By Hind Elhinnawy, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
The death of the Iranian novelist and feminist writer at the age of 80 marks the loss of one of the most courageous and original voices in modern Persian literature. For more than five decades, Parsipur wrote women into spaces from which they had often been excluded: history, politics, spirituality and even storytelling.
Imprisoned under both the shah and the Islamic Republic, censored, banned and eventually exiled, she remained committed to a simple but radical idea: women deserve to be the authors of their own lives.
Born in Tehran in 1946, Parsipur entered Iranian literature…
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By Nima Shokri, Executive Co-Director, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg
For several decades, Iran has devoted substantial financial, institutional and political resources to military expansion. It has invested heavily in supporting its regional partners, as well as in pursuing geopolitical influence across the Middle East.
Previously, the Islamic Republic has shown few signs of swivelling its resources toward fixing its ever expanding environmental…
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By Stephanie Hatzifilalithis, Scientist, Women's Age Lab, Women's College Hospital - Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Five years ago, British Columbia’s heat dome became one of the deadliest weather disasters in Canadian history.
Over eight days in late June and early July 2021, 619 people died from heat-related causes. Most were older adults. Many lived alone. Nearly all died indoors. What happened was not just a weather event. It was a failure of housing, health systems, emergency preparedness and social policy.
Today, the uncomfortable question is not whether…
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By Svitlana Matviyenko, Associate Professor of Critical Media Analysis, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
Russia’s use of the Oreshnik nuclear missile extends beyond a single weapons system — its underlying logic is to terrorize civilians, not to deter Ukrainian retaliation.
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By Ana Rute Costa, Professor of Sustainable Architecture, Lancaster University
Moses Itanola, PhD Candidate, Circular Economy & Digital Construction, Ulster University
Philip Griffiths, Professor of Building Physics, Ulster University
Retrofit solutions need to prioritise the use of renewable, sustainable materials that minimise the consequences of resource consumption and pollution.
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By Ekaterina Balabanova, Professor of Politics and Media, University of Liverpool
Gemma Horton, Impact Fellow for Centre for Freedom of the Media, University of Sheffield
The UK’s immigration and asylum bill has proposed restricting how the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is interpreted and applied in the UK to make it easier to deport migrants.
For years, critics have argued that the ECHR undermines the UK’s border security by prohibiting deportations on the basis of Article 8, the right to family life,…
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By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
The fastest serve so far at this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships was struck by the Argentinian Thiago Agustín Tirante on the opening day.
His serve of almost 148mph (238km/h) was still some way under the Wimbledon record of 153mph, set by Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in 2025. And despite Tirante giving his opponent less than a fifth of a second to play each serve, he lost the match in straight sets.
Which means his rocket serves were successfully…
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By Luc Rouban, Directeur de recherches (CNRS) au Cevipof, Sciences Po
Marine Le Pen was found guilty of misusing EU funds, but her eligibility to stand in the presidential election remains intact. Luc Rouban, Emeritus researcher at Sciences Po’s CEVIPOF, weighs in on the verdict.
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By Matthew Daly, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Older homes are colder homes. There’s a huge energy performance gap between newer and older homes – and it costs a lot.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Long-time gambling reform advocate Andrew Wilkie says a reason the government is being timid on the issue is because of close relationships with affected industries.
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