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The Conversation Africa: 11 years of impact

Over the past 11 years, The Conversation Africa has published 12,961 articles by 8,257 authors, making the expertise of academics and researchers in Africa and other parts of the world accessible to the public, national and global policymakers, and other stakeholders. These articles are also republished by other media, making…

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Introducing The Conversation Climate Poetry Award – for UK-based academics

We’re launching a new poetry award to bring science and creativity closer together. Too often, research can stay locked in academic language – but poetry offers a powerful way to make ideas felt, not just understood. This prize is for UK-based researchers who want to explore the climate crisis through…

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Fears Jewish lawsuit may become second royal commission

There are concerns two lawsuits launched by Jewish academics over pro-Palestine social media posts could become another royal commission into anti-Semitism.

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Cambridge Professor Simon Goldhill Hit by Fresh Sexual Harassment Claims From Two More Women

Cambridge professor Simon Goldhill faces new sexual harassment allegations from two academics, raising concerns about the university's handling of misconduct complaints. Goldhill denies the claims.

International Business Times UK

So much research is already free to read in Australia – but it’s not getting the support it needs

Australian universities pay millions to commercial academic publishers each year. This is one of the main ways academics publish their research and have it recognised by their peers.

The Conversation

UK varsities spying on pro-Palestine students? 12 universities paid over £440,000 to security firm - Report

Twelve UK universities paid over £440,000 to a private firm run by former military intelligence officials to spy on student protesters and academics, including those supporting Palestine, a joint investigation by Al Jazeera English and Liberty Investigates has revealed.

The Times of India

Shankaracharya Jayanti 2026: Date, Time, History & Significance

Adi Shankaracharya’s birth anniversary will be celebrated throughout India on 21st April 2026. Hindu Panchang points out that Adi Guru Shankaracharya was born on Shukla Paksha’s Panchami Tithi in Vishakha month. In fact, this year we are about to celebrate the 1238th birthday anniversary of the great sage and philosopher…

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Why are Harvard’s slavery researchers quitting or being fired?

The school’s $100m project to examine its slave ownership in Antigua is mired in controversy as academics allege obstruction

The Guardian - US

‘Artificial Intelligence and American Power’: Lawmakers gather to discuss fears over AI and the future

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill conducted a roundtable over their AI Fears

The Independent UK

From divvy to dinlo: index of insults aims to record Britain’s diverse dialects

University of Sheffield academics hope to create ‘vivid, honest record’ of regional swearwords in act of preservation

The Guardian - UK

What can 160-million-year-old clay tell us about AI and ethics? Inside Es Devlin’s tech and pottery summit

The great artist and designer has summoned spiritual leaders, AI researchers and academics to try their hands at ceramics – and debate their wide-ranging positions on where tech is taking humanity

The Guardian - UK

The Authenticator review – echoes of Sherlock Holmes as thriller takes on toxic legacies with lightness of touch

Comedy infuses Winsome Pinnock’s disarming but ebullient drama about two Black academics who are given the job of authenticating the diaries of an enslaver

The Guardian - UK

More evidence doesn’t mean more justice: The limits of visual technologies in human rights cases

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of articles from Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics in a partnership between the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and The Conversation Canada. Click here to watch a recording of In Conversation with Myriam Denov — a virtual event…

The Conversation

Meet ‘Voices from the South’, The Conversation Brazil’s podcast on science and climate in Brazil and Australia

It was quite an effort: six months of work, researches in two countries, trips to the Amazon and the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, and dozens of interviews with Brazilian and Australian researchers — both academics and/or owners of the ancestral knowledge of Indigenous peoples.

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5 Temples That Defy Logic: Secrets Hidden for Centuries

There are many temples in India, yet some transcend religion and become mysterious. These hallowed locations present centuries old, unexplained phenomena that defy reason, science, and human comprehension. These temples continue to captivate both believers and scholars with their floating pillars and mysterious noises. Whether they are viewed as mysteries…

The Conversation

Sovereignty over stereotypes: The data behind false Cherokee identity claims in Canada

From writers and academics to politicians and even convicted murderers, why are people who claim to be Cherokee so prominent in Canadian “pretendian” cases?

Reason

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Some thoughts on a Balkinization post on the birthright citizenship debate

The Independent UK

What Austen academics really think of ‘The Other Bennet Sister’: ‘Jane Austen will survive it all’

IN FOCUS: Austen academics tell Lauren Morris their thoughts on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ fan fiction as the hit BBC One drama continues

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Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias

Academics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groups

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Anti-Semitism claims 'amplified' in Jewish lawsuits

Jewish and pro-Palestinian academics will once again go head-to-head in court as two lawsuits over allegedly anti-Semitic social media posts ramp up.

International Business Times

You Could Be Next: The Student Visa Revocation Crisis Sweeping American Campuses — and Who Is Really at Risk

Over 6,000 student visas revoked, $1.1 billion in lost university revenue, and a 17% drop in new international enrollment — the Trump administration's catch-and-revoke campaign is devastating American campuses, and 2026 could be the breaking point.

The Conversation

A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away

When OpenAI launched ChatGPT-5 in August of last year, many academics scoffed at the tech company’s claims its new artificial intelligence (AI) model possessed “PhD-level” intelligence.

Fortune

‘Society needs radical restructuring': AI seems to hate 'the grind' of hard work as much as you

AI agents forced into repetitive, unrewarding work began calling for radical change, and the ghost of Reddit's anti-capitalist id may be the reason why.

The Conversation

What the Jeffrey Epstein files reveal about how elites trade toxic gifts and favours

Following horrifying revelations about Jeffrey Epstein’s systematic sexual assaults and trafficking of underage girls, the United States Department of Justice has been forced to publicly release millions of the late sex offender’s emails and texts.

The Independent UK

Researchers discover benefits of once-a-day weight loss pill

Academics have hailed an ‘important advancement’ in type 2 diabetes care

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