By Amr Saber Algarhi, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Sheffield Hallam University
Adeola Y. Oyebowale, Assistant Professor in Banking, University of Doha for Science and Technology
The whole point of Brexit was to change the UK’s relationship with Europe. And one of the less visible shifts has occurred in the financial markets, affecting pension funds and the cost of borrowing.
Before the referendum, when London’s stock market sneezed, Europe caught a cold. Now though, our research suggests that the financial relationship between the UK and the EU has flipped.
The change came after decades of London…
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By Sharon Freeman, PhD Candidate, School of Education, University of Leicester
It is widely accepted that learning English is essential for many adult migrants who move to the UK. Yet in the last census, over 1 million residents in England and Wales reported not speaking English well or at all.
Over the years, governments have firmly placed the duty to learn English on the newcomer, framing English proficiency as a requirement of integration.…
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By Dominick Spracklen, Professor of Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions, University of Leeds
A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air conditioners, and across forests can cool a whole region.
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By Sarah A. Son, Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies, University of Sheffield
When pop superstars BTS announced a temporary hiatus in 2022, it exposed a tension at the heart of their global success.
As I wrote at the time, the world’s biggest K-pop group had become entangled in South Korea’s competing priorities: cultural soft power on the one hand,…
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By Ailsa Peate, Lecturer in Latin American and Museum Studies, University of Westminster
Encounters with Leonora Carrington’s work are often shaped by their setting, from expansive museum displays to more intimate curatorial spaces. Nowhere is this more evident than at London’s Freud Museum, where new exhibition The Symptomatic Surreal offers a markedly different lens on her life and art.
It’s the first exhibition of the British-Mexican surrealist’s work in the UK for 35 years. The…
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By Sanae Okamoto, Senior Researcher in Behavioural Science and Psychology, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
Nidhi Nagabhatla, Senior Research Fellow and Cluster Coordinator Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) and Adj Prof McMaster University, Canada, United Nations University
Robert Oakes, Senior Researcher, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
There are things that we can do to combat the climate crisis. Children should be supported so they don’t lose hope.
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By Charlie Firth, PhD Candidate, Paediatrics, University of Oxford
A MenB vaccine may also help curb drug-resistant gonorrhoea, linking two growing health threats and raising new questions about how vaccines are used.
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By Ali Ameli, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
In the Prairie Pothole Region, millions of wetlands fill, spill and connect in ways that defy prediction. Combining hydrology with AI offers a path forward.
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By Kyle Rich, Associate Professor of Sport Management, Brock University
Laura Misener, Professor & Director, School of Kinesiology, Western University
Canada’s sport system requires meaningful change that will depend less on identifying problems (which are already well-known) and more on whether governments enforce accountability.
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By Amnesty International
Speaking ahead of the public hearings on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 3) Bill, 2026, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director, for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda, said: “Amnesty International urges the Zimbabwean authorities to guarantee, without discrimination, the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly during the upcoming public hearings. “Restriction of […] The post Zimbabwe: Authorities must guarantee free expression and safety ahead of public hearings. appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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