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The Nobel in economics as a need to course correct

What is ahead for economists and economics is to contextualise economic theory to make it truly reflective of reality

The Hindu

Infosys Science Foundation announces 6 prize winners for 2023, including two from Bengaluru

The Infosys Prize is given in six categories – Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

The Hindu

'You only assess what you care about': a new report looks at how we assess research in Australia

Research plays a pivotal role in society. Through research, we gain new understandings, test theories and make discoveries.

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Australia’s research sector chases rankings over quality and is ‘not fit for purpose’, chief scientist says

Dr Cathy Foley says overhaul needed to improve confidence in how researchers are assessed for hiring, promotion and funding

The Guardian - AU

The US is facing a loneliness ‘epidemic’. Can art help reverse the trend?

Physician and Harvard professor Jeremy Nobel believes art can help foster connections in a time of increasing isolation.

Al Jazeera

Hiring a Research Fellow in Free Speech Law for 1 or 2 Years, at the Hoover Institution (Stanford)

This was just announced Friday: Opportunity for Post-JD Scholars The Hoover Institution at Stanford University is seeking an outstanding early-career legal scholar who is interested in doing research on free speech law, in preparation for seeking an academic position at a law school or elsewhere. If you are selected, you…

Reason

Poojya Doddappa Appa College of Engineering celebrates 11th Graduation Day

Cautioning students about fast changes occurring in different fields, M. Sankaran, Director, U.R.Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Bengaluru, advised them to keep on updating their knowledge and appealed to them to cultivate the habit of continuous learning.

The Hindu

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UoM to frame regulations on institution of medals, endowments

Univ. of Mysore to form committee to revise regulations on gold medals & cash prizes due to erosion in endowments' value. V.C. N.K. Loknath chaired meeting; Prof. M.A. Sridhar suggested instituting medals in names of scientists/scholars. 350 medals & cash prizes given in last convocation. Committee to study issue &…

The Hindu

Prince William Candidly Lays Out His Vision for the Future of the Monarchy: He Wants to “Do More,” “Go a Step Further,” and “Actually Bring Change,” He Says

A big component? Not spreading himself too thin.

Marie Claire

Prince William hopes to expand his Earthshot Prize into a global environment movement by 2030

Britain’s Prince William is looking to expand his Earthshot Prize program into a global movement to bolster environmental solutions and galvanize governments to be more engaged in green sectors so that climate change would be easier to tackle

The Independent UK

Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says

The wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and activist Ales Bialiatski says he has been transferred to solitary confinement at his prison in Belarus

The Independent UK

Prince William's Earthshot prize speech: Hope remains despite climate crisis becoming ‘too visible to ignore’

The Prince of Wales gave a speech at the third-annual Earthshot Prize awards ceremony in Singapore which focused on ‘hope and optimism’

Evening Standard

Prince William Hangs Out With Cate Blanchett, Other Stars on the Green Carpet in Singapore

I hope he brought his autograph book.

Marie Claire

Prince William arrives in Singapore for annual Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

Prince William has arrived in Singapore for the annual Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet

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William is ‘the biggest cheerleader for the planet’ – Earthshot Prize finalist

A Kensington Palace spokesperson said the prince was on his way and was ‘extremely looking forward to being back in Singapore’.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need more women,’ says only female winner of Millennium Technology prize

Women form just 16% of the nominees for next year’s award, but Nobel laureate Prof Frances Arnold says gender balance will come through girls working in science from a young age

The Independent UK

Singapore will light up green ahead of Prince of Wales’ Earthshot Prize ceremony

The illuminated Singapore skyline follows a similar activation at Boston City Hall to mark the arrival of the second-annual Earthshot Awards in 2022.

The Hindu

‘The Buddha was a master teacher who catered his message for different audiences,’ says author Douglas Ober

‘Dust on the Throne’ offers a new perspective on the history and revival of Buddhism in India. Douglas Ober, an honorary research associate in the Centre for India and South Asia Research, questions the modernist view of the Buddha, and the prevalence of ritual practice and animist cults among early…

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International law is clear on the need to protect children who are victims of conflicts, says Nobel winner Kailash Satyarthi on affected children of Gaza and Israel

Kailash Satyarthi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his work in safeguarding children and childhood of a large number of children worldwide, has been deeply disturbed by the images of children being harmed in the latest Israel-Palestinian crisis. He suggests children and young people affected by conflicts…

The Hindu

What India needs from the ‘Vigyan Puraskar’ awards and what it can get | Explained

India’s revamped science awards, the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, is open to diverse, non-regular affiliations, includes team awards, has no age limit (except for the ‘Yuva’ award), and no cash prizes. This new system must ensure notable contributions include teaching, mentoring, and outreach efforts, adhere to timelines, and ensure gender, socioeconomic,…

The Hindu

Women can make the world better

Women must be given freedom, not just to be promoted within male-dominated institutions, to shape better, family-spirited institutions for governance

The Hindu

Mamata threatens protests if Tagore’s name is not included in VB plaque

CM Mamata Banerjee threatens protests if Rabindranath Tagore's name not included in Visva-Bharati University plaques by Friday. Plaques are temporary, to be replaced by ASI's, which may take a year, says university official

The Hindu

Women, marriage and labour market participation

An analysis of the relationship between women’s marital status and their labour market outcome in the Indian labour market

Evening Standard

Inspirational east London teacher named as finalist in $1m global education prize

Shafina Vohra's innovative LEGO lessons earn praise from judges of global teaching prize

The Guardian - UK

Turing, Spock … Borthwick? England coach is analytical genius, says May

England wing praises ‘scientific, Spock-like approach’ of head coach who he insists can ‘crack the code to rugby’

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