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How to narrow the gap between what universities produce and what employers expect
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Drop tuition fees: University students face a precarious future amid COVID-19
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What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical that exploded in Beirut? Gabriel da Silva, University of Melbourne
The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed at…
How we found the earliest glass production south of the Sahara, and what it means
Glass related artifacts excavated from Igbo Olokun, Ile Ife. Left: glass beads, Right: fragments of glass making crucibles. Courtesy Author…
Dangerous pesticide use: What must be done to protect the health of Kenyans
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Insights from young Nigerians on how online and offline worlds find one another
Young Nigerians build stronger bonds from offline interactions and more bridges from online interactions. Anthony Asael/Getty Images Emmanuel Adebayo, University…
Technology is a powerful determinant of change, but labour can shape its direction
Technology is a powerful determinant of change but so are trade unions and the state. Shutterstock Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo…
ANSWERING PHONE AND TRAGEDY: DO NOT ANSWER PHONE WHERE COOKING GAS IS
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Banning the N-word on campus ain't the answer — it censors Black professors like me
The author teaches ‘love conjure/blues’ by Sharon Bridgforth, pictured here. (Redbone Press) Vershawn Ashanti Young, University of Waterloo When…
Conspiracy theories about 5G networks have skyrocketed since COVID-19
A telecommunications tower with a 5G cellular network antenna looms over the skyline. (Shutterstock) Tchéhouali Destiny, Université du Québec à…
