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Takeaways from our collaboration on schools recovering from wildfires

The Camp Fire in Paradise, one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, has deeply affected students' learning

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

This California town was ravaged by a wildfire. Seven years later, schools are still recovering

Paradise, California, is slowly recovering from the devastating 2018 Camp Fire

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Even the largest group of genocide scholars says Gaza is a genocide. Why can’t the media?

The International Association of Genocide Scholars, the world’s largest body of genocide scholars with 500 academics including Holocaust experts, has voted overwhelmingly to recognise Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide.

Newslaundry · Sep 2, 2025

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Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed?

Western academics now speak of ‘genocide’ with newfound authority. Why weren’t our voices enough?

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2025

Why is the New Zealand government cutting Māori words from some school books?

Changes to readers for young children have sparked criticism from academics, authors and teachers, who have called it ‘an assault’ on Māori identity

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2025

Boys and girls should be taught about periods together in school, academics say

Mixed sessions could help male pupils understand menstruation better and support the females in their lives, a study suggests.

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

‘I hadn’t gone out there to save anybody’: a deep dive into the manosphere fails to address its harms

New, extreme, and often bizarre social movements and communities are popping up around the world. As each one arises, journalists and academics are pumping out books that do “deep dives” into these communities.

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2025

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UTS academics describe ‘culture of fear’ as enrolments put on hold for nearly a fifth of courses

The freeze comes as the university pursues $100m in cost cuts and after it announced in April it could axe 400 jobs

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2025

How a bowel cancer examination revealed AI’s negative impact on doctors

Academics said that the finding is concerning given the rapid uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) across healthcare

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Jewish staff at Scottish universities call for full divestment from Israel

A group of Jewish academics working at universities across Scotland have called on their employers to divest from Israel and de-adopt an…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025

Leading academics call on Labour to overturn Palestine Action ban

LEADING academics and public intellectuals from around the world have signed an open letter calling on the UK Government to reverse the ban on…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2025

Hold the fries! How your favorite salty side can increase your risk of type 2 diabetes

The study found eating three servings of fries a week could increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 20 percent

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds

Exclusive: university staff report being pressured to change teaching and are told that Chinese surveillance is rife

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025

Universities ‘on notice’ they could face penalties over free speech – minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith said the Government will ‘not tolerate the silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views’.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

New law could see universities sanctioned if they fail to uphold free speech

The government says it will ‘not tolerate the silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views’

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

Study to understand needs of children seeking help from NHS gender clinics

Academics from King’s College London will track up to 3,000 children as part of the research.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 29, 2025

Academics demand UK Government lift visa restrictions for trapped students in Gaza

MORE than 2000 academics from across the UK have demanded that the Labour Government remove visa restrictions for Palestinians with scholarships to…

AAP · Jul 27, 2025

Plan to boost gender equity among engineering academics

Australia's engineering sector has systemic under-representation of women particularly in senior roles, but a university recruitment drive aims to change that.

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2025

‘We want women to have role models’: how Sydney University is enticing more female academics to engineering

A mass recruitment campaign with roles reserved solely for women has been launched at a faculty where fewer than one in five academics are female

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025

Freud Museum faces call for inquiry over bullying and board misconduct claims

Writers and academics urge charities regulator to investigate ‘serious issues’ with London institution

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025

A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism

Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025

In Australia, the rules around academics sleeping with their students can be complicated. But is it ethical?

In Sweet Nothings, author Madison Griffiths investigates the uncomfortable complexities of “problematic sex” between academics and students on Australian university campuses.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025

A global treaty to limit plastic pollution is within reach – will countries seize the moment?

Representatives from 175 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, in August for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding UN treaty to end plastic pollution. Non-governmental organisations, academics and industry lobbyists will also be in the room. They will all be hoping to influence what could be the…

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025

Pandemic aged our brains – even those who never caught Covid, study finds

Academics suggest that the strain on people’s lives from isolation and uncertainty has impacted our health

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2025

South African university programmes to support black students aren’t working. What needs to be done

Most universities and colleges have formal and informal programmes and initiatives to support student and staff development. Their goal is to create learning experiences that help students succeed academically. Typically, academic development practitioners design and run these programmes. They are usually academics themselves. To help students, they use tools like…

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