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Weight loss jab should be offered to obese teenagers, scientists say

Following a clinical trial, academics said the weight loss injection semaglutide could help adolescents with obesity to shed pounds

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More than 100 academics call for Ghannouchi’s release in Tunisia

Some 150 signatories call for the release of opposition leader Ghannouchi, saying his arrest is part of a ‘witch hunt’.

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European leaders urged to help Tunisians resist assault on democracy

International academics join effort to highlight crackdown on freedom after jailing of opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi

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Academics condemn ‘threats’ against Oxford Union in Kathleen Stock row

Letter claims student union trying to force debating society to disinvite former university professor over transgender views

The Guardian - UK

Senior academics write to the NSW attorney-general, calling for early release of Kathleen Folbigg

A group of senior legal academics from New South Wales and Victoria write to the NSW attorney-general, urging him to use his power to immediately release Kathleen Folbigg from prison.

ABC News

'The Vow' did not win 2014 independence vote for the Union, academics argue

A BOOK by a team of political academics aims to dispel “myths” about the 2014 independence referendum, including the importance of “The…

The National (Scotland)

New generation tires of old guard

Academics believe the Move Forward Party (MFP) will join hands with the Pheu Thai Party and small parties to form a government coalition.

Bangkok Post

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Plea to NCERT to reinsert Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in textbooks

Mr. Murthy alleged that the Union government was trying to destroy academics with its hidden agenda.

The Hindu

Was indyref1 the triumph of head over heart? Academics seek to answer the question

RECEIVED wisdom can, in truth, be urban legend. Common beliefs about politics especially so. In The Referendum that Changed a Nation, four eminent…

The National (Scotland)

Senators urged to heed views of voters

A group of academics has launched a public campaign that is urging senators to support the political party that wins the majority of House seats in Sunday's poll to lead in forming a new government.

Bangkok Post

Shaking up conscription

Academics and human rights defenders have expressed mixed responses to calls to scrap compulsory military service, which is gaining national attention in the lead-up to the May 14 polls.

Bangkok Post

Weighing in on the election

As election campaigning entered its final lap this week, the Bangkok Post asked academics to predict the number of lower House seats each party is expected to win on Sunday, as well as the most likely post-election coalitions, and who will become the new prime minister.

Bangkok Post

ChatGPT could have an upside for universities – helping bust ‘contract cheating’ by ghostwriters

Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, academics have expressed concern over the impact the artificial intelligence service could have on student work.

The Conversation

Campaigners urge king to do more to acknowledge UK’s slavery role

Charles should adopt specific measures to build understanding of the legacy of enslavement, say activists and academics

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Remote teaching in Nigeria and South Africa got a COVID wake-up call -- how to capitalise on it

Universities had to deal with many anxieties and uncertainties during the early days of the COVID pandemic. One of these was how to move all of their teaching online. For some, the process was fairly simple as they had already been offering blended online and in-person lessons.

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‘Too greedy’: mass walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees

Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon

Bangkok Post

Minority govt idea alarms

Politicians and academics strongly oppose any attempt to form a minority government after the May 14 election, warning that this could spark street demonstrations culminating in another coup.

Daily Mirror

Brits urged to take quiz and figure out if they're 'super-memorisers' to help with study

Academics from the University of Cambridge are trying to uncover why some people are much better at remembering than others and want the public's help with their study

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Teaching and research are the core functions of universities. But in Australia, we don't value teaching

This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and beyond”. A review team is due to finish a draft report in June and…

The Independent UK

Academics launch search for ‘super memorisers’ for new study

Anyone who believes they have an exceptional memory is being urged to take an online survey and memory test.

Daily Mirror

Calls for medical school classes to be segregated by race labelled 'morally abhorrent'

The academic paper, which contained doctors, students and academics, called for "new approaches" to teaching. One proposal included dividing students based on the colour of their skin

Bangkok Post

Thaksin's tweet sparks debate

Academics believe a recent tweet by fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was intended as a political gambit to drum up support for the Pheu Thai Party, which pollsters are predicting may lose votes to the increasingly popular Move Forward Party (MFP) ahead of the May 14 general election.

The Guardian - UK

Academics find twist in tale of Rosalind Franklin, DNA and the double helix

Authors say scientist’s role was acknowledged at the time of discovery – contrary to popular narrative

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Newcastle University academics fear Government's post-Brexit trade deal risks UK’s public health

Dr Courtney McNamara and colleagues at Newcastle University fear joining the CPTPP deal could have a worrying impact on our health.

Daily Mirror

University of Edinburgh in bid to pay 'reparations' after links to slavery discovered

Academics are working with a team of researchers to trawl historical archives to build a picture of the university’s involvement in Atlantic slavery and colonialism

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