By Charlotte Ganderton, Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), RMIT University
Joshua Heerey, Physiotherapist and Research Fellow (hip and knee osteoarthritis), La Trobe University
Hip pain can be a real worry, and many associate it with old age. But younger people get it too and only a minority of people with hip pain will need surgery.
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By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University
Are recent gains against the US dollar just a blip – or the start of a new trend? A former Reserve Bank economist explains what to keep an eye on for the year ahead.
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By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Backed by gold and a basket of member currencies, the UNIT is designed to reduce reliance on the US dollar, but major hurdles remain.
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By Amnesty International
“We celebrate that Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez are being released today after months of unjust detention. However, it is essential to point out that they should never have been deprived of their liberty or subjected to criminal proceedings for exercising their right to peaceful protest,” said Ana Piquer, Regional Director for the Americas at Amnesty […] The post El Salvador: Alejandro and José Ángel are released from prison appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Vivian Wu
In recent years, Chinese international investment schemes have increasingly emphasized “green development” and a “Green Belt and Road,” with hydropower positioned as a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.
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By Christine C. Hwang, Postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Management, Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, University of Guelph
Daniel L. Brady, Associate Professor, Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
Laurie J. Barclay, Full Professor and Lang Chair in Leadership, University of Guelph
Robert J. Bies, Professor of Management, Georgetown University
New research shows that when managers fail to respond to harmful behaviour at work, employees interpret that silence as a breach of trust.
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By Dylan Ryan, Lecturer in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Edinburgh Napier University
The internet is awash with adverts for various portable heaters, with claims that they will heat your house for pennies. Some are marketed as the “Tesla of the heating industry” (despite being nothing to do with Elon Musk’s carmaker), while others claim they can “heat up a house in three minutes”.
It’s an appealing message, particularly during cold snaps when energy bills are high and many households are looking for quick fixes. But are any of these claims remotely true?
The short answer…
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By Julie Posetti, Director of the Information Integrity Initiative, a project of TheNerve/Professor of Journalism, Chair of the Centre for Journalism and Democracy, City St George's, University of London
Kaylee Williams, PhD Candidate, Journalism and Online Harm, Columbia University
Lea Hellmueller, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Research, City St George's, University of London
As digital technology becomes ever more sophisticated, AI tools are increasingly being used to target woment with abusive and misogynistic onine content.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
The festive movie season is upon us, and one of my perennial favourites is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. I will die on this hill: it is better than the original. But rewatching it as an adult raises an awkward question. How on earth did the Wet Bandits survive the first film at all, let alone escape without lasting injuries?
Ten-year-old Kevin McCallister, the boy left home alone, sets up traps that are played for laughs, but many involve levels of force that would be catastrophic in real life. A 100lb (45kg) bag of cement to the head, bricks dropped from height, or heavy tools swung…
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By Regina Murphy Keith, Senior Lecturer in Food, Nutrition and Public Health, University of Westminster
The UK government recently unveiled its child poverty strategy, with the removal of the two-child limit on benefits payments as the centrepiece.
What’s sobering is how desperately the UK needs a strategy to address child poverty. At the end of 2024, four and a half million children – 31% of all UK children – were in relative poverty, meaning that they live in households earning less than 60% of the UK’s median income.
And 18%…
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