Tag: Academia
Off The Grid: Invader and Melbourne street art in the early 2000s
14 Sept 2022 until 15 Feb 2023
City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall
An iconic tile mosaic secretly installed in Melbourne by legendary street artist Invader 20...
Sunday essay: Simon During on the demoralisation of the humanities, and what can be done about it
Image: The Librarian - Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1562). Public domain
What state are the Australian academic humanities in? Simple. They’re demoralised. How can I tell? The signs...
Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
Picture: Daniel Mariuz/AAP
Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation?...
‘Science is political’: Scientific American has endorsed Joe Biden over Trump for president. Australia should take note
Picture: Patrick Semansky/AP
In an unprecedented step, prestigious science publication Scientific American has launched a scathing attack on President Donald Trump and endorsed his opponent, Democratic candidate Joe...
Research reveals shocking detail on how Australia’s environmental scientists are being silenced
Picture: Authors provided
Ecologists and conservation experts in government, industry and universities are routinely constrained in communicating scientific evidence on threatened species, mining, logging...