By Liam Anderson
In total, about 30 proposals appear in the "Letter from the Peripheries on Commitments for the Climate – The Atmosphere is Tense!,” signed by 50 collectives and 1,000 community leaders
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By Mark Sutton, Honorary Professor in the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
Sergiy Medinets, Biogeochemist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
For decades, Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the world. Before the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, it ranked among the top global producers and exporters of sunflower oil, maize and wheat. These helped feed more than 400 million people worldwide.
But beyond the news about grain blockades lies a deeper, slower-moving crisis: the depletion of the very nutrients that make Ukraine’s fertile black soil so productive.
While the ongoing war has focused global attention on
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By Michelle Pace, Professor in Global Studies at Roskilde University, Roskilde University
When the British government recently announced its plan to emulate Denmark’s asylum and immigration system, it framed the move as a way to restore fairness and regain control. But for those who know how Denmark’s system actually works, the move raises serious ethical — and practical — questions.
This is not the first time the UK and Denmark have looked to each other for ideas on tough migration policies. In 2022, both considered schemes to send…
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By Stephanie Horsted, PhD Candidate, Pain management in the transgender community, Department of Research and Graduate Studies, Health Sciences University
Transgender people can encounter significant obstacles and barriers within healthcare systems that may hinder access to care or affect the quality of treatment they receive. These challenges vary widely, but together they can create environments that feel less supportive than they should be.
A 2025 report found that, in the UK, 52% of transgender people surveyed had a negative healthcare experience. The effect of such experiences, which can be due to prejudice, discrimination…
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By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
The winner of the Booker prize, a Stephen King adaptation and an album sung in 14 langauges are our picks for the week.
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By Laura O'Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University
Set in the Oxfordshire village of Ramsden in 1916, The Choral inhabits a world where the war is distant – yet its shadow lies over every street. Many of the young men are gone to the front, their names echoing through the church and village hall. Those left behind hover between waiting and pretending that life continues as before.
The film reunites Alan Bennett’s pen and…
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By James Brown, Associate Professor in Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Limerick
Cancer patients are helping shape research that reflects real lives. This is Patient and Public Involvement – and it’s helping to improve research.
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By Sanam Mahoozi, Research associate, City St George's, University of London
Nima Shokri, Professor, Applied Engineering, United Nations University
Iran is facing its most severe water crisis in more than six decades.
Major dams supplying drinking water to provinces with millions of residents are nearly…
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By Catherine Happer, Professor of Media Sociology, Director, Glasgow University Media Group, University of Glasgow
How did we go from an era of high trust in 20th-century media to such low levels of trust today?
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By Metamorphosis Foundation
Across Europe and the Indo-Pacific, hostile actors exploit a single, shared vulnerability: a high dependency on commercial platforms coupled with deep societal social trust fractures.
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