By Gudani Goodman Mukoma, Lecturer, University of Venda
Biokineticists can help identify NCD risk in rural communities, but gaps in referral pathways and public healthcare integration may limit access to follow-up care.
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By Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
Concentrating security in volatile areas may not be the solution, as terrorist groups will always take advantage of vulnerable areas.
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By Busani Ngcaweni, Director: Center for Public Policy and African Studies, University of Johannesburg
South Africa has been on a decades-long journey of reforming its public service. But serious problems persist.
In September 2026 the urgency for change was again underscored during the Madlanga Commission of inquiry into corruption in the police and security forces. In his testimony, the chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Somadoda Fikeni, lamented the state of governance and accountability.…
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By Jean-Pierre Darnis, Full professor at the University of Côte d’Azur, director of the master’s programme in “France-Italy Relations”. Associate fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS, Paris) and adjunct professor at LUISS University (Rome), Université Côte d’Azur
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Pope Leo XIV’s views on international politics set out a vision that rejects the logic of power and imperialism in favour of diplomacy, the rule of law and multilateral institutions.
Europe occupies a central place in this vision: the Pope sees the European Union as a project that transcends national rivalries.
During his visit to France, he combined a celebration of the nation’s Christian heritage with a condemnation of nationalism, while emphasising…
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By Iñaki Echeverría Huarte, Assistant Professor, Universidad de Navarra
Angel Garcimartín Montero, Catedrático de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Navarra
Iker Zuriguel Ballaz, Professor of Applied Physics, Universidad de Navarra
This story began, like so many in the history of science, with something we were not looking for.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we were studying a practical question: how do people move around in an enclosed space when you ask them to keep apart from one another? Watching the footage time after time, we noticed something odd: almost every participant walked in loops that turned in the same direction, always anticlockwise. Stranger still, none of them seemed to have noticed they were doing it.
That…
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By Catherine Unsworth, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Chemistry, University of Liverpool
Steve Rannard, Professor of Chemistry and co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Long-acting Therapeutics, University of Liverpool
Long-acting treatments could reduce missed doses and ease the burden of taking medicines every day, while giving patients more choice.
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By Elisa Orofino, Academic Lead for Extremism and Counter-Terrorism, Anglia Ruskin University
The events around RAF Fairford offer a timely reminder of a less visible part of Britain’s counter-terrorism system: the role of the public. In the early hours of September 27, armed officers responded to a report of suspicious vehicles near the base and arrested five men. A local farmer had found a road blocked late at night as she returned home and raised the alarm.
The men, all in their 20s and UK nationals from London, were detained under the Explosives Act and on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.…
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By Kambiz Baghalian, Senior Lecturer in Crop Production, Anglia Ruskin University
Year-round tomatoes and asparagus depend on heated glasshouses, abundant sunlight and long-distance transport – all of which come with costs.
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By Sarah Bracking, Professor of Climate and Society, King's College London
Danford Chibvongodze, Research Fellow, Centre for Civil Society, University of KwaZulu-Natal
The longer it takes to transition away from fossil fuels such as coal, the more costs accrue as climate change accelerates.
Climate change caused at least US$2.8 trillion (£2.1 trillion) in global costs known as loss and damage between 2000 and 2019, according to the UN Environment Programme. Loss and damage…
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By Tom Oliver, Lecturer, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Westminster
Algorithms are central to modern mathematics and computer science. They are explicit procedures valued for their clarity, efficiency and beauty. Beyond these fields, however, the word “algorithm” is most likely to evoke social media feeds, targeted advertising or a combination of the two of the two.
Through algorithms, mathematics has become culturally visible as the force behind opaque processes – with unsettling consequences. Public…
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