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Writing produced using artificial intelligence is becoming more common in academia, which has prompted institutions to look for ways to detect it. Bo Hu warns that an overreliance on fixed linguistic markers may push scholars to flatten their writing to avoid claims it is generated by artificial intelligence.
Navigating the academic job market is never easy. I-An ‘Amy’ Su reflects on her experience searching for a faculty position during the Trump-era hiring freeze and the lessons she learned on her path to a tenure-track role.
Working in academia can be stressful. Laurel Raffington suggests treating it as ‘just a job’ to reduce performance pressure and advocate for structural improvements.
Waste pickers are often invisible in climate discourse. Waste specialist Sonia Dias discusses their essential part in climate resilience and what we can learn from their experience.
Economist George Baffour Awuah discusses how a quiet revolution is helping to turn a waste crisis to economic opportunity in the Global South. But for scale, a supportive ecosystem is required.
Maria Raquel Lima is based in Brazil, where communities suffer owing to waste colonialism. She explains why polluters must pay and affected communities must lead the solutions.
Milad Malekzadeh was once told that to be successful in academia, developing unique expertise was necessary. Over the years, he learned that diversification is more valuable.
Federal funding of science has been cut, and trainee scientists in the USA face an unstable and uncertain future. Nicole Rust explains how and why we should act to support junior US researchers at this time.
Qian Di talks about what it was like doing public health research as a Chinese scientist in the USA during the first Trump administration. His experiences foreshadow challenges that lie ahead this time around.
The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and willing to do so to speak out publicly, and argues that although dissent carries risks, it is riskier to stay silent.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives do not always translate across different contexts. Hye Yun Kang highlights the complexities of implementing DEI policies across cultures.
Academia is not a welcoming place for women who want both a family and a career. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela draws on her own experience to explain how this must change.
Yvonne Su challenges the academy to stop tokenizing women of colour in academia. In this World View, she explains how embracing diversity must go beyond optics and calls for true transformation.
Many trans people menstruate, yet they are often ignored in discourses around menstruation. A.J. Lowik, a trans person and reproductive health researcher, explains why this needs to change.
Hinduism seeks to provide insight into the nature of the universe and is not antithetical to science. Rohitash Chandra explains why he sees value in bringing together science and spirituality in the quest for knowledge.
Chinese universities are moving towards tenure track systems. Although this increases academic output, it also comes with negative mental health effects, writes Jian Li.
James Munyawera is a Rwandan conservationist. He discusses gorilla conservation in Rwanda and wildlife restoration in the UK to make a case for collaboration and hope.
