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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.

Skilled and undervalued: A migrant story

Instead of arguing that migrants take jobs or housing, we should look at the benefits they bring and the career compromises many migrants make along the way.

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What are universities for?

Are universities fit for purpose in the 21st century?

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If universities want to be relevant, do more on climate change

Universities face a raft of challenges. Is the answer more of the same, or is a rethink needed?

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What universities can do better to deliver on their promise

From climate change to collaborating better with industry, universities are facing a range of challenges. Here are some ways they might respond.

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Blockchain’s potential extends to poverty busting

The technology can help circumvent traditional barriers to women’s empowerment.

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Empowering women to reduce poverty

Zero-global poverty cannot be achieved if women’s empowerment is not prioritised.

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Cultivating a ‘third space’ to boost teen literacy

The home and the classroom by themselves often may not offer the best environment for getting adolescents to read.

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India’s literacy programs have fallen short

Despite government-mandated education, too many Indians remain unable to read and write. It’s time to revisit the policies.

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Listen up: how audiobooks could help literacy in Indonesia

Since adults learn differently to children, tapping into familiar mediums could help boost literacy.

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Education brain drain

Developing economies have lost promising students to top universities in the West for decades. A global re-think of education may be needed to change it.

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China: Preserving the local as universities become international

China’s universities have embraced a global perspective, but students say their own language, culture and history have been disregarded in the turn to the West.

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

Skilled and undervalued: A migrant story

What are universities for?

If universities want to be relevant, do more on climate change

What universities can do better to deliver on their promise

Blockchain’s potential extends to poverty busting

Empowering women to reduce poverty

Cultivating a ‘third space’ to boost teen literacy

India’s literacy programs have fallen short

Listen up: how audiobooks could help literacy in Indonesia

Education brain drain

China: Preserving the local as universities become international

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