By Srdjan Vucetic, Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The more Canadians understand why some risks are being prioritized over others, and why resources are being directed accordingly, the better equipped the country will be to handle what comes next.
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By David Sidhu, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Carleton University
Bubble, hoop, wiggle, bed: Some words bear an uncanny resemblance to the shape of the object or action they describe. And we tend to process them faster.
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By Andrew Beer, Executive Dean, UniSA Business, Adelaide University
The 2026 budget has delivered big reforms on housing affordability and tax. But there are very few specific measures for regional Australia’s biggest pain points.
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By Andrew Whitehouse, Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
David Trembath, Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
Mirko Uljarevic, Professor/Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute
Few diagnoses have broadened their diagnostic boundaries as much or as quickly as autism. This has affected those with the most profound disability.
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By Basil Germond, Professor of International Security, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University
The Caspian Sea has enabled Iran and Russia to supply each other with weapons and trade goods despite western sanctions.
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By Domenico Vicinanza, Associate Professor of Intelligent Systems and Data Science, Anglia Ruskin University
Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly reduce the journey time to Mars, perhaps cutting a voyage of more than six months to three or four months.
The idea of nuclear propulsion in space goes back to the cold war. But Nasa has been pursuing it more aggressively since Jared Isaacman took over as the agency’s chief in December 2025. Isaacman is a well-known advocate of the technology and says…
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By Trudy Meehan, Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Sneaking out of a party without saying goodbye might look rude, but for some people, it’s the difference between connection and burnout.
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By Sarah Foster, Program Leader, Project Seahorse and Senior Researcher, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
Amanda Vincent, Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
Bottom trawling operates by dragging large, weighted nets across the ocean floor, sweeping up most of the life they encounter along the way and destroying habitats.
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By Simon Usherwood, Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
Alex Ford, Professor of Biology, University of Portsmouth
Joelle Grogan, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, UCD Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin
Jonquil Lowe, Visiting Academic, The Open University
Miriam Sorace, Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, University of Reading
Phil Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
The government has set out its legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session in the king’s speech. Our panel of experts reveals the key points.
Measures to ease high living costs
Jonquil Lowe, Visiting Academic, The Open University
Surveys suggest that the cost of living is still a major concern for UK households, with energy and food prices topping the list of worries. In response,
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By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are likely to discuss many issues as they meet this week in Beijing. But alongside trade, technology and the war in Iran, one topic of conversation will stand out – the future of Taiwan.
Taiwan has long been a sensitive issue in Sino-American relations. Beijing regards the island as a breakaway province which must be reunited with the mainland. The United States has long opposed such a step. Yet in recent months, Trump has fuelled…
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