By Jane Wright, Commissioning Editor, Arts & Culture, The Conversation
In the bustling Aberdeenshire town of Braemar, close to the late Queen’s beloved Balmoral, there’s a rather chi-chi hotel called the Fife Arms. Originally a stout stone Victorian building for tweedy country types, it is now a fabulous art-filled mecca of maximalism, attracting celebrities and wealthy Londoners looking for a bit of Highland bling.
There’s a Freud in the lobby, a Picasso in the drawing room, and a winged stag in the dining room, but perhaps most interesting of all, there’s a cocktail bar called Elsa’s, named after Elsa Schiaparelli, the Italian fashion designer. With…
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By Jolel Miah, Senior Lecturer, Health Psychology, University of Westminster
Riz Ahmed’s Bait is an exceptional piece of television. Not only for its satirical exploration of the entertainment industry, but for the psychological narrative running underneath it.
At its heart, the Prime Video series is a quietly devastating study of the pressures placed upon British‑Pakistani men. What appears to be an eccentric comedy about a struggling actor auditioning for James Bond soon reveals itself to be a nuanced…
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By Christoph Siemroth, Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Economics, University of Essex
The price of oil has changed a lot in the last few weeks. There have been dips as well as peaks, but generally, since the the start of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran at the end of February, the black stuff has been getting more expensive.
As a direct result, petrol and diesel prices in the UK have also rocketed.
Motorists have felt the steep rise on petrol station forecourts, while some fuel sellers have been accused…
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
A large new study finds unmarried adults face significantly higher cancer rates, but the real story is about what marriage represents, not what it does.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the death sentences handed down today, to two former police officers by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for the killing of Abu Sayed during student-led protests in July 2024, Rehab Mahamoor, Amnesty International’s Regional Researcher and Campaigner, said: “Abu Sayed and the many other victims of police violence during the July 2024 protests […] The post Bangladesh: Death sentences for former police officers are not the answer to Abu Sayed killing appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Increased exports of Australian LNG to Singapore are in prospect, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong in Friday talks to shore up Australia’s oil supply chain.
During a joint news conference Prime Minister Wong said Singapore would look to access more Australian LNG on a commercial basis “and hopefully more long-term gas as well”.
Albanese said if Singapore required more LNG, over a period “additional fields are going to come online”.
Asked about the tax treatment for new exports, Albanese dodged answering the…
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By Ian Musgrave, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
You can have a severe allergic reaction to this herbal medicine even if you’ve previously taken it without any problems.
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By Bernard Capp, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Warwick
Around 8pm on a cold February evening in 1733, a gentleman named Francis Peters was returning to his home near Knightsbridge, London, in a hackney cab, when someone knocked on the wooden shutters of the door. An armed horseman thrust a pistol inside, demanded Peters’s money and valuables and snatched a ring from his finger. Peters handed them over without fuss. But when the thief also snatched his hat and wig, he protested vigorously, though in vain – the robber rode away with his booty.
The puzzle, to the modern reader, is that the hat…
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By Stan Chu Ilo, Research Professor, World Christianity and African Studies, DePaul University
Pope Leo’s decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent’s importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both his personal ties…
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By Julien Benoit, Associate professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
Jennifer Botha, Specialist Museum Scientist and Head of Department (National Museum, Bloemfontein) and Research Affiliate, University of the Free State
Vincent Fernandez, X-ray CT laboratory manager, Natural History Museum
Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including humans: the therapsids. They were first described more than 150 years ago, based on fossils from South Africa. Since then, many more fossils have been discovered.
James Kitching, one of the most…
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