By Oleksandra Osypenko, PhD researcher in linguistics, Lancaster University
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a lot of Ukrainians who would normally have used Russian as their first language started instead to speak only in Ukrainian. It was part of a cultural shift, particularly in areas close to Russia. Streets were renamed, statues of Russians taken down and Russian literature taken off the shelves of bookshops.
But language does more than merely signal a person’s identity. We wanted to find…
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By Stephen Clear, Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
Next May’s Senedd (Welsh parliament) election won’t just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works. The number of elected members is increasing from 60 to 96, and the voting system is being overhauled. These changes have now passed into law.
But what exactly is changing – and why?
When the then assembly was first established in 1999, it had limited powers and just 60 members. Much…
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By Chi-Yun Shin, Senior Lecturer, Film Studies, Sheffield Hallam University
Tornado is many things: a British period drama, a western, a samurai film, a coming-of-age story and an origin story. Set in the windswept moorland of Britain in 1790, the film offers a lawless backdrop fit for a western, with no visible sign of the industrial revolution that began some three decades prior.
Its Wuthering Heights-esque wilderness, serenely captured by the cinematographer Robbie Ryan conjures up an almost otherworldly look.
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By Roxanne Panchasi, Associate Professor, Department of History, Simon Fraser University
Three decades after France’s last nuclear tests, those living near the test sites still await compensation for the harms caused.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image © 2025 Doris Miranda for Human Rights Watch The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark ruling holding Guatemala accountable for violating the rights of Fátima, a 13-year-old girl who was forced to continue a pregnancy resulting from rape and become a mother when she was still a child herself. This decision highlights the need for Guatemala to take action to prevent sexual violence and ensure that survivors, especially girls, receive the support and justice they deserve.The committee found that Guatemala’s failure to investigate…
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By Jeffrey A. Hayes, Professor of Education and Psychology, Penn State
College students’ psychological well-being has deteriorated in the past two decades, but recent data suggests the tide could be turning.
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By Michael Naparstek, Associate Teaching Professor Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
As video games such as ‘Black Myth: Wukong,’ with strong religious themes, gain popularity, a course uses the interactive experience to teach students about the role of religion.
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By Adriana Espinosa, Associate Professor of Psychology, City College of New York
Lesia M. Ruglass, Associate Professor of Psychology, City College of New York
Public health messaging focused solely on the health risks related to using tobacco products misses the mark with some teens.
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By Julene Paul, Assistant Professor of Planning, University of Texas at Arlington
Josh Davidson, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Oberlin College and Conservatory
The success of SEPTA’s new Route 49 suggests public transit agencies can increase ridership by catering to current users instead of chasing car owners.
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By Shannon Bow O'Brien, Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
A nation’s history is told by its records. The White House no longer publishing Trump’s full remarks makes this history less complete.
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