By Doug Specht, Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, University of Westminster
Rob Sharp, Assistant Professor in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex
In the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian armoured columns pushed east along the Zhytomyr highway towards Kyiv. Makariv, a small settlement of about 10,000 people 36 miles west of Kyiv, sat on their route. The town was wrecked in the month of fighting that ensued.
Roughly 40% of the settlement’s infrastructure was destroyed and the bodies of 132 executed civilians were recovered by April 2022.…
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By Katongo Seyuba, Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Gracsious Maviza, Gender and Migration Scientist; Regional Lead for Southern Africa in the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Team, CGIAR
African countries are now crafting the first continent-wide framework to tackle how climate disasters can worsen hunger, displacement and conflict.
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By Siyabulela Christopher Fobosi, Senior Researcher, UNESCO 'Oliver Tambo' Chair of Human Rights, University of Fort Hare, University of Fort Hare
South Africa’s minibus taxi industry contains extensive knowledge, organisation and social practices developed by the people who work in and depend on it.
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By Clementine Oberst, Sessional instrucutor in Communication Studies, McMaster University
Popular hockey shows are imagining a more inclusive sport. But recent controversies show how difficult it is to change hockey culture.
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By Ozlem Cankaya, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Curriculum Studies, MacEwan University
For parents whose children have just entered kindergarten or Grade 1, new fall routines can bring excitement — and some anxiety.
Parents may wonder: How do I support my child’s learning? And what can I do at home without turning family time into school?
When families think about foundational learning, literacy often comes first: reading books, learning letters and recognizing sounds.
Mathematics and numbers…
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By Andre Pagliarini, Assistant Professor of History and International Studies, Louisiana State University
The race between the incumbent president and Flávio Bolsonaro is a part of a decades-long right-left split in the country over the meaning of the nation.
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By Emma Brewis, PhD Candidate, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
The gameplay trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, one of the most anticipated entertainment releases of the decade, landed at the end of August. For those unfamiliar with it, the satirical video game is famous for allowing players to drive around a fictional US city committing crime and shooting people. But as well as misdemeanours, it has also given them the chance to engage in a form of in-game politics.
The previous instalment of Grand Theft Auto, GTA V, was a huge hit, grossing…
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By Lucy Clarke, Associate Professor of Environmental Resliience, Department of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
After one of the driest periods in recent memory, rain has finally returned to many parts of England. Lawns that were brown only a few weeks ago are green again, rivers have begun to rise and the parched appearance of the landscape is starting to fade.
So why are drought warnings still being discussed? And why have some experts suggested that it could take months of sustained rainfall, potentially through much of autumn…
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By Natalia Orrego Tapia, Senior Research Associate in Environmental Sustainability and Future Networks, ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures, University of Bristol
Even as the rollout of the 5G network continues around the world, the race to design and build the sixth generation of mobile infrastructure has begun.
The new, global 6G network represents a fundamental shift in what a mobile network is built to do. Where previous generations were designed primarily as pipelines for transporting data between devices, 6G’s ambition is to treat the network as an intelligent system.
This means it is designed to be “AI native”, with artificial intelligence at its core…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Former Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou speaks to the media in Paris, August 1, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Christophe Ena (Nairobi) – Niger’s junta has provisionally stripped five more exiled opposition figures of their nationality, extending a controversial policy increasingly used against critics of the military authorities, Human Rights Watch said today.On September 17, 2026, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, who has led Niger’s junta since the July 2023 coup, signed a decree removing the nationality of five prominent Nigeriens living in exile. The decree…
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