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How Dollar Tree Supports Everyday Living of College Athletes

Balancing academics, athletics, and personal finances can be challenging for college athletes, who often operate within tight budgets. Managing expenses for daily necessities while maintaining an active lifestyle requires smart strategies and ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Science continues to exclude Indigenous communities. Fixing this benefits everyone

An enduring challenge facing science around the world is how to best include and engage Indigenous communities.

The Conversation

Cop29 president faces pressure over LSE climate academic detained in Azerbaijan

Dozens of fellow academics have called for the release of the London School of Economics professor Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu detained in Azerbaijan.

Evening Standard

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AI urine analysis predicts infection in lung disease patients a week in advance

The technology could help personalise treatment and prevent hospitalisations, academics said.

Evening Standard

UNESCO petitioned to save Lebanon's heritage sites from Israeli strikes

Hundreds of cultural professionals – including archaeologists and academics – have called on the United Nations to safeguard Lebanon's heritage sites in a petition published ahead of a crucial UNESCO meeting in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Oxford relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff

Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms

The Guardian - UK

Bluesky sees huge surge in new users following Trump victory

Influx of new users coincides with a recent exodus of academics from Elon Musk’s X

The Independent UK

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Booker prize 2024: the six shortlisted books reviewed by our experts

From a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on November 12.

The Conversation

Mandatory genetic testing in sport not justified, ethical or viable – academics

Safety and fairness in female sport was one of the most prominent topics at this year’s Olympic Games.

The Independent UK

"She's kind of known for her pop songs, but they actually go a lot deeper than that. I think she can even be compared to some of the great poets”: Academics debate Taylor Swift at Birmingham University event

Academics debate Taylor Swift at University of Birmingham

MusicRadar

Disability rights campaigners urge MPs and peers to back assisted dying bill

Group including academics say they are ‘in solidarity with terminally ill people’ on option of having ‘a good death’

The Guardian - UK

Twitter brain drain: Elon Musk’s takeover caused academic exodus, study shows

‘Twitter has been an important platform for academic communication and networking, especially among social scientists,’ researchers say

The Independent UK

Are academics more likely to answer emails from ‘Melissa’ or ‘Rahul’? The answer may not surprise you

Universities are supposed to be places where all students can learn, free from discrimination.

The Conversation

Robin Hood, morris dances and UFOs: English folklore survey gets post-Brexit reboot

A fresh look at cultural identity will follow outline of 60-year-old Survey of Language and Folklore, conducted by two academics driving a red Mini

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‘Put them in a coffin’: could debate over Queensland’s ‘youth crime crisis’ take a dangerous turn?

While data suggests youth crime rates are at near-record lows, it’s become a totemic issue in the election campaign and that has Indigenous academics worried

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Eminent public personalities, laud to grant classical language to Bengali

Several eminent public personalities, educationists, academics and scholars endorsed and lauded the Union Cabinet's decision. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Meet the winners of this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition

The winners of a competition which challenges academics to explain their research in just three minutes have been announced.

The Independent UK

Electric wallpaper trialled as alternative to central heating

The project was funded by Scotland Beyond Net Zero

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UK university cuts threaten to ‘wipe out’ black scholarship, academics say

Critics say courses are being closed that played a leading role in addressing racial disparities in higher education

The Guardian - UK

‘I am physically here, but mentally in Gaza,’ says lecturer now living in UK

With 120 Palestinian academics killed since 7 October, the Council for At-Risk Academics faces unprecedented demand for help

The National (Scotland)

Academic rescued from Gaza gets place at Scottish university

ONE of the first academics to be rescued from Gaza and given sanctuary in the UK has received a placement at a Scottish university, it has been…

The Conversation

What France’s ‘McKinsey Gate’ scandal revealed about the four major types of consulting’s conflicts of interests

McKinsey & Company and other consulting firms have long faced criticisms for their involvement with governments. Investigative journalists and academics alike have flagged their growing influence, citing cases like the staggering expenses of up to £1 million per day on private consultants for the UK’s Covid-19 Test-and-Trace service, or the…

International Business Times

British Skull Auction Sparks Indian Demand For Return

Furious Indian politicians, activists and academics have demanded a 200-year-old skull listed for auction in former colonial ruler Britain, alongside at least 25 other remains, to be returned home.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists criticise UN agency’s failure to withdraw livestock emissions report

Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of ‘serious distortions’ in report

AAP

Unisuper members call for divestment in NT gas

Climate scientists and academics have called on UniSuper to uphold its climate commitments and denounce investment in the Beetaloo Basin.

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