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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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DPhil Candidate, Global & Imperial History, University of Oxford
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Junior Research Fellow, History of the modern Middle East and North Africa, University of Oxford
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Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford
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Paul Braterman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Hon. Research Fellow; Professor Emeritus in Chemistry, University of Glasgow
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Systems Engineering, University of Lagos
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Associate Professor of Media, KIMEP University
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Professor of Economics, The Ohio State University
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Director of the Harte Center for Teaching and Learning, Washington and Lee University
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Director of Innovation & Research Support, University of Memphis
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Post- Doctoral Research Fellow, African Population and Health Research Center
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Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor of Biology, Hendrix College
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Senior Researcher, The Nordic Africa Institute
