By Rossella Pulvirenti, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
A former colonel in Syria’s Air Force Intelligence Directorate appeared in court this month in a landmark crimes against humanity case.
Salem Michel Al-Salem, 58, faces multiple charges, including murder as a crime against humanity and torture. The charges relate to his alleged participation in violent crackdowns on anti-government protests in Damascus in 2011. Al-Salem appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London earlier this month, where his case was sent to the Old Bailey. He has…
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By Philip Broadbent, Wellcome Multimorbidity PhD Fellow & Public Health Registrar, University of Glasgow
Scotland’s assisted dying debate focused on safeguards, but for thousands dying in poverty with unmet care needs, the real question goes much deeper.
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By Heather Heap, Phd Candidate, Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University
It’s not so much about older people losing their sense of humour, as about changes in how they can use and enjoy it.
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By Nikhil Datta, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Warwick
Johannes Brinkmann, PhD Candidate, Department of Economics, University of Warwick
The US-Israel strikes on Iran in late February caused an immediate spike in oil prices, and volatility has only increased since then. It quickly led to fears among motorists of “price-gouging” – petrol retailers raising their prices to take advantage of consumer panic.
In the UK, Chancellor Rachel Reeves asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to remain on “high alert” for profiteering by petrol retailers. Trade body the Petrol Retailers Association quickly…
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By Philippe Cullet, Professor of International and Environmental Law, SOAS, University of London
Shifting the law to treat rivers as legal ‘persons’ rather than economic assets could offer a radical new way to hold polluters to account.
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By Gonzalo Delacámara, Director académico y profesor especializado en gestión económica de los recursos naturales, IE University
In developed economies, water has become a victim of its own social success. For those with universal access to it, a form of cognitive dissonance has taken hold: we fret over looming threats of scarcity while enjoying an uninterrupted, completely dependable supply. Just turn on the tap, and the problem evaporates – along with the idea that water is inextricably linked to equality of opportunity.
For many…
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By Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
Jianfeng Feng, Professor of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence/ Computer Science, Fudan University
Trevor Robbins, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Xiao Xiao, Associate Professor, Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University
Chronic pain has long been known to be associated with depression.
Among adults with chronic pain, around 40% exhibit clinical symptoms of depression. But why is it that only some people with chronic pain develop depression?
Researchers have long been wondering why this happens – and what goes on in the brain. If we can answer this question,…
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By Lorna Stevens, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Strategic Marketing, University of Bath
Popular on social media, the green witchcraft trend reveals how the witch has evolved into an ecofeminist heroine for our times.
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By Abigail Marks, Professor of the Future of Work, Newcastle University
Worries about the British economy have long been dominated by one persistent concern – weak productivity. Since the financial crisis of 2008, growth has stagnated, leaving the UK trailing well behind the US, France and Germany across that whole period.
One familiar response to this problem is to suggest that if the British workforce could somehow produce more in less time, prosperity would follow and all would be well. New technology, particularly AI, is often presented as the solution.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to FIFA’s announcement that no action will be taken against the Israeli Football Association (IFA) over the participation of clubs based in illegal settlements in Israel’s leagues, Steve Cockburn, Head of Economic and Social Justice at Amnesty International said: “By refusing to take action against clubs based in Israeli settlements, FIFA has failed to enforce its own rules and is blatantly flouting international law. FIFA had a clear opportunity to […] The post FIFA refusal to act over Israeli clubs based in illegal settlements flouts international law appeared first on Amnesty…
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