By Andrew Moscrop, Primary Care Researcher, University of Oxford
British children are not getting shorter, despite claims to the contrary. In fact, they are getting taller.
But this is not good news. When my colleagues and I analysed national data on child height, we found that the trend is largely explained by rising childhood obesity and widening inequalities.
Claims that British children are becoming…
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By William Garbett, PhD Candidate in History, Lancaster University
A tall, well-built man saunters past a band and onto the stage. He is handsome and slick, the parody of an American talk show host. Magnanimously he interviews the band, only to cut off one guitarist, patronise another and upstage the saxophonist with a mimed solo. And so, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård opened the 1,000th episode of the American sketch show Saturday Night Live (or SNL) on January 31.
SNL is essentially a variety show, with sketches, a bit of stand-up and live music from bestselling artists. Although streaming…
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By Lowri Sian Wilkie, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychology, Swansea University
Andrew H Kemp, Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
Zoe Fisher, Clinical Lead, Emotional and Mental Wellbeing Strategy, RPB, Swansea University
With the 2026 Senedd election nearing, Wales must decide whether to defend its pioneering Well-being Act or let it be overshadowed by short-term political pressures.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the arrest in Norway of humanitarian worker and founder of the NGO Aegean Boat Report, Tommy Olsen, who is being prosecuted in Greece alongside fellow human rights defender Panayote Dimitras, of the NGO Greek Helsinki Monitor, on charges related to their work defending the rights of refugees and migrants, Dinushika Dissanayake Amnesty International’s […] The post Norway: Release human rights defender Tommy Olsen and reject his extradition to Greece appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Joshua Larsen, Associate Professor in Water Science, University of Birmingham
Annegret Larsen, Assistant Professor in Geography, Wageningen University
Lukas Hallberg, River Catchment Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Across Europe, beaver numbers are increasing after a long period of decline. As these aquatic mammals recolonise rivers, they are gradually rebuilding wetlands that once existed across many river valleys.
As geographers, we have been investigating how these changes could also affect the movement of carbon through river systems.
To find out, we measured the full carbon balance of a wetland created by beaver damming. Our new…
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By Adrian R Bell, Chair in the History of Finance and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research, Prosperity and Resilience, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Andrew Prescott, Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Glasgow
Helen Killick, Postdoctoral Research Associate in History, University of Reading
Jason Sadler, Professorial Enterprise Fellow, GeoData Institute, Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was one of the largest and most dramatic popular uprisings in medieval Europe. But what do we really know about this celebrated event in English history?
The rising was the culmination of a wide range of popular grievances against the government of the young King Richard II and his uncle John of Gaunt. The trigger was the levy of a third poll tax in four years to fund the hundred…
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By Vikram Niranjan, Assistant Professor in Public Health, School of Medicine, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick
A hotter world is quietly changing one of the simplest things we do for our health – moving our bodies. For many people, a walk in the park, a jog around the neighbourhood or a cycle to work is becoming harder, and sometimes unsafe, as temperatures rise.
Scientists are beginning to understand how heat affects physical activity and why this matters for long-term health. A new modelling study in The…
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By Barbara Pierscionek, Professor and Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation, Anglia Ruskin University
A major study links Wegovy to a rare form of sudden vision loss, and finds men may face three times the risk of women.
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By John Strawson, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London
Donald Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on March 15 that his relationship with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “extraordinary”. Netanyahu has been rather less effusive, saying in recent days that their relationship is…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Australia’s inflation rate could peak in “the high 4s or even higher” this year, according to Treasury modelling, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.
The latest modelling comes as Anthony Albanese prepares to meet state and territory leaders in a national cabinet hook up on Thursday to discuss the fuel crisis and announce a national coordinator-general to help address its issues.
Albanese has asked the governments to each appoint a “point person” to liaise with the Commonwealth. The meeting will hear and share information and discuss actions that can be taken.
Chalmers…
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