By Fatemeh Aminpour, Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
An estimated 15–20% of children are neurodivergent, with diagnoses rising each year. They may have a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
We know many neurodivergent children experience sensory information differently from their peers. So the spaces they learn in can…
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By Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney
Can one person change the world? At a time of pessimism and populism, a new book suggests how we can achieve social change.
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By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
In 1955, Ealing Studios released The Ladykillers, a darkly comic tale about a gang of criminals whose bank robbery gets derailed by their elderly landlady.
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
The Ukraine peace plan negotiated between the U.S. and Russia is a non-starter for Ukraine, and also puts the country in the unenviable position of saying no to a mercurial American president.
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By Kristen Lowitt, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
Ontario’s Bill 5 eliminates key environmental protections and grants the provincial government sweeping powers to fast-track development with little to no oversight.
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By Delaney Thibodeau, Post-doctoral researcher, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto
Catherine Sabiston, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Mental Health, University of Toronto
Sasha Gollish, Research Associate in Gender Equity and Sport Science, University of Toronto
What does it look like to have an “athletic body?” What does artificial intelligence think it looks like to have one?
A recent study we conducted at the University of Toronto analyzed appearance-related traits of AI-generated images of male and female athletes and non-athletes. We found that we’re being fed exaggerated — and likely impossible — body standards.
Even before AI, athletes have been pressured to look a certain way: thin, muscular…
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By Cara Tremain, Assistant Professor, Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
Sabrina C. Higgins, Associate Professor, Archaeology / Global Studies, Simon Fraser University
By working closely with the objects, students will learn how to become archeological detectives and engage with the process of museum research from start to finish.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Threats relating to technology, disinformation, economic security and foreign interference are overshadowing traditional security concerns in Australians’ minds, according to data released by the Australian National University National Security College.
More than 12,000 people were asked across two surveys, in November last year and July this year, to rate the seriousness of 15 potential threats over the next decade.
Combining the categories of “major” and “moderate” the five most serious concerns were rated in July 2025 as:
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By Britta Rennkamp, Senior Researcher at the African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
South Africa opened its G20 presidency with an ambitious message for a world divided by conflict and economic strain: solidarity, equality and sustainability. The Johannesburg G20 leaders’ summit tried to mend deep geopolitical rifts. Even those who chose to boycott the summit remained…
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By Onyedikachi Madueke, Teaching Assistant, University of Aberdeen
The terrorism conviction and life sentence handed down by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, brings an end to a ten-year legal battle. But it opens up a larger political and security question for Nigeria.
Kanu has long championed the secession of Nigeria’s south-east region, a demand the Nigerian constitution forbids. The last major attempt at…
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