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Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that

Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh

The Guardian - UK

Goldsmiths’ redundancy plan shows a lack of commitment to Black British literature

Letters: A group of academics express their concerns that Prof Deirdre Osborne, the co-founder of the MA Black British literature course at Goldsmiths, is facing the threat of redundancy

The Guardian - UK

Don’t call me a job blocker. We can’t all afford to retire

Letters: Readers respond to Mary Beard’s defence of Cambridge University’s mandatory retirement age

The Guardian - UK

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Euro 2024: why the host nation is required to protect the human rights of football fans

In recent years, several incidents have occurred at major football events where authorities have been heavily criticised by the general public, the media, academics and supporters for breaching the rights of football fans.

The Conversation

Pregnant women should be tested for diabetes far earlier, study suggests

Women should be tested for gestational diabetes before 14 weeks, say academics

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English curriculum – should they be?

For the second time in as many years, New Zealand’s secondary school English curriculum will be rewritten, a move which has generated disquiet from teachers and academics alike.

The Conversation

Man arrested after four US academics stabbed in park during China visit

Group from Cornell College and a Chinese person who tried to help have non life-threatening injuries after attack in Jilin province

The Guardian - AU

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Internet addiction could cause negative changes in teenagers’ brains – study

Academics said the problem can affect teenagers’ ability to maintain relationships.

The Independent UK

Calls for airlines to stop selling alcohol on flights

‘On board consumption of alcohol is an underestimated health risk that could be easily avoided,’ academics say

The Independent UK

‘We’re all trained to be good obedient children, but what do you want?’ Delving into the inner lives of women in neoliberal China

Yuan Yang is what migration academics call a “1.5 generation migrant” – meaning she was born in her country of origin and then migrated to another country as a child.

The Conversation

Deakin Uni admits to underpaying academics by mistake

A major Melbourne university has referred itself to the Fair Work Ombudsman after some of its sessional academics were underpaid.

AAP

From astronaut health to space weather: the discoveries changing our understanding of the universe

Academics at Northumbria University are confident that a new £50m space research centre will benefit not just those operating beyond the stratosphere, but life on Earth too

The Guardian - UK

Academics to debate Taylor Swift and her impact on feminism as singer’s record-breaking Eras Tour comes to UK

Events and art installations are being held to honour the pop star as she performs two stadium shows in the city next month

The Independent UK

Takeaways from the playground

School memories of balancing academics and sports, learning valuable life lessons on the playground, and finding stress relief through games.

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Bengali women turn out to vote in large numbers, but what do they get in return, ask activists

West Bengal women are unlikely to get anything substantial because there is little discussion in political debates regarding their empowerment, according to prominent women academics and activists.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak accused of scaremongering over UK students’ Gaza protest camps

Academics call for government to avoid inflaming situation but Jewish students say they want to feel safe

Reason

Academics Use Imaginary Data in Their Research

Academia values the appearance of truth over actual truth.

The Guardian - UK

UK university courses on race and colonialism facing axe due to cuts

Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial history

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8 Tips To Help Your Second Grader Perform Better In School

While your child enters second grade, an exciting world of new challenges awaits them. Your support, encouragement, and faith in their capabilities are important to help them thrive in academics.

The Guardian - UK

Georgians arrested over cross-Europe thefts of rare library books

Suspects alleged to have posed as academics to access books and replace them with copies, says Europol

The Guardian - UK

UN livestock emissions report seriously distorted our work, say experts

Exclusive: Study released at Cop28 misused research to underestimate impact of cutting meat eating, say academics

The Guardian - UK

‘This isn’t how good scientific debate happens’: academics on culture of fear in gender medicine research

Cass review found professionals in the field are scared to discuss views amid risk of reputational damage and online abuse

The Guardian - AU

Charles Darwin University asked inquiry not to publish staff submissions critical of its support for harbour project

In letter vice-chancellor requested committee not publish joint submission by two academics and redact parts of second submission ‘unfairly’ critical of CDU

AAP

Uni fined for threatening academics over time sheets

A university has been fined almost $75,000 after a supervisor threatened the prospects of casual academics who claimed work outside of contracted hours.

Evening Standard

Goldsmiths strikes: Union warns of ‘unprecedented unrest’ as academics vote to strike over job losses

Union says ‘extraordinary’ cuts threaten 130 jobs at London university

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