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Academics win claim against Oxford University over ‘sham contracts’

Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly claimed they were denied important workplace rights for 15 years

The Guardian - UK

Aspiring Academics: Apply for Fellowships from the Federalist Society

I am happy to pass along this announcement from the Federalist Society: The Federalist Society offers several different kinds of fellowships for aspiring academics to complete at top law schools. One is a one- or two-year full time research fellowship (Olin-Searle-Smith-Darling fellowship), one is a part-time research fellowship, and one…

Reason

Academics in US, UK and Australia collaborated on drone research with Iranian university close to regime

Exclusive: work by researchers from western universities and counterparts at Sharif University considered potentially ‘very dangerous’ by experts

The Guardian - AU

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India’s plan for untouched Nicobar isles will be ‘death sentence’ for isolated tribe

Exclusive: $9bn port, airport and military base on Great Nicobar Island will cause ‘genocide’ of isolated Shompen, academics warn

The Guardian - UK

Pakka Politics Ep 4: Shalin Maria Lawrance on North Chennai, Dalit and Dravidian politics

This is the fourth episode of Pakka Politics, a podcast by The News Minute to make sense of politics and its socio-cultural impact. From local to national events and global issues, we will focus on everything in the political sphere. As disinformation wreaks havoc around the world, host Shabbir Ahmed…

Newslaundry

7 tips and tricks for Persona 3 Reload I wish I knew before playing

Persona 3 Reload has a complex structure that newcomers may find difficult to understand at first. So, we have created a list of seven tips and tricks to help new players avoid making unnecessary blunders.

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Lilian Thuram and Thierry Henry lead new charge against racism in football

Leading players and Harvard academics gathered to discuss how to further anti-discriminatory aims at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground

The Guardian - UK

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Russian professor arrested in Estonia on espionage charges

Decision by University of Tartu to cut ties with Viacheslav Morozov questioned by some who worked alongside him

The Guardian - UK

Pakka Politics Ep 3: Mathur Sathya on BJPʼs politics of appropriation

This is the third episode of Pakka Politics, a podcast by The News Minute to make sense of politics and its socio-cultural impact. From local to national events and global issues, we will focus on everything in the political sphere. As disinformation wreaks havoc around the world, host Shabbir Ahmed…

Newslaundry

Researchers give more insight into significance of sleep, intricacy of brain

A group of academics from the arts and sciences came up with a theory that may account for the complexity of the brain as well as the importance of sleep. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Sunak’s Rwanda treaty ‘unlikely to satisfy supreme court’, say legal experts

Legal bodies, academics and human rights groups say treaty risks undermining rule of law

The Guardian - UK

UGC looks for authors to write textbooks in regional languages

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sought expressions of interest from teachers, academics and authors for writing textbooks in 12 Indian languages for undergraduate-level courses in arts, science, commerce, and social sciences.

The Hindu

Harvard President Resigns Amid Partisan Attack on Higher Education

Harvard University faces controversy as billionaire activists target its board members. Academics worry about the dangerous precedent it sets for higher ed...

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Research reveals how technology, economics can help save endangered species

The world has evolved dramatically in the 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in December 1973. Two Ohio State University academics were among a group of experts invited by the journal Science to explore how the ESA has evolved and what its future may hold. Read…

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The Guardian - UK

The miserly tale of how a university took its staff’s wages – and the public paid the price

Even Scrooge would marvel at Queen Mary’s pay-docking over a marking boycott. No wonder higher education is in turmoil, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Conversation

How to pitch story ideas to The Conversation

While much of The Conversation’s content comes from editors identifying stories to cover and finding relevant experts to write them, we also welcome pitches – ideas for stories as yet unwritten – from academics. You are the experts, so we’re always happy to hear your ideas.

The Independent UK

Experts warn of eye injuries when opening bottles of fizz

The academics describe the best way to open the bottles in order to minimise risk.

The Conversation

How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day

Evidence suggests that writing was invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next? Anyone interested in this question will find How Writing Made Us Human by Walter Stephens both an enjoyable and stimulating read. It offers what it calls an “emotional history” of writing, chiefly referencing academics…

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The Conversation

Israel-Gaza war is having a chilling effect on academic freedom – podcast

Across parts of academia, concerns are mounting that the Israel-Gaza war is having a chilling effect on academic freedom. In the second of two episodes of The Conversation Weekly exploring how the war is affecting life at universities, we speak to an Israeli legal scholar, now based in the UK,…

Guitar World

“Guitarists appear to be caught in a paradox”: A new study by UK academics says the modern-day guitar virtuoso is torn between perfection and authenticity – and must be a cultural entrepreneur

Rock Guitar Virtuosos: Advances in Electric Guitar Playing, Technology, and Culture is available for free download and is essential reading for guitar scholars

The Guardian - US

‘If this was about money, we’d still be teaching’: inside the longest adjunct strike in US history

Academics at Columbia College in Chicago are in a fierce dispute over cuts to courses and poor working conditions

The National (Scotland)

Every UK university challenged after academics killed in Gaza

A UNIVERSITY committee representing Palestine has written to the vice chancellor of every university in the UK amid several high-profile academics'…

TechRadar

Intel and AMD CPUs alike could be affected by this alarming new cyberattack

Academics have found a way to read important data directly from CPUs.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government urged to end 'cruel' animal killings for grouse moors

THE Scottish Government is facing calls from more than 120 academics – including a Nobel laureate – to end “cruel” predator control measures…

The Conversation

All the video games shortlisted for the 2023 Game Awards – reviewed by experts

Six games have been shortlisted for the 2023 Game Awards – the industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on December 7.

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