By Conor Boland, Assistant Professor of Materials Science, Dublin City University
A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most “recyclable” objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected in huge volumes. Yet even for this item, the reality of recycling is messy: labels, inks, caps, food residues, colourants and the occasional wrong plastic all get bundled together. The chemistry may be simple, but the waste is not.
My team is developing a new way to deal with contaminated plastic waste. Instead of assuming perfect sorting, we start from the reality that waste streams…
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By Karin Rosenkilde Laursen, Postdoctoral fellow in Public Health, Aarhus University
During the winter months, when days are short and cold and nights are long and dark, creating a warm and cosy indoor atmosphere can feel especially important.
Where I live in Denmark, around 75% of the population burns candles two or more times a week, and 34% use them daily during the winter months.
In fact, Denmark is often said to be the
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the killing of prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed, who was shot by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle outside her home in northern Baghdad, Razaw Salihy, Amnesty International’s Iraq Researcher, said “The brutal killing of Yanar Mohammed, who dedicated her life to defending women’s rights, is a calculated assault to stifle human rights defenders, […] The post Iraq: Ensure accountability for killing of women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government has deployed six “crisis response” teams to the Middle East to help deal with the overload caused by the huge number of Australians stranded.
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By Kseniya Navazhylava, Associate Professor, Audencia
Flex work is proving a nightmare for HR managers in France. A new study carried out in Kazakhstan offers insight for negotiating the grey areas of “telework” legislation.
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By Anneliese Hodge, PhD Candidate, Ecotoxicology, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Athol Williams, Lecturer in Management, University of Oxford
Cecilia Benaglia, Associate Professor, School of Modern Languages & Applied Linguistics, University of Limerick
Edward Ademolu, Lecturer in Cultural Competency, King's College London
Lillian Hingley, Postdoctoral Researcher in English Literature, University of Oxford
Miranda Jane Mourby, PhD Candidate, Law, University of Sheffield
Paul Giladi, Reader in Philosophy in the School of History, Religions and Philosophies, SOAS, University of London
Richard Sulley, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainability Policy, University of Sheffield
Sarah Moth-Lund Christensen, Academic Fellow in AI and In/equality, University of Sheffield
Sarah Olive, Senior Lecturer in Literature, Aston University
For World Book Day, we asked ten academic experts to share a work of fiction that has challenged their assumptions and changed their thinking in a lasting way.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to today’s conviction of a woman who had an abortion later in pregnancy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Abortion is essential healthcare and a human right under international human rights law and standards – it is not a crime. Today’s ruling highlights the impossible position pregnant people and medical providers are […] The post South Korea: Conviction of woman seeking abortion exposes government failure to guarantee access to vital healthcare appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Women walk past a fountain in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 6, 2023. © 2023 Ilya Pitalev/Sputnik via AP Photo Three years after Uzbekistan criminalized domestic violence, data shows that for women progress is too slow. Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, the government should recommit to enforcing laws that protect women and ensuring justice for victims of gender-based violence.In a December 2025 report, the International Partnership for Human Rights noted important legal reforms but found serious gaps in implementation. These include Uzbekistan’s continued…
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By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Both private-sector and government spending contributed to the fastest GDP growth since 2022. Yet it’s still well below the growth Australians saw in the past.
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By James Dwyer, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
‘Directed energy weapons’ are a cheap way to hit a lot of targets – and militaries around the world are taking notice.
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