HEHD Collaboration
Prof Henderson's association with the Higher Education and Human Development Research Group began in 2013 via a funded doctoral mobility scheme, and has continued ever since. Forging closer links with HEHDLink opens in a new window in 2025 has led to the DEAR-HEHD Collaboration.
HEHD is led by Professor Melanie Walker- the SARChI Chair in Higher Education and Human Development and is based at the University of the Free State (UFS) South Africa.
- May 2026 - DEAR & the HEHD centre hosted its first seminar in the collaboration series on 18 May 2026. There were 4 presentations:
- Power Dynamics in Kenyan Law Schools by Dr Christine Olando (Post-doctoral member-DEAR).
- A Well-being Exploration of International Students at the University of the Free State by Monthusi Magosi (Doctoral student member-HEHD).
- Who Becomes a Viable Doctoral Subject? International Doctoral Applicants and the Digital Production of Admissibility by Evan Zheng (Doctoral student member- DEAR).
- Digital Disconnects and Capability Constraints: Institutional Communication Gaps in NSFAS Social Media Engagement by Pikolomzi Qaba (Doctoral student member-HEHD).
- June 2026 - Second seminar session of the DEAR-HEHD doctoral and post-doctoral group collaboration with 3 presentations:
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Workplace conflict among academics: the role of heads of departments and power by Fatima Alhaj Hasan (Doctoral student member- DEAR)
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International Academic Partnerships and Student Experience: Analysing Internationalisation Opportunities from a Capabilities Approach Perspective by Robyn Shreeve (Doctoral student member- DEAR)
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Navigating difficult terrain: Female graduates’ aspirations for and access to higher education in northern Nigeria by Tolu Mshelia (Doctoral student member-HEHD).
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