The Latest Breaking News from Academics

Vinutha J., daughter of a daily wage earner, emerged topper in Bangalore University with eight gold medals and three cash prizes. With her achievement, she has fulfilled her father’s dream, who wanted her to excel in academics and become a teacher

No census is ever exact: as academics Tom Moultrie and Rob Dorrington at the University of Cape Town have noted previously:

The Australian Catholic University has recently announced it will abolish academic positions in history as part of broader cuts in the humanities. Staff are understandably shocked and dismayed by the news.

Dr. Alex P. James, Dean (Academics) of Digital University Kerala (DUK), ranked 199th among 1,11,935 scientists in the world and 5th in India in Electrical & Electronics Engineering by Stanford Univ. & Elsevier BV. His research in neural networks & chaotic circuits has implications for AI & chaotic systems modelling,…

A former High Court chief justice and dozens of legal academics are rebutting key arguments used in the public campaign against Australians creating an advocacy body for the Indigenous population

Srikakulam district is becoming a hub for fencing, providing opportunities for youth in state/national-level competitions. Gurugubelli Akshaya and Badi Pujita have achieved success in fencing and academics, with Akshaya getting admission in Guntur Medical College and Pujita likely to get a seat in a veterinary medical college. Sports coach Jogipati…

“Free the press”; “stop harassing Indian media”; “say no to persecution of the media”. These were jottings on several posters and banners as the clock ticked past 4 pm, and journalists, academics, writers and activists began to fill the courtyard at the Press Club of India in Lutyens’ Delhi.

Michelle Donelan’s plan to ‘depoliticise’ science with new guidelines on sex and gender research is a chilling move, says science writer Philip Ball

Econ Journal Watch asked academics with high citation counts to pick their most underappreciated article. I participated in the project, along with a number of prominent scholars from various disciplines.

The paper claims ‘imprecise definitions’ have led to more than 200 symptoms being associated with the condition.

Academics say Queen Elizabeth II’s letters and diaries should be preserved in full by the National Archives