By Oliver Matias, PhD Candidate, Centre for Mental Health Research, City St George's, University of London
Rose McCabe, Professor of Clinical Communication, City St George's, University of London
Men are more likely to die by suicide globally.
One of the strongest predictors of death by suicide is self-harm. This is when a person physically hurts themselves as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings,…
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By Tarek Abou Jaoude, Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Queen's University Belfast
As Hezbollah continues to fight Israel in southern Lebanon, the rest of the country is facing the prospect of civil conflict.
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By Pierre Bonnet, Chercheur en Botanique et Informatique appliqué à la biodiversité, Cirad
Alexis Joly, Docteur en informatique, Inria
Pl@ntNet, the “shazam” for plants is a well-known app among the hiking community and nature enthusiasts, but not many know that it’s a precious resource for scientists.
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By Michael J. Armstrong, Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
The United States and Israel have repeatedly boasted about airstrikes in their current war with Iran. In Week 1, they claimed the destruction of 75 per cent of Iran’s missile launchers. By Week 2, they had reduced Iranian missile fire by 90 per cent and said the war was “already…
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By Adriana Marin, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University
Tommy Shelby returns in Netflix’s new Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man, a figure defined by control, composure and calculated violence. He navigates risk, trauma and conflict with an almost unnatural endurance. No matter the pressure, he adapts, survives and remains in charge.
The Immortal Man follows Shelby as he navigates a tightening web of political intrigue and criminal threats beyond Birmingham, forced…
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By Brynn Colledge, PhD Student in Sociology, Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo
If Meta moves forward with plans to integrate facial recognition technologies into its AI-enabled smart glasses, some of us have more to lose than others.
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By Odongo Kodongo, Associate professor, Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
Kenya is laying the ground for an infrastructure fund which will raise money for new projects – such as roads, energy and ports – through public-private partnerships, privatisation proceeds, and institutional capital. We asked Odongo Kodongo, a project finance expert, to unpack the potential risks and rewards of this strategy – and where it falls short.
Why now?
Kenya is weighed…
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By Obasanjo Bolarinwa, Senior lecturer, York St John University
Rebecca Tadokera, Lecturer, York St John University
Nigeria faces one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. Around 1,047 women die for every 100,000 live births, far above the African regional average of about 531 deaths per 100,000. This highlights the fact that not all women are getting maternal healthcare.
Reasons include:
differences in access to healthcare between geographical regions
socio-demographic…
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By Tiara Sukhan, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information & Media Studies, Western University
What determines the success or failure of these relationships is not so much the age difference but the imbalance in resources.
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By Amina Yousaf, Associate Head, Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
Daily moments like the fluency and accuracy with which educators pronounce children’s names are essential in shaping classroom and school belonging.
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