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Grief experts reveal a new word for social loss — and 3 strategies to heal

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 .

Inverse

Nigeria's missing virus hunters: university decline robs country of virologists

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…

The Conversation

‘Fashion cares more about billionaire bile than those on the breadline’: Fashion academics react to Kanye West

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

Evening Standard

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Charter court set to rule on PM's tenure

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.

Bangkok Post

Salma al-Shehab: British academics urge Liz Truss to free Leeds student languishing in Saudi prison

‘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.

Evening Standard

Salma al-Shehab: UK academics urge government to act over Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia

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

The Independent UK

Controversial Edinburgh statue slavery plaque 'not factual' and should be removed

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

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The Big Idea: can you learn to predict the future?

Put any biases aside and you might just become a ‘superforecaster’

The Guardian - UK

Universities in Kerala uphold democracy, says Balagopal

‘State continues to follow the tradition of bringing top academics to the helm of universities’

The Hindu

Russia sanctions reporters, councillors

Russia's foreign ministry has barred 41 Australian journalists, academics, council members and military industry executives from visiting the country.

AAP

Negative feedback is part of academia (and life) – these 6 strategies can help you cope

Imagine you have years-worth of research and it is dismissed by a 15-word rejection letter from a journal editor. That has happened to us.

The Conversation

Beyond The 1619 Project: Holding Academics and Journalists Accountable

Intellectual watchdog Phil Magness talks Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nancy MacLean, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Kevin Kruse.

Reason

Madhya Pradesh government to prepare a draft suicide prevention strategy

A task force of experts such as psychiatrists, legal experts, researchers, academics and social workers has been comprised for this

The Hindu

Tom Devine among figures calling for Thomas Muir's historic home to be A listed

TOM Devine is among a list of academics and politicians putting their names to an open letter calling for Thomas Muir’s historic family home to be…

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Queen Elizabeth II: a moderniser who steered the British monarchy into the 21st century

When the late historian Sir Ben Pimlott embarked on his 1996 biography, his colleagues expressed surprise that he should consider Queen Elizabeth II worthy of serious study at all. Yet Pimlott’s judgement proved sound and, if few academics have followed his lead, the political role of the monarchy has received…

Daily Record

Breast cancer risk reduced by regular exercise, claims new study

Academics claim their recent findings suggest a cause an effect link between high exercise levels and a low risk of breast cancer.

The Guardian - UK

WarWilding: a new word to describe the startling effects of using nature as a weapon

From defensive flooding to buffer zones, using the natural world in conflict is as old as war itself – now academics have given it a name

The National (Scotland)

Tributes paid as body found in search for missing academic

ABERTAY University paid tribute to one of its academics as a body was found after he was reported missing.

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Are you a busybody, a hunter or a dancer? A new book about curiosity reveals all

Twin academics Perry Zurn and Dani S Bassett fought to forge idiosyncratic paths through academia… then put that knowledge to use in a seven-year study of how we learn

AAP

Textspeak enhances language and is 'Gr8'

Learning to write in 'textspeak' doesn't undermine our language, according to Australian academics, it actually enriches the way we communicate with each other.

The Conversation

Jason Clare has just put the Australian Research Council on notice. This brings (some) good news for academics

This week Education Minister Jason Clare has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in Australia.

The Conversation

Uber files: how World Bank-sponsored research on gender painted the company in a positive light

The recent leak of 124,000 confidential Uber documents has shed light on some of the ethically questionable activities that have arguably helped fuel the ride-hailing company’s global rise. Among allegations of law breaking and the secret lobbying of government figures, the “Uber files” show that the company paid academics to…

The Guardian - AU

Academics welcome Australian Research Council overhaul following controversial grant decisions

Researchers and Greens raise concerns about ‘national interest test’ introduced by Coalition which Labor has signalled will remain

The Hindu

KU’s appointment process to teaching posts flayed

Academics object to imposition of age limit for Professor posts

The Hindu

Historians, academics express solidarity with Kannur varsity VC

They allege ‘false, defamatory and politically motivated campaign’ against Prof. Ravindran

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