Marta Miklikowska

'Forever pollution': Explore the map of Europe's PFAS contamination After our data collection on an unprecedented scale, this map is the first to illustrate the widespread contamination of Europe by these toxic and persistent substances.

Forever pollution: "Due to the lack of widespread environmental testing for PFAS, the true extent of contamination is underrepresented."
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Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kim Terrell, a researcher with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, resigned Wednesday, saying in a letter the u...

A researcher resigned because university censored her research on the petrochemical industry’s health impacts (cancer) and on racial disparities in hiring, as it had upset donors and elected officials.
#academicfreedom #universities
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British law firm coached universities on how to obtain sweeping protest bans Revealed: Shakespeare Martineau LLP, which helped Cardiff get year-long ban on unauthorised action, promoted court orders at webinar

Staff and students could now face 2 years of prison and unlimited fines for holding campus protests without permission of the university boards.
#corporatisationofhighereducation
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Migrants send or bring back over three times the amount of money provided by global foreign aid.
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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’ When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

Harvard hired a researcher to study its ties to slavery, but warned him "not to find too many slaves” because “it is a source of shame for Harvard". The researcher did his job too well and was fired for finding more slaves than Harvard could comfortably ignore.
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Protest and the Public University An anthropologist asks: Why do universities repress contemporary struggles for social justice while valorizing historical ones?

Universities choose to repress contemporary struggles for social justice while valorizing historical ones. At what point do stories of struggle become institutionally palatable? #highereducation #universities #higherEd
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Forskare bojkottar Israel: ”Det här är inte aktivism” Över 600 forskare och professorer vid svenska lärosäten bojkottar allt samarbete med israeliska statliga universitet på grund av kriget i Gaza.

"Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research declare their objection to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law." 🇵🇸
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Nature Global PhD Survey - the main factors behind lower satisfaction among female PhDs are their higher probabilities of encountering gender discrimination and sexual harassment and difficulties in attaining a work-life balance.
#academia #PhD #belonging
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And I 💚 your work!

Cambridge University accused of bullying ‘cover-up’ as internal survey revealed Only a quarter of staff are satisfied with how their department tackles bullying and harassment, FoI requests reveal

Cambridge University tried to hide the grim results of an internal survey about bullying.
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#academia #highereducation #universities

Oh, thank you so much for your kind words @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social ! 💚 I needed a little pick-me-up today! 🫶

Belief in a better future for humanity has plummeted to 11% in Finland.
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Efter skolskjutningen i Örebro: Hur mobbning och utanförskap kan leda till radikalisering Den 4 februari 2025 skakades Sverige av en tragisk händelse när en skolskjutning inträffade på Campus Risbergska i Örebro. Elva personer miste livet, inklusive gärningsmannen, och sex personer skad…

An interview about our research on radicalization of Swedish youth in connection with the tragic school shooting 💔
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Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! 🎓 💚 A yearly reminder: until science is a viable career path for women, we should be talking about women in science.
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#gendergap #womeninscience

People have a fundamental need to matter. When this need is frustrated people can radicalize and use violence. Social support can counteract radicalization. Never was our research on Swedish youth so painfully relevant as right now 💔
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The huge toll of PhDs on mental health: data reveal stark effects PhD students in Sweden accessed mental-health services at increasing rates as their studies went on.

Study shows that doing a PhD is very detrimental to mental health. More that loosing a parent.❤️‍🩹 🎓 🤯
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#HigherEd #academia #universities #highereducation
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