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‘Scientific asylum’: How Europe is luring US researchers amid Trump fears

The EU is expected to lure US researchers looking to relocate in the wake of Trump’s attacks on universities.

Al Jazeera

Tony Blair opposes phasing out fossil fuels. These academics disagree

Rapidly phasing out fossil fuels and limiting energy consumption to tackle climate change is “a strategy doomed to fail” according to former UK prime minister Tony Blair.

The Conversation

Obsession with tough borders creating a ‘booming £2bn industry for private companies’, ministers warned

UK border security industry worth billions and expanding, academics suggest

The Independent UK

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The Lege’s ‘Big Government Intrusion’ into University Academics

Expanding on last session's anti-DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.

Texas Observer

Oxford academics used cup made from human skull at formal dinners until 2015

Skull’s ‘shameful history’ charted in new book exploring colonial theft of ancestral remains

The Independent UK

Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull, book reveals

Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan Hicks

The Guardian - UK

Europe wants to poach US academics in wake of Trump funding cuts. Can it entice them to move?

Europe is trying to woo American researchers threatened by Trump’s research cuts to this side of the Atlantic. But what will make them stay?

Euronews

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Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces

Far too many academics are repeating propaganda about a ‘free speech crisis’. It’s time for a shared strategy

The Guardian - US

Nearly 300 apply as French university offers US academics ‘scientific asylum’

Aix-Marseille University generates interest amid a US crackdown and calls for a ‘scientific refugee’ status

The Guardian - UK

Australia to woo US’s ‘smartest minds’ disfranchised by Trump research cuts

New talent program aims to attract academics fleeing US as administration slashes higher education funding

The Guardian - AU

Dubai event invites researchers from across world to tackle global challenges – apply to attend

Are you a researcher with an idea that could help solve one of today’s most pressing problems? A conference in Dubai this November will showcase research addressing a wide range of global social and environmental issues. And you can now apply to be involved – and present your work.

The Conversation

Cambodia Genocide Denial Law Open To Abuse, Say Critics

Survivors of the Khmer Rouge's genocidal regime welcome a beefed-up Cambodian law that forbids denying the movement's atrocities, but rights advocates and academics warn it could also stifle legitimate dissent.

International Business Times

Concerns over unprecedented PNG Facebook block

Opposition politicians, academics and the media council have voiced alarm over the Papua New Guinea government's move to block Facebook.

AAP

Morning Mail: academics cancel US travel plans, what’s behind Gina Rinehart’s wealth, Oscar Piastri wins in Bahrain

Fears grow of US border control; outrage over Russian missile attack in Ukraine; Australian F1 driver takes grand prix honours

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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says

The Guardian - UK

University of Sussex’s record fine sparks confusion over freedom of speech rules

Vice-chancellors urge Office for Students to provide more clarity to protect students and academics from abuse

The Conversation

Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence

Many American universities, widely seen globally as beacons of academic integrity and free speech, are giving in to demands from the Trump administration, which has been targeting academia since it took office.

The Guardian - UK

Trump is targeting US universities as never before. Here are four ways to help them

Supporters in Europe can offer new opportunities and minimise the isolation. Certainly they can avoid making things worse, says political scientist Cas Mudde

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The Independent UK

Older people less likely to be given antibiotics, despite higher risk – study

Academics called on GPs to ‘better target’ antibiotics for those at highest need after analysing data on millions of prescriptions.

Evening Standard

JK Rowling stickers on campus ‘not a transphobic dog whistle’, tribunal told

Academics Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union (UCU) over criticism of their film about trans issues.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling stickers ‘not a transphobic dog whistle’, tribunal told

Academics Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union

The Conversation

Pink slime and ‘truthpapers’: why more local news publications is not necessarily better

Securing the future of local journalism is attracting attention from industry, policymakers and academics across the globe, at a time when the landscape is radically shifting. “News deserts” are emerging and, to fill them, community Facebook pages, local government newsletters and digital startups are springing up.

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Donald Gordon obituary

Rosemary Burton writes: We also learn that complaints by academics about journalism garbling their work are nothing new

Reason

"On Not Signing Most Open Group Letters by My Fellow Legal Academics"

An excerpt from yesterday's post by my UCLA colleague Stephen Bainbridge: Last week, I signed an open letter to the… The post "On Not Signing Most Open Group Letters by My Fellow Legal Academics" appeared first on Reason.com.

The Guardian - UK

UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film

Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female

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