Are PhDs just cheap labour for universities?
Rachel Hall :When Karin Bodewits started her PhD in molecular biology at the University of Edinburgh, she felt “excited and privileged, brimming with hope”. Over...
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Teaching kindness in schools
Campus Desk :Most people have heard the phrase ‘random acts of kindness’, which refers to a selfless act of giving resulting in the happiness of...
Preventing drop out and out of school children in Bangladesh
Saiful Islam Vutto :A young boy Eyasin, 11, was forced to drop out of the first grade from primary school in the year 2016 due...
How students learn by helping marginalised communities
Campus Desk :How can you help improve the eye health of people in your local community? Offering a cup of tea and a chat might...
Protecting child rights and ensuring child safety
Md. Shairul Mashreque and M. Abul Kashem Mozumder :Contemporary concerns about human rights have now been focused on empowerment of the children as a vulnerable...
Business students can learn from the army
Alyssa Walker :Military personnel possess many positive qualities: problem-solving, overcoming adversity, resilience, a willingness to try, teamwork, collaboration, communication, and innovation. Sound familiar?It should, especially...
Education—key to gender equality
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana :Equal rights have been demanded and promised for generations, but last year a shift occurred in the women’s movement. Across Asia and...
How to get in-and out of-politics
Sara Bliss :It’s not uncommon to pivot into politics from a different career. Yet, one of the probabilities of being an elected official is that...
The easy way to learn a new language
Peter Rubinstein and Bryan Lufkin :Learning a new language is an inherently scary idea. Thousands of unfamiliar words, an entirely different grammatical structure and the...
Digital transformation and robotics
G. John Cole :Digital transformation, digital disruption, technology management, strategy, innovation, and technology are very hot topics that executives can’t ignore anymore-whatever their field. Embracing...
Boys vs girls’ learning: Biological concerns
Mili Saha :Is that ‘Brain’ which makes differences?Corpus callosum is the neural cable connecting the two hemispheres in the brain, and it is much thicker...
How business students can prepare for Brexit
G. John Cole :You have probably heard quite a bit about Brexit – the UK’s departure from the European Union, which is due to happen...