The phrase "academic claims" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing assertions or statements made within an academic context, such as research papers or scholarly articles.
Example: "The study presents several academic claims that challenge the existing theories in the field."
Alternatives: "scholarly assertions" or "educational statements".
Read this blog by John Rhys about the credibility of academic claims.
An Israeli academic claims the country's school textbooks are biased against Palestinians, Harriet Sherwood (@harrietsherwood) reports from Jerusalem.
ROME — As grand academic claims go, the researchers who say they have found dozens of drawings by the young Caravaggio chose a rather unorthodox way of making theirs.
Richard Florida, an influential American academic, claims that their mere presence lures investors and jobs, particularly of the high-technology kind.
In Contra Academicos, Augustine targets a few key Academic claims: (a) that appealing to truthlikeness or plausibility is coherent; (b) that skeptics are wise; (c) that nothing can be known; and finally (d) that skepticism leads to tranquility.
A recent book by an obscure Finnish academic, claiming that Estonia will shortly be reincorporated into the Russian Federation, made front-page news.
Parents are being unnecessarily worried by the way the Government is presenting the figures on the unfolding swine flu pandemic, a leading academic claimed yesterday.
The whip has been a hot topic in Australia this week, with one academic claiming horses are more likely to feel pain than has been realised, while an increasing number of British politicians are showing interest in the subject.
A team of academics claims an unsophisticated type of cyber attack that exploits "flaws" in the Visa card payment system was probably used to defraud Tesco Bank customers of £2.5m last month.
The final chapter in Hope For The Innocent?, a recently published book of essays by some of Britain's leading lawyers and academics, claims: "It is clear … that the CCRC is not the solution to the wrongful conviction of the innocent".
The academics claim that their study, What Predicts a Successful Life?
