Hope, uncertainty and the work of educational change

Contributions exploring how hope is practised through teaching, course design, assessment, alongside networks and collective efforts to transform education in uncertain times.

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A conceptual infographic showing culturally and linguistically diverse staff drawing on cultural strengths, diverse knowledges, hybrid identities, and global perspectives to transform experiences of marginalisation into pathways of belonging, inclusion, partnership, and a more equitable higher education sector. — Amita Krautloher and Koshila Kumar, Anke Frank, Genaro Oliveira, Peter Adjei-bamfo

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People around a fire. — Antoninna Anderson

A slide illustrating the relationship between academic learning and professional practice through images of a study workspace and an online organisational resilience course platform. — Beverley Griffiths

An image of a certificate, titlted the Heartfelt thank you awards, with space for the named indiviudal and the bespoke reason they were nomintaed — Clarrie Smith

A mother works on her laptop while two young children rest beside her on a bed, capturing the everyday reality of balancing academic research and literature reviews with caring for toddlers. — Dinah Awino Kawino

The collage visually chronicles a transformative collective journey from digital and classroom pedagogical theory to community immersion, fieldwork, and lasting academic impact. — Rani Tokas

An illustration of a desk at night, with an empty lecturer’s chair, a lit diya and a “Lecturer” nameplate on one side, and a student’s chair, a desk lamp, a seedling and an assignment marked “Resubmit” on the other, beside a suitcase and a window showing the Southern Cross, above the words: “For fifteen years, I wrote the feedback. Then I crossed the desk, and learned how it feels to receive it. Hope is what makes us press resubmit. — Shilpa Narang

The words "thank you for your time" assembled from individual letters taken from photos of university strike placards, against a black background — Ellis Khachidze

A handwritten poem titled he loves me/he loves me not is surrounded by daisies, with a small daisy chain along the left side and separate flowers and stems forming an incomplete border around the page. — Heather Kempton (poet name Rowan Taw)

A digitally generated image of an imagined blue rose in full bloom, created with an AI image tool, its layered petals spiralling inward to a tight centre against a plain white background. — Howard Bennett Esbin

Seeking Potential Poster and Video — Karen Moroz

Image of children learning with quotes on learning and growth. — Leonie Keating

Beyond the Divide At the heart of the painting is a single face made up of two distinct sides. One half is vibrant and warm, while the other is calm and patterned, suggesting different backgrounds, cultures, ideas or experiences. Education teaches us not to fear these differences but to learn from them. It helps individuals recognize that diversity is not a barrier but a source of strength. The strong black line running through the centre may appear to divide the face, yet both halves form one complete person. This reflects the purpose of education: to build bridges between people, encourage empathy and nurture a sense of shared humanity. Hop — Naureen Kanthwala

A reflection on the shared humanity of teachers and students, where hope, vulnerability, and the need for care exist beyond their different roles and positions. — Reem Salman

This image shows a young green seedling growing from the pages of an open book on a desk, in front of an arched window at sunrise. A stack of books stands on one side and a cup of tea or coffee on the other. — Sifaat Ali Kalwar and Irjah Shakoor Khan

A sketch of the Zone, reflected in an overgrown university hall where a small group walks together toward a bright doorway (hope). — Walid DJARI

A series of four images that depict the flowering lemon tree with bud, flower and a cluster of fruit. — Wendy Taleo

An empty science laboratory in a Philippine school, with rows of wooden benches, white stools, a chalkboard, and sunlight entering through large windows—a quiet space for scientific inquiry that invites questions about the possibilities and inequalities shaping science education. — Louie B. Dasas

Lighting One Another’s Candles: Hope in Higher Education . — Kaleemullah Faria

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