By Renata Roma, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center of Behavioural Sciences and Justice Studies/Pawsitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan
Research on perceived similarities between people and their dogs aims to understand whether such perceptions are accurate and how they affect the relationship between people and their dogs.
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor
You can generally tell when Vladimir Putin appears rattled by an adverse event in his war on Ukraine. He (or one of his proxies) ramps up the bloodcurdling rhetoric. And so it is with Ukraine’s “Spiderweb…
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By Sean Pymer, Academic Clinical Exercise Physiologist, University of Hull
A fitness trend known as Japanese walking is capturing attention online, promising major health benefits with minimal equipment and time.
Based on interval-style bursts of fast and slow walking, Japanese walking was developed by Professor Hiroshi Nose and Associate Professor Shizue Masuki at Shinshu University in Matsumoto, Japan. It involves alternating between three minutes of walking…
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By Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol
Dippy – a complete cast of a diplodocus skeleton – is Britain’s most famous dinosaur. It has resided at the Natural History Museum in London since 1905 and is now on show in Coventry where it is “dinosaur-in-residence” at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.
Dippy, the star attraction in the huge entrance hall of the Natural History Museum from 1979 to 2018, is now on tour around the UK, with Coventry as its latest stop. It had previously been shown in Dorchester,…
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By Sarah Mills, Professor of Human Geography, Loughborough University
The UK government recently endorsed proposals in its strategic defence review to consider the creation of military gap years for young people in the UK.
It would potentially be similar to a scheme offered by the Australian Defence Force. Young Australian citizens can spend 12 months doing paid work in a variety of roles in the Navy, Army or Air Force.…
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By Afshan Jalil, PhD Candidate in Consumer Behaviour and Muslim Fashion, University of the West of Scotland
In the run-up to Eid al-Adha – a major Muslim festival that celebrates the prophet Ibrahim’s devotion and coincides with the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca – UK retailers are joining the celebrations.
Big brands like Next have launched festive collections of clothing, accessories and gifts, sharing social media messages aimed at Muslim consumers.…
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By Gabriella Alberti, Professor of International Labour Migration, University of Leeds
Filling the UK’s skills and labour shortages is not as easy as simply turning off the supply of migrant workers.
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By Daniel Waldeck, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Coventry University
Rachael Leggett, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Covenant University
Imagine asking a coworker to help you on a project, and although they agree, they suddenly “forget” whenever the deadline approaches. Or a friend saying “you look beautiful today, I barely recognised you,” after you show them your new haircut.
Perhaps you know all too well the feeling of a parent or partner ignoring you following some perceived slight.
On the surface this behaviour may seem relatively minor. But if it happens often, this could indicate a narcissist is using passive-aggressive…
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By Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
It’s a mistake to think that, when it comes to the UK economy, the Conservatives have always been seen by British voters as a safer pair of hands than Labour. But, notwithstanding the damaging austerity imposed on the country by David Cameron’s chancellor, George Osborne, it was, by and large, the case between 2008 and 2022. This was a period bookended by the global financial crisis that occurred under Gordon Brown’s watch as Labour chancellor and then prime minister, and by…
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By Tom Malleson, Associate Professor of Social Justice & Peace Studies, Western University
In its governance structure, the modern workplace operates as a kind of mini dictatorship. But what if there were an actual legal right to workplace democracy?
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