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Trump’s Homeland Security Agents now just doing ICE’s dirty work, targeting pro-Palestinian academics

You must agree with how MAGA thinks or be targetted.

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Life as an Academic Defender of the Intuitively Obvious

Academics are supposed to discover nonobvious, counterintituitive truths. But, especially in recent years, much of my work involves defending positions that seem obvious to most laypeople, even though many experts deny them.

Reason

Genocide prevention could become legal priority for UK government

Cross-party group of lawyers, politicians and academics considers mechanism to prevent crimes against humanity

The Guardian - UK

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Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published

Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention

The Guardian - UK

Creepy obsession to please Netanyahu — Now we’re hearing Trump used a Pro-Israel website to target academics

America first?

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Trump team has been using shadowy website that doxxed pro-Palestine academics and targets them for deportation

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official testified that a ‘tiger team’ of analysts used information from the Canary Mission website

The Independent UK

Israeli plan to force Palestinians into camps 'blueprint for crimes against humanity'

PLANS by Israel’s defence minister to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp have been condemned by legal experts and academics, who described…

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‘The customer is always right’: why some uni teachers give higher grades than students deserve

Grade inflation happens when teachers knowingly give a student a mark higher than deserved. It can also happen indirectly, when the level of difficulty of a course is deliberately lowered so students achieve higher grades.

The Conversation

Academics critique Farming Simulator's portrayal of 'good farming' and praise modders for agro-ecology add-ons

The researchers believe Farming Simulator can influence attitudes about real farming.

PC Gamer

‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France

Almost 300 researchers have applied for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia

The Guardian - UK

'We're here': Australia joins the race for US academics

Australia is throwing its hat in the ring in the global contest to attract US academics amid President Donald Trump's adversarial approach to higher education.

AAP

UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, report finds

Report’s author raises ‘stark concerns about barriers to academic freedom’

The Guardian - UK

Why is Islamophobia so hard to define?

The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has created a working group of politicians, academics and independent experts to provide one. It aims to settle long-running political debates over the term.

The Conversation

Newly minted PhDs in AI nabbing six- and seven-figure paydays

This is possibly problematic for academia.

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The Guardian - UK

Second study finds Uber used opaque algorithm to dramatically boost profits

US academics say computer code systematically raised fares at expense of drivers and passengers

The Guardian - AU

‘Tricky ethical space’: endometriosis centre funded by family with links to poker machine giant divides experts

A $50m pledge to revolutionise research into the disease has divided academics and public health experts

TechRadar

Russian hackers target Gmail passwords to crack down on international critics

Academics and critics engaging with Russia discussions are being targeted in email phishing campaign.

The Independent UK

Students should hear ‘uncomfortable or shocking’ views at university

A fifth of academics say they feel ‘not very free’ or ‘not at all free’ to discuss challenging or controversial topics

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Evening Standard

Fifth of academics do not feel free to teach controversial topics, survey shows

The poll was published alongside guidance from England’s higher education watchdog on protecting freedom of speech.

Clever Dude

7 Essential Steps to Help Your Teen Prepare for College Life

Watching your child grow into a young adult ready to leave the nest is an emotional milestone. The college years bring exciting opportunities, but they also come with big responsibilities and life changes. If you want to help your teen prepare for college life, it’s not just about academics or…

The Guardian - US

‘No way to invest in a career here’: US academics flee overseas to avoid Trump crackdown

Budding scholars pursue overseas jobs amid attacks on education and research, prompting fears of an American brain drain

The Guardian - AU

Proposed Macquarie University restructure will ‘hollow out’ humanities, academics say

Macquarie blames prospect of international student caps and ‘uncertainty’ about domestic student numbers for proposed academic job cuts, fewer arts courses

The Guardian - UK

Academics who sued union after being called transphobic lose tribunal case

UCU had claimed film called Adult Human Female by Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne attacked trans identity

Evening Standard

Academics ‘branded transphobic’ by own union have discrimination claims rejected

Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Professor Michael Wayne said the UCU’s public opposition to them amounted to unlawful discrimination.

The Guardian - UK

When lightbulb moments become reality: how academics at Sheffield Hallam University are helping firms innovate and grow

With the government intent on kickstarting economic growth and productivity, could Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with leading universities have a vital role to play?

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