By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
The prime minister was more reliant on his chief of staff than most. Now he’s alone, facing calls to resign.
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By Rin Ushiyama, Lecturer in Sociology, Queen's University Belfast
Japan’s ruling LDP has secured an outright majority in the lower house of parliament, enabling the party to implement its agenda.
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By Maria Clotilde Camboni, Honorary Research Fellow, History, University of Oxford
The expression is, ‘handed to you on a silver plate’; but a recent breakthrough came to me on a painted ceramic one.
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By Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Art projects can help unlock more enthusiasm from citizens for deposit return schemes, reuse pilots or new recycling sorting rules.
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By Aimee Grant, Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
When people talk about autism, they often think about a child who is different and may be distressed by their surroundings. Or if the conversation moves beyond childhood, the focus might be about an autistic adult with analytical superpowers, such as The Good Doctor or Patience, who still has difficulty with their surroundings and fitting in with colleagues.
People rarely mention…
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By Meg Kobza, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University
Countless love stories throughout the ages hinge on the idea of love at first sight. Immediate, unwavering infatuation the moment eyes meet. Two people finding each other across a crowded, glittering ballroom or perhaps bumping into each other accidentally. But what if your true love is hidden behind a disguise? And flees before you have a chance to learn their name?
Such is the challenge facing Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) in the most recent season of Bridgerton. The first episode of season four…
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By Gerald Mako, Research Affiliate, University of Cambridge
Will the UK’s new Cyber Action Plan staunch the flow of attacks? Other countries are leading the way in cyber-defence strategies.
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By Levon Pogosian, Professor of Physics, Simon Fraser University
Karsten Jedamzik, Chercheur en Cosmologie, Université de Montpellier
Tom Abel, Professor of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Physics Department, Stanford University
Two ways of measuring how fast the universe is expanding disagree, a puzzle known as the Hubble tension. Tiny magnetic fields from the Big Bang may offer a solution.
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By Ifedapo Francis Awolowo, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Sheffield Hallam University
Across the UK, Black students remain significantly underrepresented in doctoral programmes. This is despite years of widening participation policies and a growing awareness that the pathways into a PhD are often far harder to navigate for some groups than others.
My research with colleagues shows that a different approach is possible: one that draws on long-standing African philosophies of community, character and collective…
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By Llúcia González Safont, Investigadora del Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) y miembro de la Unidad Mixta de Investigación en Epidemiología, Ambiente y Salud FISABIO-Universitat Jaume I -Universitat de València, Fisabio
Blanca Sarzo Carles, Investigador postdoctoral. Bioestadística, Fisabio
Marisa Estarlich Estarlich, Profesora contratada doctor, Universitat de València
Questions like “will getting a pet benefit our child’s mental health?” are increasingly common and pertinent. In Spain, for instance, more than half of all households now have one or more pets.
Attachment is the name for the emotional bond between a developing child and the caregiver who provides them with security and comfort. This kind of bond can also, to a certain extent, also be formed with…
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