Exposure to nature reduces brain activity linked to pain – study Academics from the universities of Exeter and Vienna monitored the brains of 49 people as they received small electric shocks. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Boys in England significantly outperforming girls in maths for first time in decades Girls’ lack of confidence studying maths and science could be impacting their results, academics warn The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025
AI ‘wingmen’ bots to write profiles and flirt on dating apps Users may have difficulty once they arrive on real-life dates, without their phone to help them, say academics The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2025
‘I’ve lost my work and been ostracised’: Oxford University accused of failing to act after ruling on ‘sham’ contracts Despite winning a landmark legal battle, academic Alice Jolly believes it won’t benefit others The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2025
Australian universities’ new antisemitism definition has some academics worried. Here’s why Warnings decision could have ‘chilling’ effect and limit scope of education on Middle East The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2025
‘People’s commission’ to examine future of water industry in England and Wales Inquiry set up by academics and campaigners to rival ‘too limited’ government-established commission The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
‘Teaching to an empty hall’: is the changing face of universities eroding standards of learning? Voluntary attendance. Online classes. Student numbers swelling. Australian campuses look very different today – and many academics don’t like it The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2025
Tony Burke says he called Creative Australia chief executive before board meeting when Biennale selection rescinded Arts minister – who has denied political interference – says chief executive told him the board would meet to discuss Khaled Sabsabi’s selection The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2025
‘We’re like sitting ducks’: the right’s ‘war on woke’ has a well-tested playbook to take down academics The campaign against Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, has become a blueprint increasingly wielded against women and scholars of color The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2025
Alan McCarthy obituary Other lives: Microbiologist at Liverpool University who helped refugee academics find new homes and jobs The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025
The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025
"My parents were academics and not thrilled about me joining a thrash metal band." Testament's Alex Skolnick talks thrash, Clash Of The Titans and what it was like joining Ozzy Osbourne's band Testament’s six-string superstar reflects on the chaos of the Bay Area, guesting with Lamb Of God and studying with jazz legends Metal Hammer · Feb 11, 2025
Teenage Olympic Gold Medalist Balances School And Track Success Quincy Wilson, a young track and field champion, excels in balancing athletics and academics while maintaining a humble and dedicated approach to his pursuits. Top News · Feb 5, 2025
10 Best Study Tips for International Students by EssayPro: Boost Your Performance Adapting to a new education system, culture, and study habits can be challenging for international students. Balancing academics with a new environment often feels overwhelming. However, success becomes attainable when you use the right strategies ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 29, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025 ‘Many look to Northern Ireland for hope’: how a Belfast university became a world leader in conflict resolution Academics draw on lived experience in their global peacebuilding work as they foster dialogue between opposing groups and look to give victims a voice
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025 Law experts demand inquiry into Met policing of pro-Palestine protest Forty academics write to home secretary over weekend’s ‘dangerous assault’ on the right to protest
The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025 Common drugs like ibuprofen could be associated with reduced risk of dementia Repurposing current drugs to tackle dementia is an ‘urgent priority’, academics say, but other experts warn more work is needed before they can be used to help treat the disease
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 Bad Education by Matt Goodwin review – a lapsed liberal’s war on ‘woke’ lecture The former politics professor is right to defend free speech in our higher education system, but his argument is undermined by his hysterical tone and lack of nuance
The Conversation · Jan 15, 2025 Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving − and where gaps persist Across the country, academics, journalists and researchers are mapping their state’s news and information ecosystems.
The Conversation · Jan 6, 2025 With precarious jobs, work identities shift — including for contract academics More than 2.1 million Canadians today work in temporary, part-time or otherwise unstable jobs. For these workers, the ideal of a “standard employment relationship” — the predominant model for employment for decades in the second half of the 20th century — no longer defines their employment experiences or expectations.
The Conversation · Jan 5, 2025 The City Symposium: How communities can come together to address their problems Imagine your community is facing a thorny, complex problem. Let’s consider two scenarios.
The National (Scotland) · Jan 5, 2025 How a Viktor Orbán-backed populist think tank is stoking Scotland’s culture war WHEN MCC Brussels – a soft power outpost of right-wing Hungarian president Viktor Orbán’s privately run “pet” University, Mathias Corvinus…
Dynamite News · Jan 2, 2025 AI can help in identifying hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers, says study A novel methodology developed by academics at the University of Birmingham shows how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) approaches can assist in discovering potentially dangerous chemical chemicals in rivers by monitoring their impacts on small water fleas (Daphnia). Read further on Dynamite News:
Reason · Dec 30, 2024 The Socio-Economic Backgrounds of American Academics An interesting empirical study. (Updated)
The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2024 Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’ INTERVIEW: Nearly 400 scholars have fled Russia, Belarus and Ukraine since the start of the war. One of them narrates his ordeal to Arpan Rai