By Andrea Scotti, Senior lecturer of Physical Chemistry, Lund University
Whether you prefer your spaghetti al dente or soothingly soft, it can be difficult to achieve perfection at home. Many of us will have experienced our pasta disintegrating into a beige mush – particularly for gluten-free alternatives.
So how much water and salt do you really need, and how long do you cook it for if you want optimal results? What’s more, how should you amend your cooking process when using gluten-free pasta? A recent study my colleagues and I conducted, published…
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By Paul Cleave, Lecturer, Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology, University of Exeter
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
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By Rob Lawlor, Lecturer in Applied Ethics, University of Leeds
When Britain abolished slavery in its empire in 1833, it paid the equivalent of hundreds of billions today in compensation – not to the enslaved, but to the slave owners. It was an imperfect, morally uneasy compromise, but it helped achieve a historic transition that had seemed impossible.
Today, as the world struggles to phase out fossil fuels, many doubt such a transformation is still possible. Emissions keep rising, the Paris agreement isn’t properly enforced and powerful corporations continue…
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Tetyana Malyarenko, Professor of International Security, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy
Ukraine is having a tougher-than-usual time at the moment. On the frontlines, the battle of Pokrovsk is raging, and it does not look like Ukraine is winning it.
Nor do things look good for the country’s energy resilience after months of an intensive Russian air campaign targeting key infrastructure. According to the UN, this could trigger another major humanitarian crisis in the already war-ravaged country.
The geopolitical…
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By Daniel Hutton Ferris, Lecturer in Political Theory and Philosophy, Newcastle University
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, has been elected as New York City’s mayor. He became the first New York mayoral candidate to win more than 1 million votes since 1969, and looks set to secure over 50% of the total vote.
With almost all of the votes counted, independent candidate Andrew Cuomo seems to have been backed by 41.6% of voters. Republican Curtis Sliwa has secured just…
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By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University
Americans voted in elections on November 4 in the first major test of whether Republicans can hold together the coalition of voters that propelled Donald Trump to the White House in November 2024. The result was a Democratic party triumph.
Trump was not directly on the ballot in any of these elections, the most high-profile of which were to decide who would become the mayor of New York City and the governors of Virginia and New Jersey. But each race has been seen to varying degrees as a referendum on…
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By Peter Urwin, Director, Centre for Employment Research, University of Westminster
The number of 16 to 24-year-olds in England who are not in education, employment or training (Neet) currently stands at nearly one million.
In a recent document of proposed policy, the government has set out a range of initiatives to help them. These include new qualifications designed for young people who achieve grade two or below in maths and English GCSEs, and guaranteed access to education, training or work.…
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By Denise Suzanne Cloutier, Professor, Health Geography and Social Gerontology, University of Victoria
The long-term care system is under pressure — both from an aging population and from a workforce in crisis. More humane, sustainable models of care are critical.
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By Jonathan Baker, Senior lecturer in Strategy, University of Adelaide
Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.
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By Michael Flood, Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
Rigid norms of manhood, based in manly confidence and toughness, emotional stoicism, disdain for femininity, and dog-eat-dog banter, are influential among boys and young men in Australia.
Between one quarter and one half of boys and young men endorse these norms. Over half feel pressure from others to live up to them, believing most people expect them always to be confident, strong and tough.
These are some of the findings from a new Australian survey of adolescents aged 14-18 years, conducted by The Men’s…
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