By Dave Newell, Professor of Integrated Musculoskeletal Care and Head of the Centre of Pain and Active Inference Research, Health Sciences University
Giacomo Rossettini, Musculoskeletal physiotherapist, School of Physiotherapy, University of Verona
Jorge Esteves, Visiting Professor, Centre for Pain and Active Inference (PAIn) Research, Health Sciences University
Jenny’s back pain usually settles within a few weeks. This time, 12 weeks have passed and it still intrudes on her life. Getting dressed hurts. Sitting through work is difficult. And something else is becoming harder to ignore: worry.
Why hasn’t it gone away? Is something seriously wrong? Will it ever get better?
Social media offers plenty of alarming possibilities. Jenny starts monitoring every twinge. Each painful movement seems to confirm that something must be wrong.
Jenny is fictional,…
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By James Fox, Research Associate in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Glasgow
First you are shown a new hack to keep wine from spoiling. Then a dog lovingly devoted to its owner. Immediately in tow there are methods to repair broken glass and remove acne, a tip for weight loss, a cake recipe and an astrological reading of your future. But this is not your TikTok or Instagram feed – it’s the contents of a book written nearly four-and-a-half centuries ago.
The English writer Thomas Lupton’s book A…
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By Andrew Geddes, Professor, European University Institute
Clare Llewellyn-MacRae, Senior Lecturer in Governance, Technology and Data, University of Edinburgh
Eleonora Milazzo, Research fellow, European University Institute
Roderik Rekker, Assistant Professor, Radboud University
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Policymakers do listen to research, but evidence is only one part of the decision-making process. Public opinion, political pressures, values and competing priorities also shape migration policies.
How research is communicated matters. Evidence that is presented neutrally can help to build trust among citizens whose concerns and values must also be weighed in the balance.
Researchers can have greater impact by acting as honest brokers by presenting credible…
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By Marshia Akbar, Research Lead on Labour Migration at the CERC Migration and Integration Program, TMU, Toronto Metropolitan University
Devaanshi Khanzode, Quantitative Researcher, Global Migration Institute, Toronto Metropolitan University
Canada’s manufacturing revival depends on skilled immigrant workers, yet tariff-related layoffs and policy gaps are pushing many out of the sector.
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By Henry H. Prown, Assistant Lecturer in the Department of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta
For communities encountering silencing in the wake of forced famine or mass atrocity, the ongoing battles over Holodomor recognition and remembrance offer insight.
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By Ryan Denson, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Exeter; University of Silesia in Katowice
The ancient Greeks are generally thought of as a people at home on the sea. Yet their familiarity with the ocean didn’t stop them from fearing it. Danger and uncertainty always loomed over ancient voyages, and this is reflected in writing from the time.
One of the most famous works of ancient Greek literature is, after all, a poem about a man lost at sea for a decade. Homer’s Odyssey is famed for its many monsters, some of which…
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By Detlef Siegfried, Professor of Modern German and European History, University of Copenhagen
Ask Danes what makes Denmark Danish and you might hear about openness, tolerance and the freedom to live as you choose.
You can see it in the country’s history: Denmark was the first country in the world to legalise pornography. Alternative communities such as Christiania in Copenhagen are internationally famous for their counterculture and liberal attitudes. And Danish…
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By Michael Asiedu, Researcher, University of St.Gallen
When authoritarian rule ends, the leader may leave office, but the ruling family can remain politically consequential.
My research focuses on authoritarianism and judicial politics in Africa. In a recent study, I examined why efforts to hold ruling families accountable took different legal forms. I also sought to understand why those didn’t necessarily lead to changes in how countries were governed.
I compared experiences…
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By Chris Humphrey, Senior Research Associate Development and Public Finance, ODI Global
International development cooperation – external financial and technical support for economic and social improvements in lower-income countries – is shifting fast all around the world. Nowhere is this happening faster than in Africa.
Aid cuts, natural and war-related shocks, unstable geopolitics, rapidly growing young populations and high external debt levels mean African leaders have to find new development paths.
Central to this new agenda is easing dependence on external development finance. Africa has resources of its own – over US$1 trillion in pension assets across…
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By Scott Parrott, Professor of Media Effects, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
With so few Americans serving in the military, many learn about veterans from stereotyped news coverage. A media scholar explains why that matters.
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