By Niall Oddy, Staff Tutor in History, The Open University
At the Munich security conference, US secretary of state Marco Rubio spoke more warmly about the transatlantic relationship than US vice-president J.D. Vance at the same venue last year. However, faced with the presidency of the erratic Donald Trump, the need for Europe to do more to protect its security remains urgent.
In a later speech in Munich Kaja Kallas, vice-president of the European Commission and the EU’s high representative…
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By Paul G. Oliver, Lecturer in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Edinburgh Napier University
In November 2025, singer Kate Nash stood outside the London offices of Spotify and Live Nation with placards, arguing that the music economy no longer works for many working musicians.
The protest drew attention to the financial strain of touring at scale. In February 2026, she elaborated on these concerns in testimony before a UK parliamentary select committee,…
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By Pamela Buchan, Research Fellow, Geography, University of Exeter
Alun Morgan, Lecturer in Education, School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Plymouth
Setting sail from the busy port of Plymouth in Devon, the tall ship Pelican of London takes young people to sea, often for the first time.
During each nine-day voyage, the UK-based sailing trainees, who often come from socio-economically challenging backgrounds, become crew members. They not only learn the ropes (literally) but also engage in ocean science and stewardship…
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By Mingming Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University
A virtual proving ground can help improve the ability of self driving cars to handle rare events on the road.
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By Leana Cabral, Researcher at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
John Washington, now in his 50s, attended a public elementary and middle school in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia and then went to a large magnet high school, a type of public school that has a selective admission process. As he has gotten older, he has understood that in the education system in Philadelphia, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
John…
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By Bethany Barone Gibbs, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University
Alex Crisp, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Nutritional Assessment, University of Iowa
New research reveals a deepening crisis in prenatal health as geography and income increasingly dictate whether a mother can meet her basic nutritional needs.
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By Lauren Nicole Henley, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
In 1912, a young Black woman’s supposed religious beliefs were quickly blamed to make sense of a terrifying crime spree.
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By Thomas Robertson, Visiting Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Macalester College
Strategic resources have been central to the American-led global system for decades, as a historian explains. But US actions toward Greenland today are different.
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By Lily Peck, Postdoctoral Scholar in Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
Coffee wilt disease has continually devastated farms around the world. Understanding the fungus’s genetics can help protect everyone’s cup of joe.
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By Karim Boumédiene, Professeur de biochimie et biologie moléculaire, ingénierie tissulaire, Université de Caen Normandie
Some medical conditions involve cartilage tissue loss, which is why skin grafting is vital. Lab-grown cartilage could be the way forward for human tissue repair and reducing animal testing.
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