By Abbas Yazdinejad, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Regina
Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director and Professor, International Security, Wilfrid Laurier University, Balsillie School of International Affairs
As governments push for stronger data rights like the “right to be forgotten,” evidence suggests AI may not fully comply, raising new regulatory challenges.
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By Mal James, Personal Chair of Fashion Design, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh
This excellent V&A exhibition challenges and expands our perception of the catwalk, fostering a deeper respect for the art of fashion and its cultural significance.
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By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
Your brain isn’t just looking – it’s predicting. Here’s why that means you can stare straight at something and still not see it.
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By Tom Frost, Senior lecturer in law, Loughborough University
The UK government has shelved legislation to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after the US government withdrew its support for the deal.
Until and unless the US gives their consent, the UK will not be able to pass legislation, and the treaty between the UK and Mauritius to transfer sovereignty, signed in 2025, cannot be put into effect. This is because the agreement would require a 1966 British-American treaty on the Chagos Islands to be amended. Formal letters needed to be exchanged for this…
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By Susan Dianne Brophy, Associate Professor in Legal Studies, St. Jerome's University, University of Waterloo
As U.S. president from 1981 to 1989, Ronald Reagan’s appetite to curb public spending grew, leading him to expand the role of loans and limit the availability of grants.
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By Anthony Michael Butler, Professor of Political Studies, University of Cape Town
Nelson Mandela remains one of the most revered political leaders of modern times. He is widely credited with guiding South Africa through a peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy. He embodied racial reconciliation, and lent moral authority to a fragile new state. Yet admiration for Mandela the symbol has often obscured a more difficult question. How effective was Mandela in the day-to-day exercise of presidential power?
Most assessments of political leaders focus on their impact in terms of economic success…
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By MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Professor in Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Joshua Sello, Post-graduate student in Electronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Electric taxis are a long-term climate solution whose immediate value lies in cleaner air, lower operating costs, lower noise and better urban health.
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By Elizabeth Selig, Deputy Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
Adelina Maria Mensah, Snr Research Fellow, University of Ghana
Mafaniso Hara, Professor, University of the Western Cape
Moenieba Isaacs, Professor, University of the Western Cape
As ocean uses expand, it will be necessary to reduce disputes because they disrupt the environmental sustainability and equity central to a blue economy.
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By Alex Fitch, Lecturer and PhD Candidate in Comics and Architecture, University of Brighton
Louise Curran, Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Literature, University of Birmingham
Two graphic novel biographies of Jane Austen offer alternate, but equally rewarding, ways of recounting her life’s work in fascinating visual styles.
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By Heidi McIlvenny, PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast
Marine protected areas can’t stop pollution flowing in from the land and Northern Ireland’s seagrass meadows are paying the price.
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