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Maintaining neutrality and a balanced foreign policy amid rising tensions among global powers will help Thailand benefit from China's new administration, which comprises mostly reform-minded executives, according to academics.

Critics argue Doug Mastriano received a PhD from the University of New Brunswick under questionable circumstances. The school recently opened an independent review, years after academics began flagging his doctorate-earning thesis, Johanna Chisholm investigates

While shadowloss is a new word intended help people better describe a shared experience, academics have observed that non-death losses can result in grief .

Nigeria’s university system witnessed its golden era between the 1950s and 1980s. It produced globally celebrated academics and virologists. But the story has changed. Under funding of the university system, inadequate support for research and lack of commitment to the development of science and technology by the government are robbing…

Gigi Hadid has spoken out and Vogue has branded his behaviour bullying —but Ye says that black academics are on his side. Here, six minoritized fashion academics share their take on the ‘White Lives Matter’ t-shirt

All eyes will be on the Constitutional Court as it prepares to rule on the starting date of Prayut Chan-o-cha's tenure as prime minister on Friday, with academics saying a change will likely take place in Thailand's political landscape regardless of the decision.

‘Salma should be looking forward, like us, to the new academic year, instead of languishing behind bars for the ‘crime’ of tweeting her legitimate opinions,’ it read.

‘Salma should be looking forward to the new academic year instead of languishing behind bars,’ open letter says

The plaque states Henry Dundas was "instrumental" in delaying the abolition of the slave trade - but some academics say this has been exaggerated.