Tuesday, January 13, 2026
As anti-government demonstrations continue across Iran, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that he was horrified at the mounting violence directed by security forces against protestors, with reports of hundreds killed and thousands arrested.
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By Kyle Rich, Associate Professor of Sport Management, Brock University
Ryan Storr, Research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
The Canadian TV show Heated Rivalry recently went viral and garnered a worldwide audience far beyond its domestic market. Based on the popular novel by Rachel Reid, the series follows the secret romance between two professional hockey players, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, in a fictitious league.
The queer hockey romance was reported as the most watched original series on Crave and one of the top-rated non-animated series on HBO Max.
The…
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By Dylan A Mordaunt, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Flinders University; The University of Melbourne
After two cyber incidents in as many weeks, attention has focused on how the hacks happened. The harder question is how to prevent a repeat.
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By Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Research Associate in the Law Faculty, University of Oxford
Russia’s war in my home country Ukraine has caused environmental damage on a vast scale. Roughly 2.4 million hectares of agricultural land – an area almost the size of Wales – are now littered with unexploded ordnance. Thousands of oil, chemical and ammunition facilities have also been damaged, releasing toxic substances into rivers, wetlands and the Black Sea.
The 2023 destruction of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River alone flooded 600 sq km of land,…
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By Emre Tarim, Lecturer in Behavioural Sciences, Lancaster University
The president wants to see low interest rates to boost economic activity – but a spending spree could leave Americans facing runaway prices.
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By Aimee Grant, Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
Rebecca Ellis, Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
Autistic people are so rarely depicted in media and entertainment, it’s no wonder most people don’t really understand much about the neurotype.
So we were pleased to see the launch of autistic Barbie.
Autism is a life-long neurodevelopmental difference, meaning autistic children grow into autistic adults. As autistic researchers, who advocate for the increased meaningful representation of our community, it was a good sign that multinational toy company Mattel worked with an autistic-led advocacy…
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By Declan Flanagan, Lecturer in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University
Mike Chick, Professor of ESOL, University of South Wales
The UK government says tougher English rules will aid integration. Esol experts warn they risk turning language learning into a tool of exclusion.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro was recently reported to have undergone three medical treatments to stop a bout of persistent hiccups. While hiccups are usually harmless and short-lived, his case highlights a condition that can, in rare circumstances, become medically significant.
Hiccups are one of the few bodily functions named after the sound they make. The sound is caused by a sudden, involuntary spasm of the diaphragm – a large, dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen…
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By David Alexander, Affiliate Researcher, Political & International Studies, University of Glasgow
Diversity among students and researchers is a common goal across academia. This has been driven by a desire to increase opportunities for the historically marginalised in higher education – moving away from the straight, white and male personification of academia.
It also comes from a recognition that diversity brings innovation. It enhances the quality of research and teaching. It improves how higher education institutions engage with a diverse student…
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By Kirk Chang, Professor of Management and Technology, University of East London
AI is already doing a pretty good job at taking on some of the world’s workload. It has produced academic papers, enhanced space exploration and developed medical treatments.
And AI could soon be used in a managerial role too, making decisions that affect the working lives of human colleagues.
In some ways, this is an expected development. After all, AI is capable of learning, analysing, integrating and producing information.
It outperforms human intelligence in cognition…
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