By Raya Muttarak, Professor of Demography, Bocconi University
Federica Querin, Assistant Professor, Demography and Social Policy, Università di Bologna
Sophia Noel, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Sciences Po
Fewer babies are born nine to ten months after hot spells in France and Italy, and some missing births may never be made up, two new studies find.
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By Karl Matikonis, Assistant Professor in Taxation, University College Dublin
Hafez Abdo, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Nottingham
The UK government has just approved the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, clearing the way for production to begin as early as this winter.
Jackdaw, around 150 miles east of Aberdeen, could account for roughly 6.5% of UK North Sea gas…
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By Wesley Malcorps, Research Fellow, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
Richard Newton, Lecturer in Aquaculture, University of Stirling
Umair Choksy, Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Stirling
Small fish such as sardinella are an affordable source of protein and essential nutrients for millions of people across West Africa.
Some of these fish are increasingly exported or processed into fishmeal and fish oil for aquaculture feeds used in high-income…
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By Zoe Thurtle, PhD Student in Cognitive Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University
Look closely at a face in a painting and you might think you know what emotion the person is experiencing. A smile suggests happiness. A furrowed brow might signal anger. Widened eyes could mean fear or surprise. But what happens when you ask lots of people the same question? Do they see the same emotion, or something more complicated?
In our recent research, we tested how consistently people interpret faces and their emotions depicted in paintings.
Emotions are central to how we experience and navigate…
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By Stephan Blum, Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen
European museums have become more willing to discuss the colonial histories of their collections. But acknowledging how an object entered a museum is not the same as questioning who should control it – or who gets to produce knowledge about the past.
Few antiquities are more recognisable or such enduring symbols of dispute over cultural heritage than the Parthenon marbles (447 BC to 432 BC) in London.
The marbles made their way to Britain…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the news that Lina Atallah, editor-in-chief of independent outlet Mada Masr, has been summoned to appear before Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) today for investigation in a new criminal case against her, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Regional Impact, Yasmine Ahmed, said: “It is utterly disgraceful that the Egyptian authorities are once […] The post Egypt: End judicial harassment of Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Atallah appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In a weekend speech, Cormann delivered a sharp message about surging populism – one both sides of politics would do well to take to heart.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A worker walks past a sign with the Vietnamese Communist Party flag in Hanoi, October 5, 2020. © 2020 NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images The Vietnamese government is systematically suppressing the rights of workers to organize independent unions despite trade agreements that require it to support labor rights.Officials have repeatedly made false, misleading, and deceptive claims about supporting independent unions while making clear that they would target anyone who tried to exercise labor rights. The government routinely used criminal laws to prosecute rights activists.Vietnam’s…
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By Josh Holloway, Senior Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
Rob Manwaring, Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
The alleged attack on Helen Haines has renewed focus on MPs’ safety. More needs to be done to stop abuse and violence against public officials.
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By Josh Roose, Director of Research and Policy at The Dor Foundation and Associate Professor of Politics at Deakin University, Deakin University
Feeling angry, frustrated and ignored, many have turned to online echo chambers to vent their rage. And that can tip over into conspiracy theories and violence.
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