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Epidemic Ethics: Four Lessons From The Current Ebola Outbreak

Epidemic Ethics: Four Lessons From The Current Ebola Outbreak

Aug 26 2014 | comment(s)


A Liberian nurse disinfects a looted mattress taken from an elementary school that was used as an Ebola isolation unit in West Point, Monrovia, Liberia. AHMED JALLANZO/EPA

By Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney and Lyn Gilbert, University of Sydney

In Higher Education, Quality Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

In Higher Education, Quality Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Aug 26 2014 | comment(s)


What the government sees as a quality university isn’t necessarily the same as what students see. University of Nottingham. Flickr/Simon Paterson, CC BY-SA

By Jane O'Callaghan Kotzmann, Deakin University

Don't Overlook What’s Underfoot – Save The Bugs And Germs

Don't Overlook What’s Underfoot – Save The Bugs And Germs

Aug 26 2014 | comment(s)


Honey bees play a vital role in pollination but their populations are under threat in many parts of the world. Flickr/Paul Stein, CC BY-SA

By Andrew Beattie

Media And Energy Coverage: Bias Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Media And Energy Coverage: Bias Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Aug 24 2014 | comment(s)


Source: IPA

By Kerrie Foxwell-Norton, Griffith University

It’s tempting to view The Australian’s latest broadside at the ABC as just another salvo fired between our nation’s two biggest media organisations.

Universities At Risk Of Dumbing Down Into Secondary Schools

Universities At Risk Of Dumbing Down Into Secondary Schools

Aug 24 2014 | comment(s)


Nottingham Trent University, CC BY-NC-ND

By Alister Scott, Birmingham City University

When It Comes To Comic Books, Let's Put Literary Criticism Back On The Shelf

When It Comes To Comic Books, Let's Put Literary Criticism Back On The Shelf

Aug 23 2014 | comment(s)


Shall I compare thee to a novel? No. Tim McFarlane/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

By David Sweeney, Glasgow School of Art