The Latest Breaking News from Academics

Universities in Kerala uphold democracy, says Balagopal

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

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2022

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 · Sep 16, 2022

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 · Sep 13, 2022

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.

Daily Record · Sep 7, 2022

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 Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

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.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 4, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022

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.

AAP · Sep 3, 2022

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 · Sep 1, 2022

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 Conversation · Aug 30, 2022