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Students told to make the best of technological disruptions

Tech disruptions lead to fast dev. in fields; students should grab opps. to fulfil career dreams. DD Vijayawada Dir. G. Kondala Rao cautions against tech misuse & administers 'Swachh Bharat' pledge to ALC students. Retired prof. G. Sambasiva Rao says Loyola insts. teach life skills along with academics & identify…

The Hindu

OPINION - The Left’s tactics of the Inquisition are stifling free speech at our universities

The indoctrination of staff on race and gender serves only to silence debate

Evening Standard

‘Academic decline‘: Why are university professors being expelled in Iran?

Authorities, academics, newspapers, former officials and users online are debating the major changes at universities.

Al Jazeera

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Top economists pile pressure on Keir Starmer to reverse Tory cuts

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

The Independent UK

‘Accusing Israel of apartheid is not anti-Semitic’: Holocaust historian

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

Al Jazeera

Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election

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

The Independent UK

UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry

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

The Guardian - UK

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London academics to launch UK’s first menopause education programme

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

Evening Standard

Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit

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

The Independent UK

Non-native grass species blamed for ferocity of Hawaii wildfires

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

The Guardian - UK

Academics in Kerala raise concerns about four-year UG programmes

Academics raise concerns over Kerala govt's plan to launch 4-yr UG courses w/o proper prep. CKCT to raise apprehensions before govt. PG courses unclear; existing infra inadequate. NEP 2020 not endorsing multiple pathways; workload of teachers a concern. Aim should be to offer quality courses & jobs, not encourage brain…

The Hindu

Line-up revealed for Scotonomics' 2024 Festival of Economics

THE line up for Scotland’s leading festival of economics has been announced – including top academics and international politicians.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak ‘will rue his green group attacks come election time’

Academics – and polls – say majority of voters back action on climate change and will punish Tories for ‘weak tactic’

The Guardian - UK

Governor trying to administer universities in West Bengal, academicians write to President

Academics incl. former VCs urge Pres. Murmu to stop Governor Bose from directly administering WB univs. Letter claims Gov. is setting aside founding acts, inventing new roles & appointing retired judges & police officers as VCs. Urge Gov. not to bring political fight into VC appointments.

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TechRadar

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) challenges universities to support Tor

The Tor University Challenge calls academics to do their part to foster privacy and free speech online. Here's all you need to know to join the initiative.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on England’s universities: a summer of campus discontent

Editorial: Institutions, academics and students are being ill-served by a failing marketised model of higher education

Reason

An Offer to Academics Who Teach My Books in Their Classes

If you adopt one of my books, I will, if invited, do a free presentation to the class.

The National (Scotland)

The Scottish Government says we’re moving to a wellbeing economy – but when?

EARLIER this week more than 200 charities, unions, academics and campaigners signed an open letter calling on Humza Yousaf to follow through with…

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Charities call for action from First Minister on wellbeing economy

MORE than 200 charities, unions, academics and campaigners have signed a letter to Humza Yousaf calling for action on the implementation of a…

The Hindu

Over 1,500 activists, academics, lawyers criticise FIR against fact-finding team that visited Manipur

Over 1,500 human rights activists, civil society leaders, journalists, academics and lawyers from all over India on Tuesday signed a joint statement condemning the first information report (FIR) filed in Imphal against a fact-finding team of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) for concluding that the violence in Manipur…

The Guardian - AU

Are Australian Research Council reports being written by ChatGPT?

Multiple accounts from researchers suggest that feedback for Discovery Project grant funding was written by artificial intelligence

Los Angeles Times

LA County leaders vow to continue supporting migrant Angelenos based on State of Immigrants report

Focusing on ways to serve immigrants better and give them more of a voice on a host of economic and social issues, local legislators, academics and nonprofit leaders gathered last week at the fourth L.A. immigration summit.

The Conversation

South African universities must do more to tackle staffs' race and gender imbalances

At the advent of South Africa’s democracy in 1994, an overwhelming majority of academics in the country’s public higher education institutions were white men. Black South Africans (a group consisting of those designated as Indian, Coloured or African under apartheid) constituted 89% of the overall population. But they made up…

The Hindu

Former cricketer gets candid about his relation to India’s former President

The Conversation

Zondo at Your Fingertips: new book offers an accessible and condensed version of South Africa's ambitious corruption inquiry

Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive corruption under former president Jacob Zuma. No one except academics will read the commission’s 4,750 page report, but many will read Holden’s book, Zondo at your Fingertips.

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