By Clint Witchalls, Senior Health Editor, The Conversation
Holly Squire, International Editor, The Conversation
A new series from The Conversation UK and our Danish partner Videnskab.dk, exploring what Denmark and the UK can learn from each other about health and wellbeing.
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By Subhash Pokhrel, Professor of Public Health Economics, Brunel University of London
Denmark and the UK both wear the badge of universal healthcare with pride. Nobody is turned away, nobody is handed a bill on the way out. And the principle – that where you are born or how much you earn should not determine whether you live or die – is sacred in both countries. But principles are not the same as outcomes.
Denmark spends more per person on healthcare than the UK and operates one of the most expansive welfare states on the planet. It consistently outperforms the UK on some of the
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By Elisa Rigosi, Researcher in Sensory Biology, Department of Biology, Lund University
David O'Carroll, Professor of Sensory Biology, Department of Biology, Lund University
One bee has long been regarded as a benchmark for visual performance: the honeybee drone.
These male honeybees (Apis mellifera) have evolved highly specialised eyes for detecting queens during mating flights. They are extraordinarily sensitive to tiny moving objects less than half a degree across. In human terms, that’s like spotting a person more than 250…
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By Amnesty International
Lavinya Stennett on the importance of teaching Black history in schools In 2016, I received my A Level results. I didn’t get my first-choice university, so went through clearing [how universities and colleges fill any places they still have on their courses]. I received a place at SOAS to do African Studies. I didn’t know […] The post “The UK is yet to have a national reckoning around its role in colonialism” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Osama S. Qatrani
How the electricity crisis in eastern Libya became a water crisis that revived an older argument about power, resources and regional inequality in the country
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The prime minister has made it clear he is not in favour of allowing telehealth to be used, regardless of the Labor national conference decision in favour of it.
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By Michael O'Keefe, Director, Master of International Relations, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
With five key Pacific Islands leaders absent and China reportedly furious about Taiwan’s presence, the forum needs to find unity to remain effective.
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By Tirthankar Ghosh, Doctoral Student, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Levan Tielidze, Research Fellow in Glacial Geomorphology, Monash University
Rock-ice avalanches like the one which caused catastrophe in Nepal and Tibet (China) are not new. But warmer conditions make them more likely.
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By Sean Kang, Associate Professor in the Science of Learning, The University of Melbourne
High school and uni students may wonder how best to prepare for upcoming exams. Here’s how they can use their time wisely.
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By Sahara Hoff, Research Associate in the United States Studies Centre’s Economic Security Program, University of Sydney
As more details emerge about this controversial deal, big questions remain about what it could mean – both for oil markets and Venezuela’s national sovereignty.
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