/career/2…

We are always talking about higher education being 'in crisis'. Such talk is really about which beliefs and values are seen as under threat. Please see my new paper 'The ideology of crisis in higher education', just published by HEQ. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/he…

Pls RT: Keynotes for the 2024 Critical University Studies conf now in: Liz Morrish, Sharon Stein, Angel Lin and colleagues cusconf.com/speakers. Abstract closing date extended to Fri 17/11. Still time to get yours in @profbmac @evabpetersen @jiaburford @janglasgow #CUSconf24

FEHD team led by Prof Lim Cher Ping wins Bett Asia Awards 2023!🎉This Award marked the success of the EdUHK and our valued Cambodian partners in bolstering the quality of higher education teaching and learning. Learn more🔗: eduhk.hk/fehd/en/highli…

What does it mean to be a good academic nowadays? timeshighereducation.com/opinion/whatev…

How the institutional values of 'DECAY' have replaced communism, universalism, disinterestedness and organised scepticism in our universities (my new paper in open access). Sorry if its a depressing read! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…