By Ian Collen, Reader (Education) in Modern Languages Education, Queen's University Belfast
The new proposals shift to a single core modern language, only required at secondary school in the 11-14 age range.
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By Katie Jenkins, British Academy Innovation Fellow, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia
Robert James Nicholls, Professor of Climate Adaptation, University of East Anglia
Stretching across much of eastern England, the Fens produce a third of the country’s vegetables and support tens of thousands of jobs. Yet around 33% of the region lies below average sea level, while 87% is below the highest spring tides
The landscape only exists due to centuries of engineering – pumps, embankments and drainage channels – that keeps water moving almost constantly. Now climate change is introducing new challenges that this system was never designed to face.
The Fens face several…
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By Amnesty International
Protesters in Iran have been killed, tortured or imprisoned in the thousands for demanding their human rights and political change. The officials responsible for protest-related crimes against humanity are evading justice while survivors and relatives seeking justice are persecuted. In late 2022, Iran was gripped by large-scale protests that became known as the Woman Life […] The post Why is Amnesty International calling for international justice for crimes against humanity in Iran? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
In a landmark new report marking the fourth anniversary of the start of the Woman Life Freedom uprising, Amnesty International warns that those responsible for crimes against humanity committed to brutally crush nationwide protests in 2022 continue to control Iran’s deadly state machinery of repression today. The report, Architects of Atrocities: State Machinery Orchestrating Crimes Against […] The post Iran: Architects of crimes against humanity to suppress protests must face international justice to deter further massacres appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Josh Sunman, Associate Lecturer in Public Policy, Flinders University
What is acceptable from a minor party of protest may not be what voters want to see from a potential government.
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By Jessica Genauer, Associate Professor in International Relations, UNSW
The move suggests Iran and its allies are settling in for a long war. That could mean pain for the global economy.
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By James Lachlan Dwyer, PhD Researcher in Human-Robot Interaction, Queensland University of Technology
Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company is now open at QAGOMA, Brisbane. It reminds us that puppets are extensions of us.
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By Cassandra Steer, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Centre for Space Governance; Associate Expert, National Security College, Australian National University
This could mark the start of a major arms race in space, which would threaten all of us on Earth.
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By Kathiana Luk, Researcher, Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
Andrew Dowdy, Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne
Hamish Clarke, Principal Research Fellow, Future Fire Risk, The University of Melbourne
This year, the European summer has been sweltering. It is unprecedented in many ways, marked by extreme heat, drought and record-breaking fires. Across the continent, fires have consumed hundreds of homes and demanded the evacuation of thousands of people.
Europe’s wine regions have been particularly hard hit, including around France’s Bordeaux region. Aside from the direct dangers of fires, exposure to smoke can give grapes a burnt or ashy flavour,…
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By Rennie Lee, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland
Janeen Baxter, Professor of Sociology, Director of Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, The University of Queensland
The government is reportedly considering restricting the work rights of asylum seekers as part of its plan to decrease migration. But it’s not a good idea.
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