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Censorship: China Restricts Publication of Covid-19 Research?
China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central…
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Communicating Uncertainty… With Confidence
Researchers often face the challenge of talking about their findings while conveying uncertainty. How best to communicate confidently without shying…
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Policy & Economy
Austalian Government to Support Universities over Covid-19, Focus on Domestic Students
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has delivered a higher education relief package that is “unashamedly” focused on domestic students. The…
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Coronomics: Understanding the Impact of Covid-19 on the World Economy
‘The almost simultaneous lockdown of several countries will have a major negative impact on economic activity around the globe as the severe measures…
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Learning
Universities Are Now Online: But Are Lecturers Prepared?
For most academics the sudden switch to online teaching has been a steep learning curve: a leap into the unknown.…
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Successful MERS vaccine in mice may hold promise for COVID-19 vaccine
Researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia have developed a vaccine that fully protects mice against…
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Society & Sustainability
Health Student Volunteers at the Front Line: National Covid-19 Hotline
Over 100 student members of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences student societies have volunteered to…
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Policy & Economy
Universities Addicted to Foreign Student Fees Face Covid-19 Reckoning
Lock-downs, travel restrictions and quickly changing government policies as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic have disrupted the lucrative…
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Society & Sustainability
Meet South Africa’s First Black Female Philosophy PhD
This year, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) produced the first African (black) woman in South Africa to get a Doctorate in…
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Screening for Covid-19 in Wastewater
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) will engage multi-disciplinary collaborations with Delft University of Technology, Netherlands and the Ministry of Environment Malaysia…
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