Monographs

• Cheng, M. (2016). Quality in Higher Education: Developing a Virtue of Professional Practice. Rotterdam: Sense.

• Cheng, M. (2009). Changing Academics: Quality Audit and its Perceived Impact. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Journal articles

• Cheng, M., Andrew Friesen., & Olalekan Adekola. (accepted) Using Emotion Regulation to Cope with Challenges: A Study of Chinese Students in the United Kingdom. Cambridge Journal of Education,

• Zhong, Weici., & Cheng, M. (accepted). Key Factors to Develop Critical Thinking: Views of Chinese International Students. Higher Education Research and Development,

• Pringle Barnes, G., & Cheng, M. (accepted). Working independently on the dissertation proposal: Experiences of international Masters’ students. Journal of Further and Higher Education

• Shah, M., & Cheng, M. (accepted). Examining Student Engagement in Open Access Enabling Courses, Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning

• Cheng, M. (2017). Reclaiming quality in higher education: A human factor approach. Quality in Higher Education, 23(2): 153-167.

• Cheng, M., Osborne, M., & Kitagawa, F. (2017). The evolution of internationalisation strategy: A case study of the University of Nottingham. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 8(3): 292-308.

• Shah, M., Cheng, M., & Fitzgerald, R. (2017). Closing the loop on student feedback: The case of Australian and Scottish universities. Higher Education, 74(1): 115-129.

• Tong, K., Yuan, Q., Chen, W., & Cheng, M. (2017). Reflections on Improving the System of Supervision and Inspection of Teaching and Learning at Higher Education Institutions. Teacher Education Research, 29(5): 64-68.

• Cheng, M., Adekola, O., Shah, M., & Valyrakis, M. (2016 online). Exploring Chinese students’ experience of curriculum internationalisation: A comparative study of Scotland and Australia. Studies in Higher Education, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2016.1198894.

• Cheng, M., Taylor, J., Williams, J., & Cong, T. (2016). Student satisfaction and perceptions of quality: Testing the linkages for PhD students. Higher Education Research & Development, 35(6): 1153-1166.

• Gunn, V. & Cheng, M. (2015). Quality enhancement: Governing student learning. Higher Education Review. 47(2): 74-93.

• Cheng, M. (2014). Quality as transformation: Educational metamorphosis. Quality in Higher Education. 20(3): 272-289.

• Cheng, M. (2012). Accountability and professionalism: Contradiction in terms? Higher Education Research and Development. 31(6): 1-11.

• Cheng, M. (2011a). ‘Transforming the learner’ versus ‘passing the exam’? Understanding the gap between academic and student definitions of teaching quality. Quality in Higher Education. 17(1): 3-17.

• Cheng, M. (2011b). The perceived impact of quality audit on the work of academics. Higher Education Research and Development. 30(2): 179-191.

• Cheng, M. (2010). Audit cultures and quality assurance mechanisms in England: A case study of their perceived impact on the work of academics. Teaching in Higher Education. 15(3): 259-271.

• Cheng, M. (2009a). Academics' professionalism and quality mechanisms: Challenges and tensions. Quality in Higher Education, 15(3):193-205.

• Wisker, G., Morris, C., Warnes, M., Lilly, M., Robinson, G., Trafford, V. & Cheng, M. (2009b). Doctoral learning journeys: supporting and enhancing doctoral students' research and related skills development through research evidence-based practices. Assessment, Learning & Teaching Journal 5: 19-22.

• Macfarlane, B. and Cheng, M. (2008). Communism, universalism and disinterestedness: re-examining contemporary support among academics for Merton’s scientific norms. Journal of Academic Ethics 6(1): 67-78.

Book chapters

• Osborne, M., Duke, C., Kitigawa, F., & Cheng, M. (2014). The internationalisation strategy of the University of Nottingham (UK) and the establishment of campuses in Asia. In: Study on Innovation in Higher Education: Annexes. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, pp. 2-22.

• Cheng, M. (2013). Professionalising teaching identity and teaching ‘excellence’ schemes. In Gornall, et al (eds). Academic Working Lives: Experience, Practice and Change. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 162-169.

Published reports

• Cheng, M., Barnes, G. P., Edwards, C., Valyrakis, M., Corduneanu, R., & Koukou, M. (2015a). Transition Skills and Strategies: Transition Models and how Students Experience Change. Glasgow: QAA. Retrieved at: http://enhancementthemes.ac.uk/enhancement-themes/current-enhancement-th...

• Cheng, M., Barnes, G. P., Edwards, C., Valyrakis, M., & Corduneanu, R. (2015b). Transition Skills and Strategies: Key Transition Skills. Glasgow: QAA. Retrieved at: http://enhancementthemes.ac.uk/enhancement-themes/current-enhancement-th...

• Cheng, M., Barnes, G. P., Edwards, C., Valyrakis, M., & Corduneanu, R. (2015c). Transition Skills and Strategies: Key Transition Skills at the Different Transition Points. Glasgow: QAA. Retrieved at: http://enhancementthemes.ac.uk/enhancement-themes/current-enhancement-th...

• Cheng, M., Barnes, G. P., Edwards, C., Valyrakis, M., & Corduneanu, R. (2015d). Transition Skills and Strategies: Critical Self-Reflection. Glasgow: QAA. Retrieved at: http://enhancementthemes.ac.uk/enhancement-themes/current-enhancement-th...

• Cheng, M., Barnes, G. P., Edwards, C., Valyrakis, M., & Corduneanu, R. (2015e). Transition Skills and Strategies: Self-Efficacy. Glasgow: QAA. Retrieved at: http://enhancementthemes.ac.uk/enhancement-themes/current-enhancement-th...

• Wisker, G., Morris, C., Cheng, M., Masika, R., Warnes, M., Trafford, V., Robinson, G, Lilly, J. (2010). Doctoral Learning Journeys. Retrieved at: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/ntfs/Projects/Doctoral_Lear...

International newspaper articles

• Cheng, M. (17 Feb 2017). Against a managerialist approach to higher education. University World News. http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20170216075035683&q...

• Cheng, M. (2 Dec 2016). Why curriculum internationalisation isn’t working. University World News. Retrieved from: http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20161129230920680

Recent invited speech & selected conference presentation

• Cheng, M. (2018). Chinese students in the UK: Experiences of curriculum internationalisation and intercultural awareness. Keynote speech for Chinese Educational Research Association. 14-15 June 2018.

• Cheng, M. (2018). Writing your PhD into monographs and disseminating your research through non-traditional writing. BERA-BAICE Writing for Publications Workshop, held at King’s College London. 2 March 2018.

• Cheng, M. (2017). The Perceived Effect of Intercultural Awareness on Peer Interaction: A Study of a British University. European Educational Research Association Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark, 22-25 August 2017.

• Cheng, M. & Linghui Tian (2017). Assessment Design in Deep Teaching: A Key to Effective Deep Learning. Chinese Higher Education Development Network. Shanghai, China, 7-9 July 2017.

• Cheng, M. (2017). Quality in Higher Education: Developing a Virtue of Professional Practice. Fudan University, China, 30 March 2017.

• Cheng, M. (2016). Exploring Chinese Students’ Experience of Curriculum Internationalisation: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Australia. European Educational Research Association Conference. Dublin, Ireland, 22-26 August 2016.

• Cheng, M., Kitagawa, F., Osborne, M., & Duke, C. (2015). Internationalisation as University Business Model Innovation: A Case Study of the University of Nottingham. Consortium of Higher Education Researcher (CHER). Lisbon, Portugal, 7-9 September 2015.

• Cheng, M., Kitagawa, F., Osborne, M. Duke, C. (2015). Exploring the Engagement of Transnational University with Local Communities: A Study of the University of Nottingham. PASCAL conference. Catania, Italy. 7-9 October 2015.