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Ranking African universities is a futile endeavour

  • Written by The Conversation
imageSomali university students celebrate their graduation. Universities that fare well on national measures may be ignored by international ranking systems.Feisal Omar/Reuters

African higher education circles have reacted with suspicion and disdain after it was revealed that a system is being developed to rank the continent’s universities against...

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Why culture, not race, determines tastes in music

  • Written by The Conversation
imageMusic is culturally - and not racially - ingrained. Reuters/Andrew Winning

One frequently hears questions such as: Why do different races generally listen to specific genres of music? Why do music genres have a huge racial divide?

In societies obsessed with and manipulated by the notion of race, these questions are understandable. But it is also...

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How current measures underestimate the level of poverty in South Africa

  • Written by The Conversation
imageUnused cooling towers overlooking an informal settlement in Soweto. A new study suggests that poverty in South Africa is actually higher than the figures usually quoted.Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Unlike many other countries, South Africa does not have one recognised “official” poverty line. Instead, a number of different thresholds are...

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  1. Geosciences as a means to address water shortages in Africa
  2. How changes in African traditional medicine research can benefit South Africa
  3. After Heydon and Carmody, does Australia need a new test for judicial recusal?
  4. Security vs usability: that's the choice we make with passwords
  5. Explainer: why are off-label medicines prescribed?
  6. Offshore detention removes scrutiny and accountability for those who need it most
  7. Economic modelling may overplay the costs of Australia's 2030 climate target
  8. How cybercrime has changed over the past 5 years (it hasn't got any better)
  9. Elderly men have the highest suicide rate - and ageism stops us from doing something about it
  10. Give me location data, and I shall move the world
  11. Global count shows tree numbers have halved since dawn of human civilisation
  12. Silverbacks and greenbacks: the catch-22 at the heart of gorilla conservation
  13. Yes, Google has a new logo – but why?
  14. What attracts Chinese students to Aussie universities?
  15. Why we need a legal definition of artificial intelligence
  16. On our side: remembering the national and international in China's war
  17. This is a hellish time to be a journalist
  18. Three trillion trees live on Earth, but there would be twice as many without humans
  19. Why the Murdoch press wants to exterminate public broadcasters
  20. Wes Craven: the scream of our times
  21. Why the sharing economy needs a democratic revolution
  22. After Palmyra, what can the world do to protect cultural treasures?
  23. The theory of parallel universes is not just maths – it is science that can be tested
  24. Loin des Hommes, We Are All First Men: Camus’ Algerians and Oelhoffen’s Camus
  25. Is HarperCollins flogging a dead horse with latest Tolkien publication?
  26. How showing your emotions at work can make you a better leader
  27. Idris Elba too 'street' to play Bond? Why the word sparked a racism debate
  28. Snorted, injected or smoked? It can affect a drug's addictiveness
  29. Here's what you need to know about homework and how to help your child
  30. Why we should cheer World War II operatives for Israel, but not Jonathan Pollard
  31. Why Europe should consider a US-style green card lottery for migrants
  32. Worldwide, 65% of deaths go uncounted – here's how to change that
  33. Shift from electronics to spintronics opens up possibilities of faster data
  34. Get used to it: quantum computing will bring immense processing possibilities
  35. Straight Outta Compton – why now?
  36. Movement looks to emulate Australia's fun schools in Indonesia
  37. Local start-ups hold the key to transforming Africa's seed industry
  38. How good librarians have made themselves obsolete to some users
  39. Malnutrition, stunting and the importance of a child's first 1000 days
  40. South African cinema needs to set itself free by retelling the country's stories
  41. The lingering, unspoken pain of white youth who fought for apartheid
  42. The impact of savanna fires on Africa's rainfall patterns
  43. Prophets of Pain: the art of NWA's F*** tha Police
  44. The lowdown on the Canning byelection
  45. How new technologies are shaking up health care
  46. FactCheck: Has the government introduced 17 new taxes?
  47. Our super system isn't perfect - but for a failure, look to the US
  48. People power challenges Malaysia's PM, but change from within most likely
  49. The secret sex life and pregnancy of a seahorse dad
  50. Anti-psychotic drugs designed to treat mental illness are being used to manage challenging behaviour

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