By Naomi Lightman, Associate Professor of Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University
Home care is essential to Ontario’s health- care system, but its failures are offloaded onto underpaid personal support workers — mostly racialized immigrant women —who often work in unsafe conditions.
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By Paul Allan, Associate Head of Academic Operations and Quality, Sheffield Hallam University
Amr Saber Algarhi, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Sheffield Hallam University
Britain’s jobs market appears to have entered a “low-hire, low-fire” freeze, creating stagnation that could affect everyone from school-leavers to professionals. But unlike recessions characterised by mass layoffs, this scenario represents a market in which workers cling to their jobs while newcomers find the door shut.
The number of job vacancies paints a stark picture. For 39 quarters in a row, they have…
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By Vivian Ho, Professor and Chair of Health Economics, Rice University
Salpy Kanimian, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Rice University
Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Premiums can rise if the costs of the medical services they cover increase. Using consumer price indices for the main components of medical care – such as services provided in clinics and hospitals as well as administrative expenses – based on federal…
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By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University
The Trump administration is highly critical of Europe in its national security strategy, while barely mentioning the threats posed by rival great powers.
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By Frances Myatt, College Teaching Associate (Peterhouse), University of Cambridge
Even if you haven’t heard of Ovid, you almost certainly know some of his stories. His most famous work, the Metamorphoses, is a Latin epic poem composed of hundreds of tales of mythical transformations, many of which are still being told and retold today.
Take Ovid’s story of the sculptor Pygmalion, who crafted an impossibly beautiful woman from ivory. After falling in love with his own creation, he prayed to the goddess Venus and she brought the statue to life. You can trace the echoes of this story through…
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By Allison Wolfreys, Lecturer in Law, The Open University
If this amendment proceeds, then mothers who have fled overseas with their children to escape an abusive relationship may refuse to return for fear of prosecution.
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By Ligin Joseph, PhD Candidate, Oceanography, University of Southampton
The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand were inundated as Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar unleashed days of relentless rain. Millions were affected, more than 1,500 people lost their lives, hundreds are still missing, and damages ran into multiple millions of US dollars. Sri Lanka’s president even described it as the most challenging natural disaster the…
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By Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol
Police are looking at whether the MP for Clacton overspent on his campaign – but it’s incredibly hard to make such cases stick.
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By Amirreza Torabizadeh, PhD candidate, Civil Engineering, Concordia University
Emre Erkmen, Assistant Professor, Structural Engineering, Concordia University
Due to environmental conditions in Canada, freeze-thaw cycles, road salt and moisture are serving to accelerate cracking and surface deterioration of concrete bridges.
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By Mouna Reda, Post doctorate fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University
Samir Chidiac, Professor, Civil Engineering, McMaster University
Concrete is the most widely used construction material, so developing ways to make it more durable can improve infrastructure and save millions in costs.
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