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The university is facing an "exodus" of First Nations staff amid allegations of systemic racism.

Critique comes as university acknowledges it is ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with allegations of institutional racism and admits ‘as an organisation we have to do better’

Palestinian political factions have raged against dozens of Palestinian academics who criticized President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent remarks on the Holocaust that have drawn widespread accusations of antisemitism

Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the U.S. next week

Allowing macroeconomic and monetary experts to serve on the Monetary Policy Committee is welcome. But, asks Eric Crampton, how did Reserve Bank believe there had never really been a ban? 

Four-day national conference of Indian Association for Women’s Studies concludes

Rahul Gandhi hit out at BJP in Paris, saying they are out to get power at any cost and have nothing to do with Hinduism. He stressed Opposition's fight to defend India's democratic structures and that 60% of India voted for them. He said India is defined as "India that…

Academics face immense pressure to publish research papers to maintain their position and salary. This has led to a culture of rewards and recognition, where data is fabricated and ethical practices are disregarded. Research should be driven by social responsibility and creativity, not market forces. We must adopt sensible policies…

In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favour of police abolition.