By Francesca Jackson, PhD candidate, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest comes after the US government released files that appeared to indicate he had shared official information with financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a trade envoy for the UK. But the police have not given details of exactly what they are investigating.
It is important to be clear that the arrest is not related to accusations of sexual assault or misconduct. In 2022, Mountbatten-Windsor reached a settlement with the late Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed…
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By George A Heckman, Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Robert McKelvie, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
People living with complex chronic conditions are poorly served by our health-care system, which was designed to care for acute illness.
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By Kim Hebert-Losier, Associate Professor in Sports Biomechanics, University of Waikato
Ceridwen Fraser, Professor in Marine Science, University of Otago
Heather Hendrickson, Associate Professor in Molecular Bioscience, University of Canterbury
Kelly Burrowes, Senior Researcher in Bioengineering, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Shannon Davis, Lecturer in Landscape Planning, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Tangiwai Rewi, Professor of Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato
New Zealand universities are slowly closing the pay gap, but men are still more likely to fill senior leadership roles in the highest pay brackets.
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By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Lance M Leslie, Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events, such as record-breaking heatwaves, bushfires, two major droughts and even flash flooding.
While Australia has always had these disasters, our research reveals these new extremes are the result of dramatic climate-driven changes in the upper atmosphere above Australia.
Eight to ten kilometres above the ground, the fast-flowing jet stream air currents have shifted further southwards, dragging rain-bearing winter…
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By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
Kelly Cairns, PhD Candidate studying antimicrobial resistance, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and School of Translational Medicine, Monash University
Antibiotic prescribing around the time of surgery and in aged care isn’t always appropriate, a new report shows. Here’s what else we learned.
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By Robyn Schofield, Professor and Associate Dean (Environment and Sustainability in Faculty of Science), The University of Melbourne
Robert George Ryan, Research Fellow in Atmospheric Composition, The University of Melbourne
Space junk returning to the Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.
Published today in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, the study was led by Robin Wing from the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Germany. Using highly sensitive lasers, he and his team of international researchers observed a plume of lithium pollution, tracking it back to the uncontrolled re-entry of a discarded Space X Falcon 9 rocket upper…
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By Celina McEwen, Senior Researcher in Sociology of Work, University of Technology Sydney
Alison Pullen, Professor of Gender, Work and Organization, Macquarie University
Carl Rhodes, Professor of Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, yet leadership positions remain overwhelmingly held by white men.
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By Julian Novitz, Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology
We should not close ourselves off to the possibility that a fun, charismatic David Foster Wallace fan may theoretically exist, somewhere in the world.
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By Amnesty International
In response to the recent releases of people arbitrarily detained for political reasons and the discussion of a so-called ‘Amnesty Law’, Valentina Ballesta, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director of Research for the Americas, said: “While the freedom of the victims is restored, it is essential that the Fact-Finding Mission, created by the UN in 2019, be able to access […] The post Venezuela: Call for unconditional releases and support from UN Mission appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Cynthia Chris, Professor of Media Studies, City University of New York
The turn to CGI has sidelined many of the dogs, bears and horses of yesteryear. But ethical questions aside, there’s still some magic in filming and seeing the real thing.
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