MYSTERIOUS: 24 | Mind Blowing Facts

Newcastle University academics fear Government's post-Brexit trade deal risks UK’s public health

Dr Courtney McNamara and colleagues at Newcastle University fear joining the CPTPP deal could have a worrying impact on our health.

Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2023

University of Edinburgh in bid to pay 'reparations' after links to slavery discovered

Academics are working with a team of researchers to trawl historical archives to build a picture of the university’s involvement in Atlantic slavery and colonialism

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Twitter poses a risk to the financial system and helped fuel the SVB run, says first major study to investigate the topic

Academics warn that social media is a new “catalyst” for bank runs and argue that venture capitalists bear some of the blame for Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall.

Fortune · Apr 24, 2023

The NT government has proposed changes to the water act. Experts say 'the devil is in the detail'

The government wants to regulate some of the territory's biggest water users. But academics and water policy experts say there are problems with the proposed changes that can't be sugar coated.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2023

Concerned about foreign interference in Canada? An 'enemy agent' registry is not the answer

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series that includes live interviews with Canada’s top social sciences and humanities academics. Click here to register for In Conversation With Jordan Stanger-Ross and Audrey Kobayashi, April 18 at 2 p.m. ET. This is a virtual event co-hosted by The Conversation Canada…

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2023

Biden taps Gaga, Clooney, Garner, others for arts committee

The White House has announced a star-studded slate of members for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, a panel of artists, museum professionals, academics and philanthropists that serves as an advisory board to President Joe Biden on culture issues

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Children born via surrogacy or egg or sperm donation ‘should be told when young’

Academics said children should be informed before they start school.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

‘Appallingly unethical’: why Australian universities are at breaking point

Exclusive: Cost-cutting, casualisation and ‘ridiculous’ teaching loads are taking a toll on tertiary institutions – and some academics are fighting back

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2023

Is the Ukraine war boosting or damaging the Russian economy?

IMF suggests invasion spending is pushing up GDP but academics argue non-military economy is foundering

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023

Apply for the 10th Annual James Wilson Fellowship

"The Institute will make a place for up to 15 Fellows who are law students, clerks, or lawyers and legal academics only a few years out of law school."

Reason · Apr 9, 2023