Over the course of a career and retirement, gender pay gaps lead to a difference of roughly half-a-million dollars for women professors relative to their male counterparts.
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Strikes have had a negative impact on Nigeria but private universities have benefited.
Grouping of high schools in Ghana into categories perpetuates inequalities.
The problem with chronic absenteeism isn’t so much that kids are missing instruction time; it’s that unexcused absences may indicate crises at home, new research suggests.
Academics in all areas have deep concerns about their ability to undertake research during the pandemic and the flow-on effects of this. Women and early career researchers were particularly hard hit.
The pandemic is forcing many academics to consider their future. These are tough times for universities and many have lost jobs, but those fortunate enough to have a choice should weigh up all options.
Does intellectual freedom mean academics can say what they want in whatever way they choose? Tim Anderson had a win this week, but a judge must still decide whether he was wrongfully dismissed.
With Congress designating Aug. 11, 2021, as Hip-Hop Celebration Day, a scholar and performer of the art form makes the case for hip-hop to become more prominent in American academe.
Higher education in the US has been faulted for not requiring students to read and write enough. But is that criticism justified? New research raises doubts.
This year summer schools will have to figure out how to tend to the emotional and academic needs of students coming out of remote learning.
The institutional design of BRIN allows for political intervention, showing how the Indonesian government is unwilling to prioritise research and technology.
Can college professors rap their way into academic publishing? One professor makes an album to prove they can.
On International Women’s Day, universities should resolve to lead the way in reshaping workplace rituals, rules and routines to advance gender equality and ensure safe workplaces.
International Women’s Day is a time to take stock of what has been achieved and what remains to be done. 2020 was a massive missed opportunity to improve gender equity among university leaders.
Vice-chancellors’ average remuneration has soared from 2.9 times lecturers’ pay in 1975 to 16 times in 2018. New governance arrangements triggered the trend and might be needed to rein it in.
Academic freedom is under assault around the world. Academics and students are being killed, injured, detained and disappeared in a pattern of disturbing increases in state repression.
To navigate the toughest phase of their careers, junior academics need to know more than how to write research papers and apply for grants. Structured mentoring, based on their input, is a huge help.
It’s not just employers, it’s society in general.
Teaching loads, family responsibilities and lack of research resources and mentors have hampered the progress of women in universities. And when the pandemic hit, it made the situation worse.
Legislation governing universities varies from one to the other, often leaving their purpose undefined. But it certainly matters when determining an academic’s duties in an unfair dismissal case.
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Director of research training, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University
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Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Senior Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
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Professor of Education and Social Justice, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Law, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
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Lecturer in the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Marketing, Royal Holloway University of London
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Distinguished Professor of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
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Professor of Business Statistics, Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne
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Chair & Professor of International Business, University of Manchester
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Professor of Finance, President, UWA Academic Staff Association, The University of Western Australia
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Chancellor, Western Sydney University
