By Eva Lloyd, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood, School of Education and Communities, University of East London
Sung-Hee Lee, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Derby
Since Labour won the 2024 general election, policy focused on children in the early years – from birth to school age – and their parents has moved sharply up the political agenda.
The government’s most expensive early years commitment so far has been its decision to honour the previous administration’s pledge to provide 30 funded hours of childcare for children aged from nine months to school age…
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By Jenni Ramone, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
An inventive book in which each chapter is named after the sections in a partita and serves same role in creating the whole piece.
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By Dharani Hapangama, Professor of Gynaecology/Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon, University of Liverpool
Alison Maclean, NIHR Clinical Lecturer and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist Registrar Women's & Children's Health, University of Liverpool
Katie Jones, Colorectal clinical fellow at LUHFT PhD student at Centre for Women’s Health Research, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool
Removing endometriosis does not always relieve pelvic pain. Other conditions and increased sensitivity in the nervous system may help explain why.
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By Eddy Ng, Smith Professor of Equity and Inclusion in Business, Queen's University, Ontario
A recruiter’s advice that candidates should leave their iced coffee at home has sparked a familiar Gen Z workplace debate.
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By Kamilla Bonnesen, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Brain and Behaviour Lab, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Olivia Cooke, Research Assistant, Brain and Behaviour Laboratory, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Tracy Vaillancourt, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
More than half of students had missed at least part of a school day because of their period. When asked why, about one-third said they had been without pads or tampons when they needed them.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Christa Pike appears in court in Nashville, Tennessee, April 12, 2012. © 2012 Dipti Vaidya/USA Today Network/Imagn Images via Reuters Today, Christa Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator, and in critical condition after the Tennessee government’s failed execution attempt. Doctors had warned that her medical condition could make the state’s execution method, lethal injection, exceptionally painful and cruel. In fact, it was barbaric. Authorities tried to insert an IV line for an hour on September 30, using at least seven needles in her left…
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By Zoe Baker, Lecturer in Education, University of Sheffield
Cody Varnish, PhD Researcher, University of Bath
Justin Rogers, Lecturer in Social Work, The Open University
Rosie McGuire, Research Associate (NIHR MHR Fellowship), Department of Psychology, University of Bath
Young people who have been in care come up against a ‘cliff edge’ when they are expected to become independent.
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By Abigail Hall, Professor of Economics, University of Tampa
The sudden proliferation of Flock cameras and abuses has led to a response from Florida lawmakers, but they have stopped short of regulating this technology and its uses.
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By Junsu Kang, Associate Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.
Why can some organisms (like planaria or salamanders) regenerate limbs, while others cannot? – Anna, age 12, Kansas City, Missouri
Imagine losing an arm and simply growing a new one. This amazing ability…
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By Naveen Basavaraj, Assistant Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
If the goal was to silence rapper Macklemore by preventing him from touring with singer Ed Sheeran, it clearly backfired.
Macklemore delivered a monologue in support of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and performed his pro-Palestinian protest song “Hind’s Hall” during a Sept. 4, 2026, concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where he was an opening act for Sheeran.
Ten days later, Macklemore was dropped from the tour after Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots…
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