The Latest Breaking News from Academics

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

Chronicle Live · May 18, 2023

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’.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

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 · May 14, 2023

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) · May 13, 2023

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 · May 11, 2023

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 · May 11, 2023

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 · May 10, 2023

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 · May 10, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023