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Following a General Meeting held yesterday, Sydney University Law Society (SULS) has announced a new, dedicated Disabilities Officer position following…

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STAFF at Wrexham Glyndwr are celebrating achieving a prestigious national award which recognises teaching excellence.

The Johnson & Johnson Scholars Award Program aims to fuel development of female STEM 2D leaders and feed the STEM 2D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their careers, in each of the STEM 2D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design. Eligibility The applicant must be a woman working in the field(s) of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing and Design (STEM 2D). The applicant must be an assistant female ...

June 01, 2021 Student Research Day “During your time in medical school, you have learned how to immerse yourselves in a question. You have experienced mentorship and sponsorship, and for many of you your research group or laboratory has become a second home.” The mentorship theme in the remarks of Nancy J. Brown, MD, Jean and David W. Wallace Dean and C.N.H. Long Professor of Internal Medicine, was echoed throughout Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) Student Research Day (SRD) on May 18, 202...

Project Description The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award provides an opportunity for exceptional junior scientists to accelerate their entry into an independent research career by forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period. Though most newly graduated doctoral-level researchers would benefit from post-doctoral training, a small number of outstanding junior investigators are capable of launching directly into an independent research career.  The Early Independence Award i...

Students attend a "March for Change" protest on the campus of Clemson University in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd on June 13, 2020 in Clemson, South Carolina [Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP] Soon after the Derek Chauvin verdict was made public on April 20, faculties at many universities and colleges in the United States and Canada received emails from administrators, asking them to provide “support” to students by offering additional drop-in office hours. Faculty were a...

Entire UOW Academic Senate dismissed; extraordinary meeting called Critics are concerned that the new model will shift power “away from academic representation to greater dominance by university management.” April 15, 2021 The entire Academic Senate at the University of Wollongong (UOW) has been dismissed to make way for a new governance model, which critics say will lead to “greater dominance by management”. UOW’s University Council (the University’s governing authority) dismissed ...

Project Description The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level. Amount per Award: $300,000 ($75,000 per year) Duration of Award: 4 Years Number of Awards: 22 Awar...

12 Inspiring Female B-School Deans Share Leadership Lessons Read full article The world’s top women who lead business schools share what they’ve learned “To confront any kind of uncertainty, you need to be flexible.” Francesca Cornelli could tell you a thing or two about leading during a crisis. A veteran of the business school scene, previously holding positions at global heavyweights London Business School, the LSE, Duke Fuqua and The Wharton School, Cornelli has steered Northwestern�...