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Equity and social justice, Health and safety, History, Public policy, Students

The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

Catherine Carstairs, University of Guelph and Kathryn Hughes, University of Guelph

Protestors attend a 2013 rally at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax to express concerns over a chant that promoted rape culture. THE […]

Equity and social justice

Female faculty of colour do extra diversity work for no extra reward – here’s how to fix that

Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Alexandra Kuvaeva, University of Maryland; Audrey J. Jaeger, North Carolina State University; Dawn Culpepper, University of Maryland, and KerryAnn O'Meara, University of Maryland

Time spent mentoring students is often ignored when it comes to faculty salary and promotion decisions. Peathegee Inc via Getty Images College […]

Equity and social justice, Intellectual property, Students, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission

Fair access to university depends on much more than making students ‘job-ready’

Sally Patfield, University of Newcastle

Shutterstock Today is World Access to Higher Education Day, but Australia is still a long way off fair access for students from […]

Environmental sustainability, Ethics, Research and innovation

The climate crisis gives science a new role. Here’s how research ethics must change too

Alexandre Wadih Raffoul, Uppsala University; David Fopp, Stockholm University; Emma Elfversson, Uppsala University; Helen Avery, Lund University, and Ryan Carolan, Swinburne University of Technology

Claudio Furlan/AP/AAP Young people across the world have taken to the streets again, demanding decision-makers at COP26 listen to the science. But […]

Research and innovation, Students

Students are told not to use Wikipedia for research. But it’s a trustworthy source

Rachel Cunneen, University of Canberra and Mathieu O'Neil, University of Canberra

Shutterstock At the start of each university year, we ask first-year students a question: how many have been told by their secondary […]

Academic mentorship, Health and safety, Students, Teaching and learning

Banning large university parties won’t work — students need to be empowered to propose change

Wendy Craig, Queen's University, Ontario and Klodiana Kolomitro, Queen's University, Ontario

When people are in a group they are more likely to engage in aggressive and risky behaviours they may not normally do […]

Equity and social justice, Research and innovation

Working from home made women academics feel worse than ever about juggling roles

Cyrill Walters, Stellenbosch University and Armand Bam, Stellenbosch University

For working women with children, the pressure of several competing roles created their sense of guilt. GettyImages Academic guilt is well-established in […]

Equity and social justice, International issues, Research and innovation, Universities and the academic mission

Hit hard by the pandemic, Australian researchers expect its impacts to linger for years

Sora Park, University of Canberra; Jennie Scarvell, University of Canberra, and Linda Botterill, University of Canberra

Shutterstock The impacts of COVID-19 on Australian university researchers are likely to have consequences for research productivity and quality for many years […]

Equity and social justice, Ethics, Performance assessment, Teaching and learning

Read the student survey responses shared by academics and you’ll see why Professor Hambling is justified in burning hers

Pema Düddul, University of Southern Queensland

Eliza Morse/Netflix If you’ve watched the Netflix sitcom The Chair you’ll remember the scene in which Professor Joan Hambling burns her student […]

Equity and social justice, Online education, Students, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization

Want to decolonize education? Where classes are held matters

Shauna MacKinnon, University of Winnipeg and Kathy Mallett

The grand opening of the redeveloped Merchants Corner in Winnipeg’s North End in April 2018. (University of Winnipeg/Flickr), CC BY-NC-ND Murray Sinclair, […]

The long fight against sexual assault and harassment at universities

Female faculty of colour do extra diversity work for no extra reward – here’s how to fix that

Fair access to university depends on much more than making students ‘job-ready’

The climate crisis gives science a new role. Here’s how research ethics must change too

Students are told not to use Wikipedia for research. But it’s a trustworthy source

Banning large university parties won’t work — students need to be empowered to propose change

Working from home made women academics feel worse than ever about juggling roles

Hit hard by the pandemic, Australian researchers expect its impacts to linger for years

Read the student survey responses shared by academics and you’ll see why Professor Hambling is justified in burning hers

Want to decolonize education? Where classes are held matters

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