By Stephen Leonard Mensah, PhD Candidate, University of Memphis
Louis Kusi Frimpong, Senior Lecturer, University of Environment and Sustainable Development
Seth Asare Okyere, Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburg and Visiting Associate Professor, The University of Osaka, University of Pittsburgh
Wetlands are vital ecological resources that provide several benefits in urban and peri-urban areas. They slow down flood waters, and act as a source of fishing and farming livelihoods. They also provide socio-cultural benefits for local communities. But some of these valuable ecosystems, due to their presence in prime locations, are at the centre of competing cultural, ecological and economic interests. Property development, especially, is a threat to wetlands.
The 2025…
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By Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala, Legal Researcher, PhD Candidate and Lead of the African Climate Law Programme, Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Tracy-Lynn Field, Director of the Mandela Institute, Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
Some African countries have consumer protection laws that they could use to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for pretending to be green.
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By Federico Donelli, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Trieste
The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Here, international rivalries, regional ambitions and local politics collide. Federico Donelli, who has studied these political dynamics and recently published Power…
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By Christopher Alcantara, Professor of Political Science, Western University
Craig Mutter, Graduate Student, Political Science, Western University
Laura Stephenson, Professor of Political Science, Western University
It’s not that youth don’t care enough to vote. It’s that they are turning away from conventional, formal participation in favour of alternative ways of sharing and expressing their views.
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By Heidi J. S. Tworek, Professor of History and Public Policy, University of British Columbia
Chris Tenove, Assistant director, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, University of British Columbia
Netheena Neena Mathews, Research assistant, University of British Columbia
If Canada wants to get ahead of the next health crisis, it needs to shield its scientists and researchers from online abuse.
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By Laura O'Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University
In the Wicked sequel, Elphaba is an ecological and political disruptor, reclaiming agency for herself and for the natural world she strives to protect.
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By Edward White, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University
For the final season of Stranger Things, millions of fans will take one last plunge into the Upside Down to watch an epic showdown against Vecna as he threatens the town of Hawkins – and the entire world. But what sparks our collective fascination with this dark, horror-filled universe?
The answer lies in psychological and philosophical principles that shed light on why we’re drawn not only to entertainment but also to information.…
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By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
A lot can happen in three decades. Since 1995, we’ve seen nine different UK prime ministers, the birth and death of the Minidisc, iPod and DVD. Manchester City sank to the third tier of English football then rose to become champions of Europe. One thing that hasn’t wavered, though, is the popularity of The Beatles.
On November 21, The Beatles’ Anthology 4 was released to an eager worldwide audience, 30 years after the first instalment in the series, Anthology 1, and 56 years after the band split.
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By Chantal Gautier, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Sex and Relationship Therapist, University of Westminster
If you’re looking for a film that’s daring and emotionally layered, then Harry Lighton’s debut feature Pillion absolutely hits the mark. The film follows Colin (Harry Melling), a shy suburban guy stuck in routine and Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a magnetic unreadable biker whose presence exudes both aloofness and intrigue.
What starts as a rough transactional alleyway hook-up, quickly shifts into a 24/7 BDSM (best understood when read…
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By Naomi Braithwaite, Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
When Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney attended Variety’s Power of Women event on October 30 in Los Angeles, she may have delivered an empowering and inspirational speech, but it was her dazzling, see-through dress that really stole the show.
The floor-length silver design was a collaborative creation by Christian Cowan and Elias Matso. It was made from crystal mesh and structured around a steel-bone…
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