Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Cementing the Link Between Social Sciences and Humanities Studies with Future Employment
The author’s team’s research shows universities should rethink internships and work-integrated learning for social sciences and humanities students in a way that helps community partners build capacity for innovation.
How African Ubuntu Might Help Decolonize Research
The author and her colleagues identified four practical ways that a complementary use of ubuntu can positively shape how research is done.
What May the Review into the Australian Research Council Bode for University Research?
After years of concerns about the ARC – about political interference and low success rates – the review is a welcome step. But will it tackle the big issues?
Feeling Saved by Feedback? Six Strategies That Help Academics to Cope
Six coping strategies drawn from positive psychology can help us cope with the sting of negative feedback.
‘Prebunking’ on YouTube in the Fight Against Misinformation
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine, misinformation is rife worldwide. Many tools have been designed to help people spot […]
A Social Scientist, A Syrian Refugee – and Now a Fringe Festival Act Reclaiming Her Story
To expose the double standards that exist both at the UK border and in the media’s portrayal of refugees, Lina Fadel took to the stage for a one-woman show.
Critics of Academic Freedom Must Not See the Value It Brings
Academic freedom is simply the commonplace and understandable request of workers asking for the conditions they need to competently and effectively carry out their duties as expected, required and urgently needed by society.
We’re Seeing a Link Between Academic Freedom and Democracy in Africa
There’s a strong correlation between academic freedom and other elements of democracy. But cause and effect are not so clear. The African experience makes the relationship clearer because simultaneously, and in a relatively short time, the whole continent moved from one-party to multiparty systems.
