By K. Chad Clay, Director, Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS); Associate Professor of International Affairs, University of Georgia
New data from a global rights-tracking project shows the country had large declines in 2025 on 8 of the 9 civil and political rights it measures.
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By Heena Dave, PhD Candidate, Climate Change Education, University of Stirling
For too long, climate communication has relied on the belief that if we stick with the science and communicate the evidence, action will follow. Scientific knowledge gives us the foundations for understanding possible futures, while speculation allows us to explore them. But poetry can bring that speculation to life, giving us a language to express what living through…
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By Hilary Smith, Professor of History, University of Denver
The vast majority of people around the world are lactose intolerant. But American propaganda and scientific biases have made milk and dairy products a staple in global diets.
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By Graham Farrell, Professor of Crime Science, University of Leeds
Hayley J. Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University
Helena Gillespie, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Student Inclusion and Professor of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of East Anglia
Helen Roy, Ecological Entomologist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology; University of Exeter
Jim Watson, Professor of Energy Policy and Director of the Institute of Sustainable Resources, UCL
Stephen Potter, Professor of Transport Strategy, The Open University
Toby Davies, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice Data Analytics, University of Leeds
In this fifth part in our series on how the UK has changed in the past 25 years, we look at crime, education, transport, energy and the environment.
Crime and policing
Graham Farrell, professor of crime science, University of Leeds
Toby Davies, associate professor in criminal justice data analytics, University of Leeds
Contrary to many media headlines, the story of crime over the last quarter century is positive.…
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By Rhiannon Packer, Senior Lecturer in Additional Learning Needs, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Adam Pierce, Research Associate, Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Kieran Hodgkin, Senior Lecturer in Education, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Moving from primary to secondary school can evoke a range of emotions, from excitement and anticipation to uncertainty and anxiety. It is an important rite of passage: many children look forward to the new opportunities, experiences and greater independence that secondary school offers.
For some, it represents a chance to leave behind the familiarity of a smaller primary school setting and embrace new challenges as they broaden their horizons.
Alongside this excitement, feelings of apprehension may emerge as children contemplate the academic, social and organisational…
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By Ligin Joseph, PhD Candidate, Oceanography, University of Southampton
India is currently in the middle of its summer monsoon, but this year’s rainfall presents an interesting paradox. Much of the country has received less rain than usual so far, yet has still been hit by severe floods and landslides. In the southern state of Kerala, for example, devastating floods occurred despite the overall monsoon rainfall remaining well below average.
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By Bamo Nouri, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
Inderjeet Parmar, Professor in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
Washington has promised to unleash “economic D-Day” on Tehran and its allies. But Iran has lived through US sanctions for nearly 50 years.
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By Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, Research fellow, University of Oslo; University of Cape Town
The large-scale war between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray regional government forces ended in November 2022 with the signing of the Pretoria Agreement. The two sides agreed that the Tigrayan forces would disarm, and that foreign forces and other troops outside the federal army would withdraw from Tigray. They also agreed to restore constitutional order in Tigray and resolve disputes over contested areas in accordance with the constitution.
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By Mallika Sardeshpande, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Foraging, the act of gathering wild plant and animal materials from the environment, is becoming more and more popular in cities around the world. In South African cities, some people pick wild berries and imifino (wild spinach) in open areas, considering them to be fresher and more nutritious than store-bought foods.
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By Pritish Behuria, Reader in Politics, Governance and Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
Rwanda is routinely celebrated as a growth miracle on the African continent. The country’s GDP growth averaged 7.4% annually between 2000 and 2023, one of the fastest in Africa.
Three decades after the 1994…
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