By Bradley Ward, Teaching Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton
Joseph Ward, Teaching Associate in Politics, University of Sheffield
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced to make changes to his top team by Angela Rayner’s resignation amid a stamp duty scandal, but has ended up using the opportunity to implement a major reshuffle at No 10 too. Key roles have been handed out to ministers on Labour’s right flank, who have been…
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By Petra Alderman, Manager of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
In the space of just three weeks, the Shinawatra family has suffered a succession of blows that threaten to undo its more than two decades at the top of Thai politics. The first blow came in late August when the constitutional court removed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from premiership for ethical misconduct.
The Pheu Thai party, whose de facto leader is Paetongtarn’s father and former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, lost…
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By Martin Whyte, Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Surrey
Semaglutide (better known as Wegovy) may help people with obesity lose up to 25% of their body weight when used at a higher dose.
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By Jennifer Donnelly, Doctoral Researcher, Meditation-based Interventions in Clinical Settings, Centre of Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
“Be kind to yourself” is a piece of advice that’s often given to people during difficult times or moments of stress. But for someone who is driven, a perfectionist or facing pressure, the idea of self-compassion can feel uncomfortable. To them, kindness might feel like letting themselves off the hook.
But research actually shows that consistently feeling shame and self-judgment can activate the body’s stress response just as strongly as physical danger. This increases cortisol…
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By Sarah Price, Research Fellow at the Leeds Sustainability Institute, Leeds Beckett University
Insulation is designed to make heating our homes more efficient, but if it isn’t installed properly it can sometimes lead to condensation, damp and mould. Recently UK government ministers revealed the scale of the issue and reported that thousands of homes may have had botched insulation fitted since 2022 under a government scheme called the Energy Company Obligation.
Many people have also told…
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By Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, Research Associate, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder
Mary Angelica Painter, Research Associate, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder
Micki Olson, Senior Researcher in Emergency and Risk Communication, University at Albany, State University of New York
Increasing awareness can help close the gap on the number of people signed up for emergency alerts, but that won’t happen without increased accessibility.
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By Lee Bebout, Professor of English, Arizona State University
Trying to change someone’s mind can seem futile. But there are approaches to political discourse that still matter, even if they don’t instantly win someone over.
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By Caroline Lynn Kamerlin, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
Liam Longo, Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Earth-Life Science Institute, Institute of Science Tokyo
A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form as researchers previously thought it did.
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By Remy Dou, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, University of Miami
STEM jobs – ranging from software engineer to physicist, to plumber – tend to be well paid. And women tend to be underrepresented in these fields. New research suggests one reason starts in kids’ homes.
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By Delphine Farmer, Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University
Mj Riches, Postdoctoral Researcher studying Plant-Atmosphere Interactions, Colorado State University
Rose Rossell, Ph.D. Student in Plant and Atmospheric Chemistry, Colorado State University
When a corpse flower bloomed on campus, atmospheric scientists got to work. What they discovered provides new evidence about the unique pollination strategies of a very unusual flower.
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