It did not take long for business schools to be dubbed the “academies of the apocalypse” after the 2008 global financial crisis. In their famous 2009 paper, “The roots of the global financial crisis are in our business schools”, Robert Giacalone and Donald Wargo claimed that the crash resulted from the “cult of profit maximization […] … learn more→

This week’s announcement that scientists who publish in the Nature journals will be able to make their papers freely available online marks another significant step on the journey towards what we hope will be full open access. However, the move also underlines that the bulk of open access (OA) budgets continue to be spent on […] … learn more→

There is not much time left until the 2020 US Election, and the tension is rising. It is hard to predict the winner between the current President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Many factors will play a role in deciding the next POTUS, and nobody should underestimate large media companies’ influence. How will Facebook and […] … learn more→

As the waves of the Covid-19 pandemic ebb and flow, it can be easy for university administrators to fixate on managing outbreaks on campus, training academics to use learning technologies and adjusting pedagogy and assessment for the online environment. But we must not neglect the impact that remote learning is having on students. With many […] … learn more→

In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted an innovative educational program called P-TECH – an acronym for Pathways in Technology Early College High School. The first P-TECH school opened in Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. It was profiled in a 2014 cover story in Time magazine as “The School That Will […] … learn more→

A father doing homework with his daughter, the television in the background, the mother participating in a work conference call, the other son listening to music, the washing machine on … This is a normal afternoon in any house. If we stop to analyze, at the same moment it seems that several tasks overlap. But it […] … learn more→

California recently announced that it plans to ban the sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, Ontario has invested $500 million in the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and Tesla is quickly becoming the world’s highest-valued car company. It almost seems like owning an electric vehicle is a silver bullet in the fight against climate change, but it isn’t. What […] … learn more→

A recent program for school kids in Kakadu and West Arnhem Land, incorporating traditional knowledge and Western science, is a model for teaching Indigenous children on Country. The Djenj Project (djenj means “fish” in the local language) involved teaching Bininj (Aboriginal) children and rangers about fish, and scientific water research techniques, to improve employment opportunities. As […] … learn more→

Indian Railways has decided to hire above 100,000 eligible candidates for various posts. It has hired TCS to conduct the exams this year. Being the largest IT services provider in the country, TCS will serve India’s largest employer for the smooth conduct of the exams. Above 2.3 Crore well-qualified applicants will attend these exams. In […] … learn more→

The healthcare industry is one of the most important industries that need top-notch training practices because their employee performance directly influences the health of patients. Not having access to good training can turn out to be catastrophic. Training programs help healthcare professionals learn about new medical facilities and to improve their skills in order to […] … learn more→