By Aradhna Krishna, Dwight F. Benton Professor of Marketing, University of Michigan
Surveillance pricing has dominated headlines recently. Delta Air Lines’ announcement that it will use artificial intelligence to set individualized ticket prices has led to widespread concerns about companies using personal data to charge different prices for identical products. As The New York Times reported, this practice involves companies tracking everything from…
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By Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may find that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the big tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law over the summer, could limit how much they can borrow.
Until recently, graduate students could take out two types of federal loans: Direct…
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By Neal H. Hutchens, University Research Professor of Education, University of Kentucky
Jeffrey C. Sun, Professor of Higher Education and Law, University of Louisville
American colleges and universities have traditionally encouraged free speech. Recent dismissals of professors are eroding their commitment to this core mission.
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By Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
Pressuring broadcasters by leveraging the powers of the Federal Communications Commission occurs no matter which party controls the White House.
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By Jessica Lloyd May, PhD Candidate in History, University of Nottingham
Matthew Jones, PhD Candidate in Conservation and Biodiversity, Nottingham Trent University
As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems alive with omens: an owl’s screech, or a bat above the hedgerows.
For centuries, such creatures were cast as messengers of fate, straddling the boundary between the natural and the supernatural. Yet today, the omens these animals bring are no longer warnings of ghosts or witchcraft, but of something far more tangible: their own survival.
The very species that once haunted our imagination and foretold ill-fated futures are now haunted by habitat loss, climate change and pressure from…
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By April Hayes, Microbiologist, Public Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter
Every flush sends traces of our medicines into rivers. When antibiotics mix with common drugs like painkillers or hormones, bacteria can evolve to resist treatment.
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By Chris Millward, Professor of Practice in Education Policy, University of Birmingham
The merger of Kent and Greenwich universities is set to produce the UK’s first “super-university”. This structure will help the universities manage financial risks, while sustaining their distinctive identities. And the merger could also provide a model for the prime minister’s vision for post-compulsory education, outlined recently at the Labour party conference.
Keir Starmer wants two-thirds of young people to enter higher or technical education…
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By William Perry, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
When Storm Amy battered the Scottish Highlands in early October, it tore through a salmon farm’s sea pens, releasing around 75,000 fish into open water in Loch Linnhe. The scale of the escape is alarming. It comes at a time when wild Atlantic salmon – already classified as “endangered” in Great Britain – are in decline.
For an animal so central to the UK’s ecology, culture and economy, the incident has serious implications.
At first glance, it might sound like a rare bit of good news:…
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By Sanwal Hussain, PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and Society, Aston University
The spate of public demonstrations against unemployment, corruption and low quality of life around the world is striking because of who is leading them. Young people have used social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to spread information and arrange their demonstrations.
While some of these protests have remained peaceful, others – such as the youth-led demonstrations in Indonesia and Nepal – have become…
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By Supriya Thapa
Will the protests launched in 2025 mark the beginning of a journey towards reform or simply be the latest chapter in Nepal’s long narrative of hope and disappointment?
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