By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
One dog, one vaccine, one data point. The story of Rosie is fascinating – but it is not yet evidence that AI can beat cancer.
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By Vincent Durac, Associate Professor, School Of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin
Hamas has not been involved in the conflict so far, but Hezbollah quickly launched attacks in support of the Iranian regime.
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By Hugh Corder, Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
The qualities forged by his intense involvement in the struggle for democratic practices shaped his approach to conflict and strife, wherever it occurred.
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By Barbara Boswell, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English Literary Studies, University of Cape Town
Her poem I’ve Come to Take You Home was written into French law. It deals with the repatriation of the remains of Sarah Baartman.
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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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