By Sarah Earle, Professor of Social Science, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
People with disabilities are often treated like eternal children who can’t or shouldn’t have sex but their right to a sexual life should be respected
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By John Cooper, Reader in History, University of York
“This house is rotten to the core,” snarls Jack Barak, Thomas Cromwell’s man of business, as he condemns the Benedictine monastery of St Donatus to closure and oblivion. Based on Dissolution, the 2003 debut of detective novelist C.J. Sansom, Shardlake on Disney+ draws us into an enclosed world of corruption and murder as Henry VIII’s Reformation threatens the end of a thousand years of the monastic life in England.
Dissolution is part of the Shardlake series, which totals seven books…
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By Christina Grozinger, Professor of Entomology and Director, Center for Pollinator Research, Penn State
Harland Patch, Assistant Research Professor of Entomology, Penn State
NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.
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By Christopher Wong Michaelson, Professor of Ethics and Business Law, University of St. Thomas
Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, Professor of Management, Babson College
The Class of 2024 had a college experience like no other, starting its first year during peak pandemic and graduating amid protests of the war in Gaza. Many of its graduates will be joining a working world that holds their future in its hands and that was transformed by technological advancements and changing attitudes about work while they were in school. What can they expect from the world of work today?
As a philosopher and a psychologist…
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By Matteo Gasparini, DPhil Candidate, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
The financial sector is among the world’s most heavily regulated industries – and for good reason. Financial rules, which force banks to hold capital in reserve when making riskier investments, are designed to prevent financial crises. Other financial regulations, such as accounting rules, aim to provide investors with a credible valuation of their financial assets.
However, new research I conducted with my colleagues…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Switzerland's national flag flies over the entrance of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (Bundesstrafgericht) in Bellinzona, Switzerland March 5, 2020. © REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Geneva) – A Swiss court’s conviction of the former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity is monumental for Gambian victims of atrocity crimes during the rule of Yahya Jammeh, Human Rights Watch said today. The verdict is a major achievement for Switzerland’s efforts to hold accountable those responsible for grave crimes committed abroad.On May 15, 2024, the Swiss Federal…
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By Amnesty International
Guinea's authorities have repeatedly violated the human rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression since 2019, said Amnesty International in a new report. The post Guinea: Victims of unlawful use of force still waiting for healthcare and justice appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In this podcast were joined by shadow treasurer Angus Taylor and Treasurer Jim Chalmers to discuss the third Albanese government budget.
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By Joseba K. Fernández Gaztea, Profesor contratado doctor de Derecho administrativo, Universidad de Navarra
An Argentinian colleague recently posed a rather blunt question to me: “How, pray tell, does your beloved European Union help you and me?”
Her doubts are valid. Given the bureaucratic immensity of the EU, it is not unreasonable to wonder what purpose it serves, and whether it has any meaningful impact on the lives of its citizens.
Many would shut this discussion down by saying something along the lines of “the European Union is a unique institutional experiment that has allowed for the longest period of peace ever known on the continent.”
A full answer, however,…
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By Gwilym Croucher, Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
On one level, the 2024 federal budget brought few big surprises for universities.
The two key measures were already announced leading up to May 14: the changes to HELP indexation and payments for nursing, teaching and social work students…
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