By Amnesty International
Amnesty International deeply regrets the death of Eduardo Mauricio Ruiz Sanz (32) from a gunshot wound, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in the context of the social mobilizations held yesterday in Lima. We urge the authorities to carry out thorough and impartial investigations to identify and punish those responsible, in accordance with international human […] The post PERU: AUTHORITIES MUST STOP DISPROPORTIONATE USE OF FORCE AND PREVENT FURTHER VIOLENCE appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull
The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centred not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behaviour of the government. How did this come to happen?
The two men – former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash and academic Christopher Berry – remain without stain on their character. The case…
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By Aislinn Clarke, Lecturer in Film Studies, Queen's University Belfast
When I think of my first encounter with horror, I don’t think of a vampire, a witch, or even a possessed girl’s head spinning round (I saw The Exorcist at the age of seven). I think of a Sun God, I think of teeth and claws slicked with blood, I think of the Black Rabbit of Death. And he wasn’t even the bad guy.
I’m not talking about some campy folk horror from the 1960s. I’m talking about the 1978 animated version of Richard Adams’ Watership…
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By Rachael Garrett, Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge
Joss Lyons-White, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Conservation Science, University of Cambridge
Matthew Spencer, Visiting Fellow, Conservation, University of Cambridge
The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous communities. They store enormous amounts of carbon to protect our climate and are home to staggering numbers of species found nowhere else in the world.
How are their forests still standing while other forests have fallen? Answering this question is critical in the current global moment. As people gear up for the 30th UN climate summit (Cop30) in Belém, Brazil, in November, this “Amazon Cop” could help galvanise action to save the world’s forests with a clearer blueprint…
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By Andrew White, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London
It’s one of the first to make it out of the pilot stage and to offer a subsistence level payment.
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By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
A monster movie, new stories from Virginia Woolf, menopausal punk, a Lee Miller retrospective, and portraits of one of Van Gogh’s closest friends.
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By Natasha Slutskaya, Chair Professor, Work and Organization Studies, University of Sussex
Tim Newton, Honorary Fellow, School of Media, Communication and Sociology, University of Leicester
In the early days of the pandemic, “solidarity” became a buzzword. As COVID-19 appeared to directly threaten us all, the UK celebrated its key workers who were keeping the country running.
This idea ran through discussions on TV and on social media. The Clap…
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By Manuel Corpas, Lecturer in Genomics, University of Westminster
Global mortality continues to fall. Life expectancy has improved to unprecedented levels and deaths in young children have plummeted. Yet for adolescents and young adults, especially those aged 15 to 24, little progress has been made according to data from the latest Global Burden of Disease study. In parts of North America and eastern Europe, mortality in those aged 15-24 has actually risen…
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By Rebecca A. Drummond, Professor, Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham
The “gut microbiome” has become a popular health term in recent years. It’s easy to see why, with an abundance of research showing how important the trillions of microbes living in our gut are for health.
But what many people might not realise is that the microbiome doesn’t only contain bacteria. It also contains other types of microbes – including fungi. The fungal component of the microbiome is called the “mycobiome”.
Although the mycobiome has been less…
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By Mike Jones, Course Director MA (Music Industries), University of Liverpool
Fender grew up in a disintegrating family in a disintegrating former industrial region, and has written about collective suffering with great skill and passion.
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