By Alex Lo, Professor, Climate | Policy | Sustainability, York St John University
If China sets the international rules for the global green economy it could be in a very strong position. That’s not far off.
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By Surina Esterhuyse, Associate Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State
Danita Hohne, PhD Candidate in the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State
Fanus Fourie, PhD Candidate in the Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State
South Africa’s driest regions rely on groundwater, which dries up as the climate warms. Replenishing aquifers with excess rainfall may be a solution.
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By Karen Bird, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University
With municipal elections on the horizon this year in several Canadian provinces and territories, local councils have the opportunity to show that quality debate can lead to a stronger democracy.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to statements from Pakistani officials claiming that an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul on 16 March was targeting an ammunition depot, Isabelle Lassee, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director, Research, said: “While the total death toll from this attack has yet to be independently verified, it’s clear that it resulted in a significant number of deaths and injuries to civilians, at least in the hundreds. “It’s well-documented that a large part of Camp Phoenix, a former NATO camp, had been operating as a drug rehabilitation facility since 2016. Pakistan’s…
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By Ourania Filippakou, Professor of Education, Brunel University of London
Student loans now sit at the centre of how higher education is funded in England, shaping how millions of graduates finance their studies. Many students leave university with debts of £50,000 or more and may spend decades repaying them.
The current system rests on the idea that higher education primarily benefits individuals, because going to university means that they will earn more over…
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By Georgina Brewis, Professor of Social History, UCL
Sam Blaxland, Lecturer in History, UCL
Student finance in England is up for debate once again, with extensive discussion on the perceived unfairness of the Plan 2 student loan repayment system
But concerns about how to pay for a university degree are far from new. Our new book Student London: A New History of Higher Education in the Capital explores the financial challenges…
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By Arun Dawson, PhD Candidate, Department of War Studies, King's College London
After pressing allies for support – and being rebuffed – US president Donald Trump now insists that the United States can reopen the Strait of Hormuz alone. However, this would focus the risk on US forces and stretch limited naval resources.
Some 20% of global oil flows ordinarily passing through Hormuz; closure of the strait has caused oil prices to soar. British prime minister Keir Starmer has…
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By Anders Grønlund, Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Languages and Literature, Film Studies, Lund University
Greenland has long been attractive to filmmakers. But now Greenlanders are shaping that process, even as visibility also becomes an economic strategy.
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By Beth DuFault, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Portland
Scores are ubiquitous today, from data in parenting apps to fitness monitors. For some users, those scores start to shape a sense of right and wrong.
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By Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst
Michal Horný, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, UMass Amherst
The US health insurance system requires that people make strategic and often risky decisions about how much health insurance they can afford and how much coverage they might need.
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