By Ben Partridge, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University
Peter Parker has lost all of his support network in this new film – but navigating his grief proves transformative.
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By Colin McInnes, James Watt Chair, Professor of Engineering Science, University of Glasgow
The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b has created a wave of interest within the astronomy community. The planet orbits within the habitable zone around its parent star – a red dwarf located some 48 light years from Earth.
The habitable zone is the region around the star where temperatures are just right for water to remain liquid at a planet’s surface. Astronomers detected helium being lost from the upper…
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By Jessica Gallagher, Senior Lecturer, Criminal Justice, Birmingham City University
The UK may have a new prime minister, but the problem of prison overcrowding in England and Wales remains. Andy Burnham recently clarified the details of the Sentencing Act 2026, which aims to release prisoners earlier than usual.
Like other PMs before him, Burnham faces a difficult choice between addressing the overcrowded and chaotic prison environment, and reassuring the rightfully distressed victims and their families.
The prison estate in England and Wales is vastly overcrowded. The most recent…
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By Komal Raj Aryal, Lecturer in Crisis and Disaster Management , Aston University
Calls for a dedicated UK national wildfire service are growing louder. Given the huge recent fires across the country, this is an understandable reaction – people see specialist aircraft used in Spain, Portugal and Greece and want the UK to have something similar.
Sudden climatic stresses are…
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By Matilde Rosina, Assistant Professor in Global Challenges, Brunel University of London
It took one night in Ceuta to end a relatively quiet summer on Europe’s southern border. Over 70,000 people entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco between July 30 and 31, most of them swimming around the heavily guarded border fences.
For comparison, at the peak of the 2015-16 migration crisis, Italy received over 180,000 irregular migrants across an entire year. This was roughly…
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By Grace Carroll, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
Around 15 years ago, I created a Facebook page for my cat, Sandi. Friends thought it was weird. Today, social media accounts for cats attract millions of followers, cats travel in backpacks and prams, and surveys consistently show that the overwhelming majority of owners regard…
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By Carina Venter, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, Stellenbosch University
Not even the #MeToo movement and a reckoning with sexual abuse could rupture the sound-proof walls of South African classical music.
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By Mathew Tembo, Lecturer, Arts and Musicology Department, Copperbelt University
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
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By Amnesty International
An Israeli attack that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and seriously wounded camerawoman Zeinab Faraj in south Lebanon on 22 April 2026 was a direct attack on civilians which should be investigated as a war crime, said Amnesty International today. Testimonies from the sole survivor and first responders, corroborated by audiovisual material, coordination records, and […] The post Lebanon: Deadly Israeli attack on journalist Amal Khalil must be investigated as a war crime appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Karla Zeravcic, PhD Researcher, European University Institute
Marco Mauer, Researcher, European University Institute
In a knee-jerk reaction to the situation in Ceuta, 22 EU member states are seeking to step up border security. What are the legal loopholes and do stronger controls comply with the rule of law?
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