The Latest Breaking News from Academics

Australia’s modern slavery law not working, report says

Coalition of rights groups and academics calls on the government to strengthen anti-slavery legislation.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2022

Scottish academics score spot on top global list of most influential

NINE Scottish universities have had staff named in a global list of key academics.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 16, 2022

‘Personalised’ breast cancer screening could benefit women – researchers

Academics have come up with a new risk assessment tool which could lead to changes in the way women are screened.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Forest regeneration that earned multimillion-dollar carbon credits resulted in fewer trees, analysis finds

Exclusive: Claim by academics, including former integrity chair of Australia’s carbon credit scheme, raises further doubts about system

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2022

Friday essay: 'not for me' – Amy Thunig on the stigma of having a dad in 'lock-up', and the embrace of Indigenous academia

The energy of academic conferences isn’t like your average conference. It is the bringing together of academics from universities all around the country, sometimes around the globe, all working within similar or related specialisations. This means one thing: niche gossip and lots of it. There’s a reason why so many…

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

Concerns as US DHS hires leader of Hindu nationalist-linked group

Chandru Acharya’s appointment to the DHS body shows ‘ignorance’ of the US government, activists and academics say.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022

Film Commission Inaugurates Saudi Arabia's Participation in Carthage Festival

The Film Commission has recently inaugurated the Kingdom's participation as a guest of honor in the 33rd session of the Carthage Film Festival, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This came during a ceremony held in the Cultural City in the Tunisian capital, in the presence of the Saudi delegation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 3, 2022

Does picking your nose really increase your risk of dementia?

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.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

Public health bosses launch plan to make London smokefree by 2030

NHS joins forces with MPs and academics to form new tobacco alliance aimed at preventing smoking

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2022

Editorial: Learning loss is bad everywhere, and demands immediate action

It’s no surprise that educational achievement suffered after two chaotic years of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s still distressing to see the desolate picture of students’ academics and ever-widening gap between low- and high-performing students revealed by the latest national proficiency test scores.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 26, 2022