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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:

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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 Conversation

Electric wallpaper trialled as alternative to central heating

The project was funded by Scotland Beyond Net Zero

The Independent UK

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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 Guardian - UK

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 National (Scotland)

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…

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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.

International Business Times

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

AAP

Artists plead for activists who threw soup on a Van Gogh to be spared jail

More than 100 artists, curators and academics said Just Stop Oil action was in keeping with ethos of the arts

The Guardian - UK

Lucy’s job should be more secure – but at Australian universities, labour laws are having the opposite effect

Closing loopholes bill was designed to offer a pathway to full-time work but some casual academics say it’s not a reality

The Guardian - AU

Writers and Academics Applaud Brazil's Censorship in Open Letter

The worldwide erosion of support for free speech continues.

Reason

What will the Lebanon pager attacks mean for Israel, Hezbollah and Iran? Expert Q&A

Many in the Middle East are holding their breath after two attacks on the communications systems of Hezbollah in Lebanon left 37 people dead and thousands injured. Details are still emerging of how these attacks, which involved exploding pagers and walkie talkies, were orchestrated. While Israel has declined to comment…

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Reason

Standards of Appellate Review, Pseudonymous Litigation, and the Need for the Supreme Court to Step in

As I mentioned earlier this week, I thought I'd pass along portions of the friend-of-the-court brief that three other law professors and I (four of the very few academics who have written on the law of pseudonymous litigation) put together in support of a certiorari petition in Doe v. Trustees…

Reason

Lower Court Decisions on Pseudonymity Are Chaotically Split

I thought I'd pass along portions of the friend-of-the-court brief that three other law professors and I (four of the very few academics who have written on the law of pseudonymous litigation) put together in support of a certiorari petition in Doe v. Trustees of Indiana Univ. This Part explains…

Reason

The Importance of Decisions About Whether to Permit Pseudonymity

Reason

Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Hear Pseudonymity Case

Profs. Benjamin Edwards, Jayne S. Ressler, Joan Steinman, and I—who are among the few academics who have written on the American law of pseudonymous litigation—have just filed an amicus brief in Doe v. Trustees of Indiana Univ., supporting a petition that asks the court to consider this case, and help…

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International Business Times

US Disinformation Researcher Laments 'Incredible Witch Hunt'

Understanding disinformation has emerged as a lightning rod in the United States ahead of the November election, with academics and think-tanks facing lawsuits by right-wing groups and subpoenas from a Republican-led congressional committee.

Reason

Some Thoughts on Raising the Sanity Waterline

[I am happy to share this guest post from Professor Seth Barrett Tillman, which addresses some discourse on legal academia, including a recent post by Will Baude.] There has been much back-and-forth on social media and blogs lately about what constitutes good behaviour for academics. Having been in academic affrays…

The Conversation

Outing a pretendian: How four Métis scholars redefined Indigenous identity policy

Addressing the pretendian issue in Canada is deeply personal, for us, because we are the academics who uncovered and exposed Carrie Bourassa’s Indigenous identity fraud.

Top News

Russia Bans Entry To 92 More American Citizens

Russia bans 92 American citizens, including journalists and academics, in response to perceived 'Russophobic course' by the Biden administration.

The Conversation

Jackson Hole: how a meeting of bankers in a remote Wyoming valley could have consequences for us all

The economic world recently turned its attention to the resort of Jackson Hole, in a remote Wyoming valley. The annual economic policy symposium of central bankers, policymakers, academics and financial gurus took place in this unlikely spot, producing outcomes that hold significant implications for economies worldwide.

The National (Scotland)

Academics call for apology from Edinburgh University after Israeli diplomat meeting

EDINBURGH University academics have called on the institution to make a public apology after the principal met with Israel’s deputy ambassador to…

The Independent UK

Data on weight loss jab link to suicidal thoughts needs ‘urgent clarification’

But some academics suggest the evidence of the link between semaglutide and suicidal thoughts is ‘weak’.

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