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Trump administration cuts extra US$450 million to Harvard

3 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

UNITED STATES The Trump administration has applied further pressure on Harvard University, cutting an additional US$450 million in grants as part of continuing efforts to impose its political agenda on universities, including ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes.
COP28 a step forward but ‘much more is needed’: Scientists

Dec 17, 2023 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

GLOBAL Scientists have described the commitment of COP28, the UN climate summit, to “transition away” from fossil fuels as a “significant step forward” but far short of the commitment that was needed to meet the goal of holding global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Climate scientists had hoped for a commitment to “phase out” the use of fossil fuels.
Global tensions challenge HE’s intercultural mission

Dec 3, 2023 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

GLOBAL Tensions spawned by the conflict in Israel and Gaza are making the task of engaging students in intercultural dialogue and international collaborations nigh impossible in some countries, the annual conference of the International Association of Universities (IAU) was told this week. University leaders are facing an ongoing dilemma over how to respond to rising tension affecting their own campus, the conference, hosted in Doha, Qatar, heard.
Queensland: Contaminated saline product possible cause behind hospital death amid mass recall

Nov 27, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Jordan McCarthy |Brendan O'Malley |Madura McCormack |Imran Ali

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Make education institutions contributors to peace, not war

Nov 3, 2023 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

GLOBAL For the past few weeks our news bulletins have been filled with distressing images of victims from both sides in Israel and Palestine, and warnings of humanitarian catastrophe. This comes on top of the ongoing tragedy of war in Ukraine and the conflict in Sudan. I was invited to speak at the Magna Charta Observatory conference on ‘Universities and reconstruction of cities: the role of research and education’, held in Lodz, Poland on 23-25 October.
Ukraine seeks international support to stem brain drain

Oct 28, 2023 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

EUROPE Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Mychailo Wynnyckyj, has called on Western universities to stem the drain of talent over its borders by refocusing support on study and research programmes in Ukraine. “We have a war to win and a country to rebuild and we need our best brains here,” he said. This could be done in particular by supporting joint degree programmes, as opposed to supporting more students leaving Ukraine.
Education organisations condemn attacks, demand talks

Oct 13, 2023 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

GLOBAL Education International (EI) and the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) have issued a statement condemning the “severe attack” Hamas launched against Israel and appealed to both sides to renounce violence and commit to direct negotiations for peace.
Coalition for research demands urgent federal investment

Oct 6, 2023 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

CANADA After two successive years without any new funding for research, and stagnant levels of support for researchers, a broad coalition of researchers has convened on Parliament Hill to call on the federal government to increase funding for Canadian research.
Woman who appeared on Channel 7 show charged with rape has non-publication application heard in court

Oct 5, 2023 | thechronicle.com.au | Brendan O'Malley |Brendan O'Malley

The identity of a mystery Channel 7 personality charged with rape and a raft of serious child abuse offences will remain secret for now, as Queensland’s new sexual offence identification laws are put to the test for the first time. In Richlands Magistrates Court today, Magistrate Aaron Simpson said the arguments as to whether the woman should be named before trial were “simply too complex” for him to make a ruling on an application for a non-publication order today, Friday, October 6.
UK rejoins EU’s Horizon Europe programme: Terms agreed

Sep 7, 2023 | universityworldnews.com | Brendan O'Malley

EUROPE-UNITED KINGDOM The European Commission and the UK Government have reached an agreement in principle on the association of the UK to Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship £85 billion (US$106,11 billion) research programme, and Copernicus under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.