By Amaarah DeCuir, Senior Professorial Lecturer in Education, American University
The war on terror is among the Middle East conflicts that sparked a rise of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discriminatory incidents in the US.
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By Holly Willis, Professor of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
AI tools can now generate movie scenes, resurrect lost footage and replace entry-level jobs – forcing Hollywood to rethink creativity, labor and authorship.
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By Katherine Moses, Instructional Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion, University of Mississippi
I had been with my boyfriend, Tyler, for almost 10 years when we finally agreed that we should get engaged and married. Up until then, our respective jobs – mine as an academic, his as a fisherman – had forced us to endure long stretches apart.
But I had been offered a permanent academic job teaching philosophy in Florida. Tyler said he was willing to start a business there. It seemed like the beginning of a new, stable chapter of our lives.
We moved before he officially proposed, however. Then he went to Canada for seasonal work.
In our new house in Florida,…
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By Jose Abisambra, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Florida
People typically die from progressive supranuclear palsy within 7 to 10 years. There is currently no specialized treatment or effective screening for this neurodegenerative disease.
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By Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Biological Psychology, Loughborough University
A study tracking women for more than two decades adds to growing evidence that when menopause hormone therapy is started may influence dementia risk later in life.
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By Sue Farran, Professor of Comparative and Plural law, Newcastle University
Colin Murray, Professor of Law and Democracy, Newcastle University
More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965. But the treaty to transfer sovereignty has hit choppy waters. The deal has stalled in the UK parliament and Mauritius has now threatened legal action against the UK over the delay.
For years, successive UK governments played…
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By Nicole Martin, Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
Ralph Scott, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Politics, University of Bristol
Roland Kappe, Lecturer in Political Economy, UCL
Across Europe, education has become one of the biggest dividing lines in politics, and educational qualifications are now one of the best predictors of vote choice in Britain. This is particularly the case for new parties that compete more on cultural issues, including Reform and the Greens, who attract voters from different ends of the educational spectrum.
In the most recent UK general election in July 2024, 18% of voters with no formal qualifications voted for Reform – two and half times as many as among…
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By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
From our Oscars wish list to a novel created in the shadow of war, fill your weekend with these cultural picks.
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Marina Gorbatiuc, Researcher in the Center of Political Research and International Relations, Moldova State University
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the prospects for Moldova did not look good. But four years have now passed and, despite a relentless Russian campaign to destabilise the country, Moldova has survived and made significant progress.
It has, for example, progressed on its path to EU membership. Moldova transitioned from applicant to candidate…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The F1 Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 20, 2025. © 2025 Qian Jun/Paddocker via AP Photo (Paris) – Formula One (F1) and its governing federation, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), should address the risk of governments using upcoming 2026 Grand Prix events to whitewash human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The Formula 1 Grand Prix season in 2026 includes races in 22 countries, including in Bahrain, China, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.Human Rights Watch and other groups have documented…
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