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Facing an abusive backlash may make the cost of entry into public debate too high.
As many as 39% of academics answering a Swedish survey reported experiences of threats or harassment in some form during their academic careers.
Dyslexia isn’t just a learning difficulty – it can be a cognitive strength.
As our research shows, Australian academics responded differently to potential PhD students, depending on the racial background of their name.
One student exchange program in the 1970s opened the door for an ongoing cultural exchange.
An academic’s claims of irregularities at the ballot box created a media buzz in South Korea. The reality, however, suggested data was misinterpreted.
Use-inspired research goes beyond translational research to build lasting connections between researchers and communities.
Around 98% of all research is published in English, posing a serious problem for the global scientific community.
It is in three core approaches to delivering value to readers that I find a definition of ‘academic journalism’.
Pressure to ‘publish or perish’ and get results out as quickly as possible has led to weak study designs and shortened peer-review processes.
Some study the crisis, but all are worried – and frustrated.
Mae D Huettig, Romana Javitz and Shirley Graham DuBois were instrumental in their respective media fields but very few of us will be aware of their individual contributions.
Barring evidence of moral turpitude or excessive absenteeism, former administrators are very hard to force out.
Stereotypes about religion vs. science are overblown – but those assumptions can create challenges for religious grad students, a sociologist finds.
Professor Sir Eric Thomas was a former VC of the University of Bristol and a patron and key supporter of The Conversation UK.
Goldin is showing the world that economics is about more than just finance.
The winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine made a discovery that helped create the COVID-19 vaccines. They couldn’t have anticipated the tremendous impact of their findings.
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.
Dark academia novels romanticise student life, but their stories of friendship are inspiring.
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Director of research training, Australian National University
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Visiting Fellow, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate Professor (hon) at the Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Research fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota
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Head of Social Impact and Senior Lecturer, Business School, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer, Management, University of Tasmania
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Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Professor of Belonging Science, School of Educational Psychology and Inclusion, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Russian and Cultural Theory, Durham University
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Professor of Educational Leadership, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, University of Leeds; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW