By Daniel Alge, Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Brunel University of London
The decision means trans men can be exluded from men’s single-sex spaces – but may also be excluded from women’s spaces.
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By Nigel Driffield, Professor of International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Those of us who study trade and investment for a living are, I suspect, becoming exasperated with both the White House stance on tariffs and the way that this is reported in much of the media. US president Donald Trump believes that if a country has a trade surplus with the US it is somehow playing unfairly and needs to be dealt with. But anyone who understands the basics of international economics will recognise the fallacy in both of these beliefs.
Trade takes place based on what economists call “comparative advantage”…
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By Massimo D'Angelo, Research Associate in the Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University
When the late Pope Francis first stepped on to the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election 12 years ago, he remarked that he had been called almost from the “end of the world”. He was the first non-European pontiff since Gregory III, elected in AD731, who was of Syrian origin. And he was the first pope in history to come from Latin America.
This is not merely a biographical detail. His papacy was transformative in shaping a Catholic Church…
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them to remain in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty: How did Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine affect indigenous women in Russia? Victoria: Even before the war, women in Russia lacked protection from domestic violence. In the republics with a significant Indigenous population, such as Yakutia, Buryatia or the republics of the North Caucasus, men have been disproportionately affected by the military draft. In […] The post Meet three female Indigenous anti-war activists from Russia appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Imke Henkel, Lecturer in Journalism and Media, University of Leeds
UK journalism has a class problem. This statement will not surprise most people familiar with UK newsrooms. What is astonishing, though, is the scarcity of empirical data that could help us better understand the extent to which class inequality affects journalists and their work.
For the first time, research by my colleagues and me for the report UK Journalists in the 2020s uses a representative…
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By Cecile de Villiers, Lecturer of Labour Law, University of Cape Town
Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren’t like this. Instead they are hothouses for teachers’ poor performance, financial mismanagement, assault and sexual misconduct.
When cases…
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By Freddie Daley, Research Associate, Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex
Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex
The UK government is about to host a summit with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the future of energy security. It does so as the world grapples with war, geopolitical realignments and trade barriers, against a backdrop of accelerating climate upheavals. One of the expected outcomes of this summit is a new, agreed definition of what constitutes energy security in the 21st century.
Common…
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By Javier Turienzo, Lecturer in Business organization and marketing, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Mobility is evolving rapidly, especially in Europe, and this transformation is not only reflected in the types of vehicles being used, but also in citizens themselves. Motivations, preferences, and social values are shifting quickly.
Innovations like electric and self-driving cars promise to make transport more sustainable, efficient and clean. As a result, public policies and discourse are now focused on guiding and preparing society for this new generation of vehicles.
However, recent years have also…
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By Imke Henkel, Lecturer in Journalism and Media, University of Leeds
In 2015, 77% of respondents thought that ‘being a detached observer’ was ‘extremely’ or ‘very important’. In 2023, it was 69%.
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