The Latest Breaking News from Academics

Ucas personal statements weren’t read by academics

Letter: A reader who was a university programme director responds to the news that personal statements are to be scrapped

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024

UK Covid inquiry to finally lay bare failures of government and politicians during pandemic

Academics have said it is a question of ‘when not if’ another pandemic will hit

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024

Multiple house moves during childhood can increase the risk of depression in later life, study finds

Academics analysed data from more than one million people in Denmark in a new study

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2024

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 · Jun 20, 2024

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 · Jun 11, 2024

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 · Jun 11, 2024

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

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

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024

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 · Jun 4, 2024

‘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 · Jun 4, 2024

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 · May 29, 2024