Artificial intelligence can be a powerful ally but only if we cultivate the skills and habits that affirm our commitment to truth, discernment and verification

There are secure, well-paid jobs in universities but it is highly unlikely that aspiring entrants will not get them

I found out the hard way that postdoctoral fellows are vulnerable and should be wary of attractive-sounding supervisory positions

It is important to support victims of bullying in academic life and help them become less dependent on potential bullies

Women need support to overcome systemic barriers, argues 51-year-old Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, the first female vice-chancellor at the University of Ghana

bell hooks’s refusal to ‘get in formation’ foregrounded healing as the foundation to a communal liberatory agenda

I went to my first interviews believing that the onus lay on the university to find good candidates — not on the applicants to ‘sell’ ourselves

iwalewabooks offers artists, cultural workers and academics a roving space to explore aesthetic and intellectually rigorous modes of publishing

The system needs to be more open and inclusive to give young people, civil society, the private sector, academia, and others a spot at the table

Mahmood Mamdani’s latest book, ‘Neither Settler nor Native’ asks a political question: Rights for whom?

New lecturers and researchers need guidance on achieving targets, or risk being thrown into the deep end without being taught how to swim

Bigoted academics and shoddy or racist work are not above criticism — nor should they be

More than ever, higher education institutions need to look after employees’ mental wellbeing

Decision-makers appear to be outsourcing core work to an insecure academic workforce who don’t necessarily receive recognition or permanent employment

Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders