Tag: Universities
Sunday essay: Simon During on the demoralisation of the humanities, and what can be done about it
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What state are the Australian academic humanities in? Simple. They’re demoralised. How can I tell? The signs...
Embrace technology and boost education outcomes
There's no doubt that education lays the foundation for a child's future success, but as teaching technologies continue to inundate classrooms - especially amid...
Sunday essay: a new front in the culture wars, Cynical Theories takes unfair aim at the humanities
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In 2017, when a biology professor in a state college in Washington protested against a proposed day-long ban on the presence of white...
Research reveals shocking detail on how Australia’s environmental scientists are being silenced
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Ecologists and conservation experts in government, industry and universities are routinely constrained in communicating scientific evidence on threatened species, mining, logging...