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Politics and the lack of compensation are among the factors that can undermine the peer review process, which is important to the quality of knowledge in academic journals.
In some cases, it can be difficult for academics to know which journals are not credible – but other times, people feel pressure to publish in these publications.
Obaro Ikime, Nigerian academic and historian, died on 25 April 2023. He was 86.
Academic freedom has a positive effect on democracy, as measured by the quality of elections and executive accountability.
Unlike scholars, Google’s search engine can’t automatically decide which sources are the most important, most accurate or most significant.
Fellowships should recognise that women may have different responsibilities when it comes to domestic chores and care of the family. This influences their academic opportunities and career choices.
Recent reports of dramatic declines in insect populations have sparked concern about an ‘insect apocalypse.’ But a new analysis of data from sites across North America suggests the case isn’t proven.
The desire of scholars and universities in Africa to fit into a model imposed from elsewhere may hinder development in Africa.
A scholar disproves the long-held assumption that black names are a recent phenomenon.
Framing xenophobic violence as a question of immigrant victimisation invites divisions between neighbours.
Some say Britain should be proud of its imperial past. Oxford academics say it’s not so simple.
The voluntary ITP is a much-needed service that translates science-related digital materials into Arabic for a general audience.
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Senior Researcher, Society Work and Politics Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Paul Braterman adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Hon. Research Fellow; Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford
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Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Junior Research Fellow, History of the modern Middle East and North Africa, University of Oxford
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DPhil Candidate, Global & Imperial History, University of Oxford
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Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor of Biology, Hendrix College
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Professor of Economics, The Ohio State University
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Post- Doctoral Research Fellow, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Systems Engineering, University of Lagos
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Director of Innovation & Research Support, University of Memphis
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Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Researcher, The Nordic Africa Institute
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Professor of Journalism and Chair, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, Michigan State University
