By Amalendu Misra, Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University
Panama has been the centre of a power struggle between the US and China since the start of Trump’s second term.
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By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
When the days shorten and the sun sinks low in the sky, that familiar winter slump sets in. There’s a fundamental reason for this seasonal fatigue: low levels of vitamin D – the “sunshine vitamin”.
People in the UK simply can’t make enough of this vital nutrient from sunlight during winter, which is why…
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By Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
From MRSA to norovirus, hospital infections remain a global problem. Here’s what they are, how they spread, and how to reduce risk.
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By Robert MacKinnon, Clinical Scientist and Deputy Head of School for Psychology, Sports and Sensory Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
Are you one of those people who can’t drop off to sleep if it’s “too quiet”? If so, you’re not alone. According to a 2023 survey of UK participants, 50% of people listen to some kind of noise to help fall asleep.
Many people have turned to pink, white or brown noise to help them drift off. But a new study has found listening to pink noise, an alternative to white noise, even to drown out irritating…
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By Katie Green, Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Leadership Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
Everyone recognises the trope of the stressed-out senior manager who’s always close to breaking point. But, in fact, mid-career is one of the most vulnerable periods for burnout and stress in a worker’s life. At this stage, many people have extra responsibilities outside work at the same time as their employer increases expectations around performance, availability and leadership.
Mid-career is often where this double load increases the risk of burnout. Research…
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By Stephen Barber, Professor of Global Affairs, University of East London
Suggestions that Peter Mandelson may have shared government information with Jeffrey Epstein amid the fallout of the global financial crisis are being investigated by police.
Emails between Mandelson and the disgraced financier, released by the US Department of Justice, are said to include market-sensitive details. This was at a time when Mandelson was in government and ministers around him were scrambling to keep the UK economy afloat.
Now, the 2008 global financial crisis belongs…
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By Cassie Brummitt, Assistant Professor in Film and Television Studies, University of Nottingham
Have you heard of the writer Brandon Sanderson? If you’ve not, you’re sure to soon as a major deal with AppleTV signals that his writing could be a big new fantasy franchise that everyone will be talking about.
Sanderson is best known for his expansive literary universe, the Cosmere, with books set on various planets that manifest different but interconnected forms of magic. What’s so significant about this AppleTV deal is that Sanderson…
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By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University
It is tempting to treat the fallout between Brooklyn Beckham and his A-list parents as mere celebrity gossip. But this story has struck a chord with many families because it disrupts a comforting assumption: that strong bonds, shared history and success protect families from fracture.
The breakdown of even highly visible, seemingly close families raises an uncomfortable question. Why do family relationships, often our longest lasting and most emotionally charged connections, sometimes become so strained that…
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By Paul Hamilton, Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
Tristan Sheppard, Juris Doctor Candidate, Faculty of Law, Western University
Both Canada and New Zealand experienced a post-Second World War reassessment of their ties to colonialism, evident in the Union Jack occupying the upper left quadrant of each nation’s flag.
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By Sonia S Anand, Associate Vice-President Global Health, McMaster University
Cathy Risdon, Professor and Chair, Family Medicine, McMaster, McMaster University
Gina Ogilvie, Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Women affected by poverty, racism, trauma, caregiving stress or unstable housing often lack primary health care. They wind up in walk-in clinics or emergency with late-stage serious illnesses.
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