By Caterina Nirta, Associate Professor in Critical Theory, Royal Holloway, University of London
Provocation became a currency for profitability, but what did this rebellion actually change – who benefited and who remained excluded?
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By Monique Mitchell Turner, Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
Political campaigns often use fear to play on voters’ existing prejudices and stereotypes. What that means for your vote is less predictable.
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By Robert Hargreaves, Lecturer in Law, York St John University
For the first time, UK ministers have had to weigh the emissions from burning gas extracted from a North Sea field before approving its development. The way they did so for Jackdaw says a good deal about how the far larger Rosebank oil field is likely to fare.
Coverage of the decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field has focused on energy security and household bills. But the decision also marks an important test of the legal rules governing new fossil fuel projects. Jackdaw, about 150 miles, or…
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By Salim Khakoo, Professor of Hepatology, University of Southampton
Researchers are working on an off-the-shelf vaccine that trains natural killer cells to guard the nose and lungs against flu, COVID and RSV.
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By Esca van Blarikom, Postdoctoral Researcher in Medical Anthropology, Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, King's College London
Being told you don’t have a serious disease is not always a relief. Research explains why: diagnoses shape how people experience and make sense of their suffering.
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By Samuel Shaw, Senior Lecturer in History of Art, The Open University
Moths seem to be made for Halloween. They’re largely nocturnal, often outlandish in appearance and bear creepy names such as Lunar Thorn, Cloaked Carpet, Bordered Gothic and (best of all) Puss Moth.
The webs of the ermine moth caterpillar cover trees like ghostly shrouds, while the hairy caterpillars of the oak…
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By Paul O'Hare, Lecturer in Human Geography and Urban Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
People are increasingly urged to become resilient to flooding. Yet many question whether this shifts responsibility from institutions to residents.
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By Narmin Nahidi, Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Exeter
This year’s El Niño, the natural weather phenomenon that drives variations in temperature and winds across the Pacific, has prompted the UK government to pledge £15 million to help vulnerable countries such as Malawi, Kenya and Zambia prepare for droughts, floods and food shortages.
But the UK’s economic response will go beyond international aid. The Bank of England has identified El Niño as one of the key factors that could increase food inflation in 2027.
This connection between a climate pattern…
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By James Sunderland, Research Fellow, The Woolf Institute, University of Cambridge
Ra'am and the Joint List are predicted to win as many as 15 seats in parliament, providing the opposition with an opportunity to unseat Netanyahu.
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By Louis Bayman, Associate Professor in Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton
Every autumn, the British Film Institute celebrates the best in cinema with a ten-day festival in London and across the UK. This year showcased a slate of compelling films – some of which are exceptional and look certain to garner industry accolades in the coming year.
The big stand-out is Elsinore, which was presented in the opening gala screening. Directed by Simon Stone, the film is likely to be Britain’s main Oscars…
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