Women academics faced heavier teaching loads and spent less time on research during COVID-19, a new study has found. Researchers surveyed over 3,000 university staff across Australia and Canada to examine how the switch to remote working affected both men and ...
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University Valentine’s Day ban spurs dangerous ridicule
Romantic love won't be celebrated this year at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan's third largest city. To much chagrin, the university – one of the nation's best – has issued a 'ban' on Valentine's Day. In its place, Vice ...
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A doctor of history has sparked the latest academic Twitter spat. Dr Fern Riddell, a Research Associate at English university Royal Holloway, changed her Twitter name, adding the 'Dr' prefix, with the following explanation: My title is Dr Fern Riddell, not ...
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