The Latest Breaking News from Academics

Academics face immense pressure to publish research papers to maintain their position and salary. This has led to a culture of rewards and recognition, where data is fabricated and ethical practices are disregarded. Research should be driven by social responsibility and creativity, not market forces. We must adopt sensible policies…

In 2020, calls to defund the police echoed a longstanding argument in critical criminology in favour of police abolition.

Prominent academics say they are concerned Labour’s programme will not break with Tory economic orthodoxy

A growing number of Jewish academics are using the term apartheid to describe Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.

Mexico's 2024 presidential election is less than a year away and political analysts and academics are warning of a wave of disinformation and fake news that continues to spread online

Exclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis

New UCL course will offer women ‘evidence-based support’ on symptoms and treatments

Indian police have intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations that will be hosted in New Delhi next month

Failure to heed warnings over unchecked growth meant blaze was ‘a disaster waiting to happen’, say scientists and academics