By Kadian Pow, Lecturer in Sociology and Black Studies, Birmingham City University
A young white southern belle asks a woman not to cheat with her man while an older Black southern queen warns a woman against cheating with her husband.
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By John Tribe, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
Emilie Ghio, Lecturer in Corporate and Insolvency Law, The University of Edinburgh
The law can help struggling firms turn their business around, but stigma around the legal terms may be deterring companies from acting in time.
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By Antaya March, Lead Researcher - Global Plastics Policy Centre, University of Portsmouth
Cressida Bowyer, Associate Professor in Arts and Sustainability, University of Portsmouth
Steve Fletcher, Professor of Ocean Policy and Economy, University of Portsmouth
The treaty focuses on ending plastic pollution, not eliminating the use of plastics. But some countries are more ambitious than others.
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By Anna Andreou, Senior Lecturer and Director of Headache Research, Consultant clinical scientist; King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, King's College London
In one trial, atogepant was shown to reduce the number of migraine days a person had each month by 30%.
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By John Bridges, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Leicester
Nasa recently announced that it is seeking new ways to complete the return to Earth of rock cores drilled by the Perseverance Rover in the Jezero Crater on Mars. This has led to some anxiety among space scientists, who view the Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission as a cornerstone of plans to explore the Solar System.
But when you consider what’s at stake, scientifically and politically, it seems highly likely that Nasa will push ahead with the mission to make it a success.
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By Marguerite Koole, Assistant Professor, Educational Technology & Design, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan recently became one of four Canadian provinces that recognize sign languages as official languages with the passing of the Accessible Saskatchewan Act or Bill 103 in December.
The bill states, “Sign languages are…
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By John Long Burnham, Senior Policy Research Analyst, Defence, University of Alberta
The rise of generative AI and its effect on war-gaming will fundamentally transform how senior military and political leaders plan and prepare for war.
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By Abigail Parrish, Lecturer in Languages Education, University of Sheffield
According to a senior British diplomat, British young people’s poor language skills played a role in the UK’s decision not to stay in the Erasmus+ European student exchange programme after Brexit.
“There’s always been an imbalance between our inability to speak languages very well and therefore to take advantage of the outward mobility opportunities, and people wanting to come to the UK,” Nick Leake told a committee meeting in Brussels, as reported by…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Osvalinda Marcelino Alves Pereira. © Edelstam Foundation This Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the work of the courageous people who put themselves at risk fighting for a world in which people and the planet can thrive. I personally would like to honor Osvalinda Marcelino Alves Pereira. Sadly, she passed away from a long-standing illness just over a week ago. I first met her in 2018: She was a small-scale farmer from Trairão, a village in the state of Pará, in the heart of Brazil’s Amazon. When I met Osvalinda, she lived on a settlement set up by Brazil’s federal…
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By Balkan Diskurs
Combining the specific counter-alto singing with accordion enables two musical ladies to give new life to cultural heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from XIX century lyrical poetry to Sephardic Jewish folk songs.
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