#TATT · The Future of Academia 2.0

Shaping the future of academia — together

A global consortium of 12 researchers, educators, and practitioners from 8 countries. We meet to share best practices, challenge prevailing traditions, and reimagine the university.

Why we need TATT

Universities everywhere face similar challenges. A shared global perspective helps.

Individual university development is often slowed by dominant prevailing traditions

Universities throughout the world face similar challenges

A consensus for innovative university development might empower individual institutions to act

Appreciation of cultural similarities and differences gives a richer global perspective

12
International members
8+
Countries represented
2025
Year founded

Latest discussion

April 30, 2025Meeting Summary

Bad behaviour in academia: supervision, power, and the path to cultural change

A global conversation with participants from Europe, North America, and Asia affirmed the systemic nature of misconduct in PhD supervision. The session surfaced leadership gaps, structural solutions, and a call for both top-down and bottom-up cultural change.

PhD supervision ·Power dynamics ·Institutional reform ·Leadership

Our members

Researchers and educators from across the globe

BH
Bob Harris
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
ET
Emmanuel Tsekleves
Lancaster University, UK
EH
Elena Hoffer
Alma.Me, USA
FS
Ferhan Sağın
FEBS / Ege University, Turkey

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