May 11, 2021
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NOVA Picture A Scientist
Science has provided humanity with invaluable technologies, lifesaving medicines, and awe-inspiring discoveries. But there is also a dark reality ... -
University staff given list of banned 'microinsults' they cannot say to trans people
University lecturers have been told not to say "I wanted to be a boy when I was a child" to transgender people, under a list of "microinsults" in ...May 1, 2021 -
Geoscientists call for action on tackling racial inequality in field
An article published in the journal Nature Geoscience has highlighted the shocking under-representation of students from ethnic minority ...April 30, 2021 -
The ivory tower of academia: Higher education lacks racial, ethnic and economic diversity
Academia has long been ridiculed as an ivory tower filled with aloof professors who pursue niche academic interests while ignoring student ...April 30, 2021 -
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The real ‘second-class citizens’ of academia
At the end of February, pre-eminent Black philosopher Cornel West revealed that Harvard University has refused to consider him for tenure, triggering ...April 30, 2021 -
Men dominate climate science. She made it to the top – and did it her own way.
The Quebec-born scientist is renowned for probing how carbon cycles through the atmosphere and oceans, placing her high on the Reuters Hot List. Of ...April 27, 2021 -
Could the Pandemic Prompt an ‘Epidemic of Loss’ of Women in the Sciences?
Even before the pandemic, many female scientists felt unsupported in their fields. Now, some are hitting a breaking point. Like many women during ...April 27, 2021 -
Harvard Business School Spent ‘Tens Of Millions Of Dollars’ To Convert Classrooms To Hybrid Formats
One of the new hybrid classrooms at Harvard Business School that cost HBS “tens of millions of dollars’ To shift into hybrid teaching ...April 27, 2021
