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Black and minority ethnic staff in universities are paid less than their white colleagues.
Academics should become intellectual defenders of public interest and role models for civic engagement, scholars say.
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Academics should become intellectual defenders of public interest and role models for civic engagement, scholars say.
Researchers need great equipment, infrastructure and support to thrive.
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Lack of access to resources is a big problem for postdoctoral researchers.
The Conversation Editor in the UK, Stephen Khan, with Dr Ian Whittaker and Professor Sir Paul Curran (left to right).
Space scientists win first award for academic authors who have made a series of outstanding contributions to The Conversation in the UK.
Nigeria’s education system is under funded.
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Government funding in Nigeria’s education sector has been chronically low and needs to be changed.
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Conducting research and contributing to knowledge creation might be the only way for academics to sustain their jobs.
If passed as is, the South African Copyright Amendment Bill will lead to revenue and job losses in the publishing industry.
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If South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill is accepted as is, it will be detrimental to academic content production.
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Social isolation is particularly common among early career academics – new research shows 64% of PhD candidates report such feelings.
For every £1 men earn per hour, women earn 81.6p.
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How an increased use of technology could widen the gender pay gap in higher education.
Asking questions can create new ways of teaching and learning.
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It’s vital for academics in South Africa to start asking deep questions that examine what decolonialism could look like in their teaching.
Four people died in the latest violence and looting to hit shops owned by foreign nationals in Soweto, Johannesburg.
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Framing xenophobic violence as a question of immigrant victimisation invites divisions between neighbours.
Proper guidance, support and advice can help university students enormously.
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Formal, accessible academic advice systems can help university graduation rates.
When paperwork, forms and bureaucracy start to dominate, universities suffer.
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It’s crucial to ensure that the academic project at universities is vigorously and bravely safeguarded.
Universities need to find more ways to encourage Indigenous students to go on to postgraduate study and become academics.
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When it comes to increasing Indigenous Australians’ participation in higher education, we could take a leaf from our neighbour’s book.
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One recent survey found that 43% of academic staff exhibited symptoms of at least a mild mental disorder
Understanding how and why things happen can help people make sense of the world.
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In the age of ‘fake news’ it’s more important than ever to make sure that what’s being published is the truth – especially when it comes to reporting research and science.
People demonstrate in Toronto in August 2017 in solidarity with those at a University of Virginia rally against white supremacy. That demonstration ended in tragedy after a woman was killed by a white supremacist. Universities in both the U.S. and Canada are at the centre of fierce debates about free speech and the right of those on the far right to be heard.
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In such a polarized age, universities and colleges should uphold the core values of liberal education by asserting, through their policies and practices, the reasonable, rational middle ground.
Teaching-focused academics are often considered to be “lesser” academics.
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Cultural bias against teaching-only academics will see them get the axe in funding cuts to higher education.
Data shows gender disparities in networking.
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The low share of women revealed in this data is problematic for two reasons: a lack of diversity, and what it shows about women’s participation in the social network of informal collaboration.
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The reality of life as an academic – not quite as comfortable as you might think.