By Patrick Neumann, Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University
Sue Bookey-Bassett, Assistant Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University
New simulation tools open the door for objective nurse workload management — a missing key to a healthy health-care system.
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By Michael Head, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. However, on May 7 2024, the European Commission announced the vaccine is no longer authorised for use.
This EU announcement was preceded by an application from AstraZeneca on March 27 2024 to withdraw the EU marketing authorisation. This development has…
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By Pineteh Angu, Associate professor, University of Pretoria
Academic literacy is a mode of reasoning that aims to develop university students into deep thinkers, critical readers and writers.
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By Ricardo Amansure, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University
South Africa’s roadmap to renewable energy has to make sure that electricity will be durable and equitable for all its residents.
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By Tawanda Makusha, Chief Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
The fear of becoming a father is not a sign of weakness. Rather, it shows you understand that it’s a big role.
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By Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
Jan Carlo De Vynck, Honorary researcher, Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
There appear to be two possible explanations for circular patterns with central depressions in Pleistocene deposits on the Cape coast.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Participants at a student-journalist organized conference on the “legal umbrella” (payung hukum) of laws and regulations that protect media outlets, in Solo, Central Java, May 2023. © 2023 Andreas Harsono/Human Rights Watch As student journalists in Indonesia face increasing intimidation, censorship, and newsroom closures, the Ministry of Education has agreed to have the national Press Council mediate all defamation disputes involving student journalists and publications. It’s an important step toward better protecting student media in the country.Until now, criminal…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal approving a government bid to ban the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong”, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The Hong Kong government’s campaign to ban a song is as ludicrous as it is dangerous. Banning ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ not only represent a senseless attack on […] The post Hong Kong: Protest song ban a ‘worrying sign’ of shrinking freedoms appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Mong Palatino
"A free press is vital to informing our communities about the environmental challenges we face and holding all accountable for protecting our precious environment."
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By Gabriele Abels, Jean Monnet Professor for Comparative Politics & European Integration, University of Tübingen
The far-right Alternative for Germany is courting the youth vote on TikTok with great success, ahead of the elections in June.
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