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Governor trying to administer universities in West Bengal, academicians write to President

Academics incl. former VCs urge Pres. Murmu to stop Governor Bose from directly administering WB univs. Letter claims Gov. is setting aside founding acts, inventing new roles & appointing retired judges & police officers as VCs. Urge Gov. not to bring political fight into VC appointments.

The Hindu

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) challenges universities to support Tor

The Tor University Challenge calls academics to do their part to foster privacy and free speech online. Here's all you need to know to join the initiative.

TechRadar

The Guardian view on England’s universities: a summer of campus discontent

Editorial: Institutions, academics and students are being ill-served by a failing marketised model of higher education

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An Offer to Academics Who Teach My Books in Their Classes

If you adopt one of my books, I will, if invited, do a free presentation to the class.

Reason

The Scottish Government says we’re moving to a wellbeing economy – but when?

EARLIER this week more than 200 charities, unions, academics and campaigners signed an open letter calling on Humza Yousaf to follow through with…

The National (Scotland)

Charities call for action from First Minister on wellbeing economy

MORE than 200 charities, unions, academics and campaigners have signed a letter to Humza Yousaf calling for action on the implementation of a…

The National (Scotland)

Over 1,500 activists, academics, lawyers criticise FIR against fact-finding team that visited Manipur

Over 1,500 human rights activists, civil society leaders, journalists, academics and lawyers from all over India on Tuesday signed a joint statement condemning the first information report (FIR) filed in Imphal against a fact-finding team of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) for concluding that the violence in Manipur…

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Are Australian Research Council reports being written by ChatGPT?

Multiple accounts from researchers suggest that feedback for Discovery Project grant funding was written by artificial intelligence

The Guardian - AU

LA County leaders vow to continue supporting migrant Angelenos based on State of Immigrants report

Focusing on ways to serve immigrants better and give them more of a voice on a host of economic and social issues, local legislators, academics and nonprofit leaders gathered last week at the fourth L.A. immigration summit.

Los Angeles Times

South African universities must do more to tackle staffs' race and gender imbalances

At the advent of South Africa’s democracy in 1994, an overwhelming majority of academics in the country’s public higher education institutions were white men. Black South Africans (a group consisting of those designated as Indian, Coloured or African under apartheid) constituted 89% of the overall population. But they made up…

The Conversation

Former cricketer gets candid about his relation to India’s former President

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Zondo at Your Fingertips: new book offers an accessible and condensed version of South Africa's ambitious corruption inquiry

Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive corruption under former president Jacob Zuma. No one except academics will read the commission’s 4,750 page report, but many will read Holden’s book, Zondo at your Fingertips.

The Conversation

House speaker row hurts coalition unity

Academics and politicians believe the battle for the House speaker position between the Pheu Thai Party and the Move Forward Party (MFP) will undermine unity among the eight parties seeking to form a coalition government.

Bangkok Post

Queen’s University and academics’ union agree deal to end marking boycott

The 750 students who had graduated without a classification will receive marks by the end of the summer, with a new graduation ceremony then planned.

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'A study buddy' that raises 'serious questions': how uni students approached AI in their first semester with ChatGPT

When ChatGPT burst onto the scene in November last year, there was intense speculation about the implications of this technology for university teaching and learning.

The Texas Tribune

A battle over who gets to tell Texas history is brewing into a war over the state historical association’s future

Texas State Historical Association members can’t agree on the makeup of the group’s board. And Executive Director J.P. Bryan, a descendant of Stephen F. Austin, is suing.

The Conversation

Can a daily multivitamin improve your memory?

Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is undertaken by one or more academics not involved with the study, and reviewed by another, to make sure it’s accurate.

Daily Record

Cocaine fuelling rise in football hooliganism at matches in Scotland

Academics at the University of Stirling carried out a review into football fans and alcohol abuse.

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UAPA fiasco in Telangana

A case filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act at the Tadvai Police station of Telangana’s Mulugu district, named 152 people, including leaders of various mass organisations and academics on August 19, 2022. File

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PM Modi meets ‘thought leaders’ in New York

PM Modi met leading American economist Prof. Paul Romer, investor and co-founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, and other eminent thought leaders and exchanged views and briefed them about the reform trajectory of his government to foster economic growth

The Conversation

Announcing The Conversation's new investigative unit – we're looking for collaborators in academia

Today we published our first story from The Conversation’s investigative unit, a significant expansion of our mission to ensure expert knowledge reaches the widest public audience possible.

Dynamite News

Regular naps linked to increased brain volume: Study

A new study done by academics at UCL and the University of the Republic in Uruguay reveals that daytime napping could help to protect brain function by reducing the pace at which our brains shrink as we age. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Morning Digest | Gujarat grapples with destruction caused by cyclone Biparjoy; 73 academics defend efforts to ‘update’ NCERT textbooks, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Reason

Trump's Lawyers Cite, And Disagree with Blackman & Tillman On Whether The President Is Or Is Not An "Officer of the United States"

"To be clear, we mean no disrespect to either of these fine academics but their views on this matter are idiosyncratic."

The Guardian - UK

Fostering compassion in polarised times: lessons from psychologists, criminologists, and educationalists

When the world seems increasingly divided, what skills can help us dial down the hostile vibes and become a more compassionate society?

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