Nazarbayev University

Nazarbayev University, Central Asia’s top merit-based institution, champions innovative research, integrity and educational reform, preparing students for a complex global landscape and fueling Astana’s growth as an innovation hub.

Moving over to the dark side: academic or academic administrator?

Academics may view administrators with suspicion, but Elaine Sharplin recommends stepping over to the dark side – as long as you stay true to your roots

Elaine Sharplin

Nazarbayev University

Experiencing the workplace can help students’ career readiness

How to help your graduates step straight into the world of work? Give them a taste of it while they’re still students. Gaini Yessembekova and Liliya Tleukenova offer advice

Liliya Tleukenova, Gaini Yessembekova

Nazarbayev University

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How to navigate the PhD thesis

The PhD thesis may be a mountain to climb, but you can take it one step at a time. Luis R Rojas-Solórzano offers his guidance

Luis R. Rojas-Solórzano

Nazarbayev University

The everyday tools you can use to alleviate public speaking anxiety

Research shows that people regard death as less terrifying than public speaking. Thomas Duke offers three ways to speak with confidence

Thomas Duke

Nazarbayev University

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Give educators the skills to bring assessment into the future

How can academics get to grips with the most cutting-edge of assessment tools? Matthew Courtney details how to educate STEM experts on modern assessment systems

Matthew Courtney

Nazarbayev University

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Let’s break down the barriers blocking neurodivergent people from higher education

How can we help neurodivergent students participate and thrive? Sourav Mukhopadhyay offers advice on making your classroom an inclusive environment for them

Sourav Mukhopadhyay

Nazarbayev University

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As librarians, we should embrace open research

Open access represents a new opportunity, and librarians are ideally placed to implement it. Nazarbayev University’s library team offers their advice

Jerald Cavanagh, Darya Zvonareva, Monika Bukowska, April Manabat, Yelizaveta Kamilova

Nazarbayev University

Russia’s intellectual isolation presents opportunities for Central Asian HE

Major universities in this region are now uniquely positioned to build new international partnerships with academic institutions that have lost access to Russia

Daniel Scarborough

Nazarbayev University

Nazarbayev University

Moving over to the dark side: academic or academic administrator?

Experiencing the workplace can help students’ career readiness

How to navigate the PhD thesis

The everyday tools you can use to alleviate public speaking anxiety

Give educators the skills to bring assessment into the future

Let’s break down the barriers blocking neurodivergent people from higher education

As librarians, we should embrace open research

Russia’s intellectual isolation presents opportunities for Central Asian HE

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Experiencing the workplace can help students’ career readiness

How to navigate the PhD thesis

The everyday tools you can use to alleviate public speaking anxiety

Give educators the skills to bring assessment into the future

Let’s break down the barriers blocking neurodivergent people from higher education

As librarians, we should embrace open research

Russia’s intellectual isolation presents opportunities for Central Asian HE

Moving over to the dark side: academic or academic administrator?