By Michael Head, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
Anbang Du, PhD Candidate in Computer Science, University of Southampton
Markus Brede, Associate Professor, Mathematical Modeling, Statistics and Data Science, University of Southampton
Cancer kills one in five people globally. Yet, except for a one-off increase in 2021, the flow of money for cancer research has trended downward every year since 2016.
Our new analysis of more than 100,000 public and philanthropic grants reveals where research funding is being allocated. There are very likely to be reductions…
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By Stacey Pizzino, Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Bryan G. Fry, Professor of Toxicology, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the Pacific. There, fierce battles left behind sunken warships, aircraft and unexploded bombs. These remnants are not only historical artefacts…
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By Robyn Johns, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, University of Technology Sydney
Rowena Ditzell, Lecturer in Management at UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
Whatever the reason for it, crying is a normal, healthy emotional response that no one should be forced to suppress.
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By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
Jin Sug Yang, Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
Louise Malady, Senior Researcher: Policy, UTS Ageing Research Collaborative, University of Technology Sydney
Nelson Ma, Associate Professor in aged care, corporate governance and accounting, University of Technology Sydney
Home care packages help older people with complex needs to live at home for longer. The problem is, more people want packages than the number the government funds.
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By Barbara Padalino, Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour, Husbandry and Welfare, Southern Cross University
Cats are safer indoors. But if they’re used to roaming freely, containing them can cause problems – here’s what you need to know.
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By Emma Carson, Historian of Emotions and Australian Society, University of Adelaide
Gee I am lonely sweetheart, it may sound silly having so many men and cobbers around me, but when I say lonely I don’t mean lack of company, I am lonely for you, only you can fill the gap in my heart dearest, as each moment passes I seem to miss you and love you more, I shall never get used to living without you […] in fact I am sure we were meant to be together all the time.
My great-grandfather Bill Wiseman wrote this to my great-grandmother Florence in a letter dated October 20 1944.
Aside from when Bill briefly returned on leave from…
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By Eve Vincent, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Macquarie University
In Homework, renowned writer Geoff Dyer meditates on the whole, small world of childhood – and how class influences who we become.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the Indonesian government’s announcement that at least eight people have been killed since nationwide protests against low wages, tax hikes and lawmakers’ pay started on 25 August, Amnesty International’s Regional Research Director, Montse Ferrer, said: “The increasing number of deaths from the crackdown on protests in Jakarta and other regions in Indonesia is […] The post Indonesia: Authorities must investigate eight deaths following violent crackdown on protests appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Paty Paliokosta, Associate Professor of Special and Inclusive Education, Kingston University
For many pupils, the move to secondary school is a moment of anticipation – new friends, new subjects, and a growing sense of independence. But research in England shows this transition often comes with a hidden cost: a sharp and lasting decline in wellbeing.
Data from a 2024-2025 survey carried out by education support and research company ImpactEd Group with over 80,000 pupils shows a drop in children’s wellbeing between year…
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By Andrew Dix, Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Film, Loughborough University
In his essay Decline of the English Murder, the writer George Orwell evokes the pleasure to be had in reading about killing. After a good meal (including pudding), you are in the mood to read: “the sofa cushions are soft underneath you, the fire is well alight, the air is warm.” And what is it, in “these blissful circumstances”, that you want to read about? “Naturally,” says Orwell, “a murder”.
Substitute Orwell’s fires for contemporary radiators, and he might be describing the millions of readers…
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