The Latest Breaking News from Academics

JK Rowling stickers on campus ‘not a transphobic dog whistle’, tribunal told

Academics Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union (UCU) over criticism of their film about trans issues.

Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025

JK Rowling stickers ‘not a transphobic dog whistle’, tribunal told

Academics Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

Pink slime and ‘truthpapers’: why more local news publications is not necessarily better

Securing the future of local journalism is attracting attention from industry, policymakers and academics across the globe, at a time when the landscape is radically shifting. “News deserts” are emerging and, to fill them, community Facebook pages, local government newsletters and digital startups are springing up.

The Conversation · Apr 2, 2025

Smartphone bans alone do not give children healthy tech relationship – academics

A group of experts has warned that blanket phone bans fail to prepare children for modern life in a digital world.

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025

‘A warning for students of color’: Ice agents are targeting certain protesters, say experts

Despite the diversity of pro-Palestine demonstrators, officials go after people of color with visas and scholarships ‘to create a wedge in solidarity’

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025

University professor lawsuit claims Trump administration deporting pro-Palestine activists creates ‘climate of repression and fear’

Lawsuit comes after multiple U.S. permanent residents and visa-holding academics have faced deportation in recent weeks

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Cambridge University in row over claims Stephen Hawking benefited from slavery-linked funds

Cambridge is in a dispute with academics after an exhibition linked Stephan Hawking with the slave trade

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2025

After America: can Europe learn to go it alone without the US?

In Germany, tariff-hit car factories are being repurposed for defence. In Britain, American academics are queueing up for jobs. The west will be different as a result of Trump – but will it be worse?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025

Killers with severe mental health issues are perceived as monsters – a terrible failure of academics like me

According to an investigation by Hundred Families, a charity that supports and advocates for families affected by mental health homicides, each year an average of 65 mentally ill people carry out killings. Between 2018-2023, 390 mental health patients in England committed, or were suspected of, murder or manslaughter.

The Conversation · Mar 21, 2025

Non-violent protesters should not have to disavow motives at trial, study says

Academics say UK defendants should be able to explain reasons for their actions and not have to express remorse

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025