By Rebecca Shaw, Lecturer in Law, University of Leeds
Harmful narratives about domestic abuse persist in our society. They can include questioning “why doesn’t the victim just leave?”. They might mean believing in a hierarchy of abuse, where physical abuse is taken more seriously than other forms.
Stereotypical characterisations of how a victim should behave and what a perpetrator looks like remain. Overall, a lack of understanding and awareness serves to silence and exclude those most affected.
Research…
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By Omar Al-Tabbaa, Professor of International Business and Strategy, University of Leeds
Five carmakers are involved in a case at the High Court in London over claims that they cheated on emissions tests. A decade ago, the “dieselgate” scandal broke, eventually forcing Volkswagen to pay billions of euros in fines and settlements. These carmakers (Mercedes, Ford, Peugeot/Citroën, Renault and Nissan) have all faced accusations that selling cars was more important to them than their environmental responsibilities. They all deny the allegations.
Back in 2015, all United Nations member states…
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By Aurora Moxon, Postdoctoral Fellow in Cultural Studies, University College Cork
Hiking tourism is helping to rehabilitate a once-notorious region of Calabria and boost the local economy in area suffering from rural decline.
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By Salmaan Khan, Sessional Lecturer, Toronto Metropolitan University
A pilot study drawing on 2021 Census data found that Muslim workers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area earn significantly less than non-Muslim counterparts.
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By Aidan McGartland, PhD candidate, Music Theory, McGill University
Linglan Zhu, PhD candidate in Music Technology, McGill University
Matthew Anthony Ludwig, PhD candidate, Statistics, Boston University
Puerto Rican icon Bad Bunny, a superstar rapper, has recently risen to global prominence as demonstrated by the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.
Bad Bunny’s success is not only down to his charismatic performances or engagement in social activism for Puerto Rico, but…
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By Hari KC, Research Fellow, Bridging Divides, Toronto Metropolitan University
Rupa Banerjee, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour, Toronto Metropolitan University
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in hiring, Canada needs to consider how opportunity is distributed once immigrants enter the labour market.
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By Zuania Colón-Piñeiro, Posdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology, University of Florida
Ana V. Longo, Associate Professor of Biology, University of Florida
Miguel A. Acevedo, Associate Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Population Ecology, University of Florida
Nich W. Martin, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
El coquí común es una rana pequeña pero emblemática de Puerto Rico. Su canto melodioso, “co-quí”, es una canción de cuna para los puertorriqueños.
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By Jeremy Howick, Professor and Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare, University of Leicester
Bad things have happened in maternity units. Babies have died. Women have been harmed. Families have been ignored, dismissed and left to fight for answers they should never have had to beg for.
Safe maternity care must be a national priority. But after more than a decade of investigations, one question has become unavoidable: have maternity reviews become a substitute for action?
Reviews can reveal what hospitals have hidden and give bereaved parents a public record of what happened. But reviews should lead to safer care. Too often, they have led to further reviews.
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By Amnesty International
Twenty-two years after a government commitment to establish a nationwide system of shelters to protect women from violence in Algeria, only three have formally opened, leaving survivors across the country without sufficient access to protection amid concerns over exclusionary admission criteria and undue restrictions on freedom of movement for those seeking safety, Amnesty International said […] The post Algeria: 22 years after pledge to establish national shelters authorities still failing survivors of gender-based violence appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Donathan L. Brown, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northeastern University
In many cases, a single, shocking crime allegedly involving a foreign-born suspect was quickly reframed into a broader indictment of minorities.
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