Fighting knife crime: if police worked closely with academic experts, they’d be less gung-ho about stop and search: It has been a busy few days in the fierce debate about addressing the knife crime problem in England and Wales. London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick unveiled year-on-year declines in knife crime and homicides in the …
Knife crime: causes and solutions – editors’ guide to what our academic experts say: There has been a torrent of media coverage about violent crime among children and young people in the UK. But it seems to offer little consensus on what’s causing this crisis, what the impact of measures taken by government and police …
THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH NIGERIANS AND NIGERIAN YOUTH NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES! – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-11-28 19:00:00 in Nigeria THIS IS THE ULTIMATE TRUTH NIGERIANS AND NIGERIAN YOUTH NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES! The truth is Certificates doesn’t guarantee securing jobs any longer. Infact, Employers …
The cost of accessing academic research is way too high. This must change: There's huge societal value in opening up access to knowledge resources. Maksim Kabakou/Shutterstock In the last week of October each year, libraries and open access activists around the world celebrate Open Access Week. It’s a week dedicated to increasing access to knowledge …
Academic freedom: I spent four months at UAE’s national university – this is what I found: Shutterstock The case of the Durham PhD student, Matthew Hedges – who has been arrested and placed in solitary confinement on the charge of spying – exposes the extreme limits on academic freedom in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …
9th International Trade & Academic Research Conference (ITARC), 2018 – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-11-05 09:00:00 in United Kingdom The dynamics of international trade have taken on an added significance in the light of the ramifications of the 2008 global financial crisis. Entire sectors and even nations have begun to reassess their …
9th International Trade & Academic Research Conference (ITARC) – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-11-05 09:00:00 in United Kingdom The dynamics of international trade have taken on an added significance in the light of the ramifications of the 2008 global financial crisis. Entire sectors and even nations have begun to reassess their trading …
The Academic Belfast – a Music interest event taking place on 2018-10-03 19:00:00 in United Kingdom The time has come! The Academic will be performing live at Oh Yeah Music Centre very soon. This is a highly anticipated concert and tickets are expected to sell out very quickly. Don't hesitate and buy your The Academic Belfast tickets here …
I got a hoax academic paper about how UK politicians wipe their bums published: Surely a socialist. Kapustin Igor/Shutterstock.com I had what seemed like rather a good idea a few weeks back. Building on some prominent findings in social psychology, I hypothesised that politicians on the right would wipe their bum with their left hand; …
Understanding the Background and Academic Preparation of Students from Chinese Cultures – a Culture interest event taking place on 2018-05-16 14:00:00 in United States Would you like to know how you can best support students from Chinese cultures? Start with understanding their background and academic preparation they received prior to coming to the United States. …
Women scientists lag in academic publishing, and it matters: Women are less likely to be published in scientific journals. Shutterstock Women make up less than 30% of the people working in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM) jobs worldwide. The gender imbalance is changing, but men still dominate in academic publishing. This has consequences for …
Eighth European Academic Research Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences (GVC) – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-07-12 09:00:00 in Greece Dear & Esteemed Colleagues, Greetings! May we extend a warm welcome to you to submit your research abstracts/full papers/case studies/posters on any research topics in the areas of global …
Hungary’s assault on academic freedom is a threat to European principles: Tens of thousands of people recently demonstrated in the Hungarian capital of Budapest against attempts by their government to close the Central European University (CEU). This was the second large-scale demonstration in Budapest in as many weeks – with protesters turning out en masse …
How strong academic support can change university students’ lives: Black South African students need fewer excuses and more support from universities. Kim Ludbrook/EPA In South Africa tens of thousands of students leave universities each year without completing their degrees. They are largely being pushed out of the system due to funding issues and a lack …
Writing an academic paper? Try Fidus Writer: The Fidus Writer online editor is especially for academics who need to write papers in collaboration with other authors, and it includes special tools for managing citations, formulas, and bibliographies. If you’re writing an academic paper by yourself, you have a lot of choices for tools to edit your …
South Africa in the news: OPINION: Activist academic Phyllis Ntantala was surely the greatest South African feminist intellectual: Born in Dutywa, a daughter of Gqubeni on the Nqabarha River, a daughter of Lovedale College and of Fort Hare, a liberation struggle stalwart and international academic, she was also the wife to one of South Africa’s …
Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation?: Of course Africa's universities need collaboration — but not if it's merely an imposition of ideas from elsewhere. Shutterstock Higher education in Africa is as old as the pyramids in Egypt. But the continent’s ancient institutions have long disappeared. The type of higher education that’s delivered in …
International Academic Conference on Development in Science and Technology – a South Africa interest event taking place on 2016-07-15 00:00:00 in South Africa International Academic Conference on Development in Science and Technology is happening on 15 Jul 2016 at Fountains Hotel Johannesburg, South Africa. Its a premier event in Scientific Instruments industry. Book a stall …