By Ann Marie Creaven, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Limerick
Chloe Boyle, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick
Srebrenka Letina, Assistant Professor, Social Networks
The people in our lives can protect our health – but new research suggests that those who consistently cause us stress may actually be ageing us faster.
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By Laura O'Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University
Director Silvio Soldini’s wartime drama The Tasters is a gripping and deeply affecting film. Inspired by the testimony of Margot Wölk, who claimed in 2012 that she had been forced to taste Adolf Hitler’s food during the second world war, the film examines survival and moral compromise among those caught inside the machinery of the Nazi regime.
The film is adapted from Rosella Postorino’s 2018 historical fiction novel The Women At Hitler’s Table…
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By Alison Taft, Course Director of Creative Writing, Leeds Beckett University
Ailish Kate Brassil, PhD Candidate, University College Cork
Angela Dunstan, Reader in English Literature and Visual Culture | International Lead for the School of the Arts, Queen Mary University of London
Christina Hennemann, PhD Student Creative Writing / Abortion Poetics, University of Limerick
Clodagh Philippa Guerin, PhD Candidate in Refugee World Literature, University of Limerick
Edel Semple, Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies, University College Cork
Faye Lynch, PhD candidate in the Department of English Literature, University of Liverpool
Sarah Olive, Senior Lecturer in Literature, Aston University
Stephanie Palmer, Senior Lecturer, School of Arts & Humanities, Nottingham Trent University
Wen-chin Ouyang, Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature, SOAS, University of London
For Mother’s Day, we asked ten of our academic experts to tell us who they think is the worst mother in literature. From serious villains to children’s book baddies, these mothers subvert every maternal instinct.
1. Mummy, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2017)
Isolated, broken and wedded to routine, 30-year-old Eleanor avoids mirrors, not due to the physical scars she bears, but because she sees “too much of Mummy’s face there”.
Readers meet “Mummy” only…
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By Jen Harvie, Professor of Contemporary Theatre and Performance, Queen Mary University of London
Edward Venn, Professor of Music, University of Leeds
Jennifer Daniel, Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Edge Hill University
Kiera Vaclavik, Professor of Children's Literature & Childhood Culture, Queen Mary University of London
Is opera dying? Do people care? What does it need to survive? Where will new audiences come from? Our experts assess the state of opera in the UK.
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By Beth Johnson, Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
The eight-part remake attempts to revive the glossy melodrama of the 1980s bonkbuster while reframing its heroine for a contemporary audience.
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By Richard Youngs, Professor of International and European Politics, University of Warwick
The US military operation against Iran has demonstrated in the most dramatic terms the need for EU autonomy in global affairs. Responding to the situation, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has called for a new EU foreign policy to guide the bloc towards “European independence”.
But it is not enough for the EU simply to set itself against the Trump administration. It also needs to resolve a muddled “illiberal liberalism” that afflicts the way it has begun to pursue European autonomy. The EU can’t currently seem to decide whether it seeks independence…
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By Ahmed Elbediwy, Senior Lecturer in Cancer Biology & Clinical Biochemistry, Kingston University
Nadine Wehida, Senior Lecturer in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Kingston University
Cancer death rates in the UK have hit a record low, but the picture is more complicated than the headline figure suggests.
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By Amnesty International
Four more men removed by the United States arrived in Eswatini on 11 March and are being detained in the Matsapha Correctional Complex, a maximum-security prison located some 2 kms from the country’s international airport. According to information received by Amnesty International, the men – two Somali nationals, one Tanzanian national and one Sudanese national – arrived at around 11PM on a flight originating from Phoenix, Arizona. “This latest unlawful transfer makes clear that the United […] The post Eswatini: Arrival of four more men under US unlawful removal deal appeared first on…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Iranian players huddle before the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between Iran and the Philippines on the Gold Coast on March 8, 2026. © 2026 AFP via Getty Images The Australian government’s decision to grant asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s national football team and one official shows the importance of protecting courageous athletes who stand up for what they believe.The six Iranians sought protection in Australia after their final match of the Asian Women's Cup on March 8. In their opening match against South Korea on March…
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By Kylie A. Steel, Senior Lecturer in Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition, Western Sydney University
A new study reveals the surprising impact women’s’ sex hormones have on things like attention, anticipation and decision-making in sport.
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