HISTORICAL FACTS: 16 - The Untold Story

Robert Stern obituary

Other lives: Professor at Sheffield University who was one of the leading British philosophers of his generation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

S.Africa's HIV Research Power Couple Says Fight Goes On

Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health power couple Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim are credited with saving thousands of lives.

International Business Times · Sep 19, 2024

Emma Mackey has found her power

“I don't think empowerment is something that can be cultivated individually; it's something that needs to be fed and nourished by other people.”

Marie Claire · Sep 15, 2024

The new politics of blame: why Donald Trump craves your rage – and three ways to resist the game

The Nobel prize-winning economist Elinor Ostrom once wrote about “the danger of self-evident truths” within academic research, warning that they were often wrong, or at the very least misleading.

The Conversation · Sep 10, 2024

Ballon d'Or: What is the Gerd Muller Trophy?

The Gerd Muller Trophy will be handed out at the Ballon d'Or ceremony

FourFourTwo · Sep 10, 2024

UK’s science minister declares end to Tory ‘war on universities’

Peter Kyle, who applied to university three times, said Tory government’s ‘war’ on higher education was over

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

Where’s British pride in our contribution to science and the Enlightenment?

Letters: Andrew King and David Redshaw respond to the results of a survey that tracked pride in Britain’s history

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024

Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners

A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent Orange” used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards — regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2024

Bangladesh’s interim government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party

Caretaker administration says ex-PM Hasina’s claims of its ‘terrorist activities’ during student protests were baseless.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2024

Economists like competition but not when it comes to their own field of research

Winners of prizes such as the Nobel are concentrated in a handful of universities, which runs the risk of narrowing debate

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024