By Paolo Antonetti, Professeur, EDHEC Business School
An effective communication strategy after a cyberattack can help a company position itself as a victim – if the strategy includes a commitment to affected consumers and employees.
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By Mar Rubio Varas, Catedrática de Historia e Instituciones Económicas, (UPNA). Investigadora del Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics (INARBE), Universidad Pública de Navarra
For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of “el gran apagón”, the big blackout. The outage, which affected the two countries simultaneously, was one of the 15 largest power cuts in world history in terms of the number of people affected, with over 58 million people experiencing its consequences.
What made it particularly remarkable was not only its magnitude, but also the response by the authorities and the public. Unlike other major historical…
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By Juliet Bushi, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor
If Canada claims to have a comprehensive, universal and accessible education system, why do parents pay for private education during the summer months?
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By Forus
“Afghan women don’t need saving. They need access to opportunities. And when they get them, they will show the world just how powerful they are.”
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By Qinisani Nhlakanipho Qwabe, Dr, Nelson Mandela University
South Africa’s agricultural extension advisors need to start training farmers to grow nutritious indigenous crops that have been largely forgotten.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
With just days to go until the election, four polls have the Labor party ahead on a two-party preferred basis.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other Canadian media have projected the centre-left Liberals will win the most seats in Canada’s federal election. It’s still unclear whether the Liberals will win the 172 seats needed for a one-party majority (out of 343 total seats).
At the time of writing, the Liberals lead or have been elected in 167 seats, the Conservatives in 145, the left-wing Bloc Québécois (BQ) in 23, the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) in seven and the Greens in one.…
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By Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
The lights are mostly back on in Spain, Portugal and southern France after a widespread blackout on Monday.
The blackout caused chaos for tens of millions of people. It shut down traffic lights and ATMs, halted public transport, cut phone service and forced people to eat dinner huddled around candles as night fell. Many people found themselves trapped in trains and elevators.…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Labor will be encouraged by the Liberals’ victory in Canada’s election, undoubtedly much helped by US President Donald Trump.
Trump’s extraordinary attack on the United States’ northern ally, with his repeated suggestion Canada should be the 51st American state, galvanised voters. Former banker Mark Carney, seen as best able to deal with Trump, won the internal race to succeed Justin Trudeau as PM, and now has clinched the election. The Conservatives, favourites a few months ago, couldn’t compete.
The Trump factor is not so dramatic in our election, but it is present and…
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By Federico Tartarini, Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture Design and Planning, University of Sydney
Angie Bone, Associate Professor of Practice in Planetary Health, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
Ollie Jay, Professor of Heat & Health; Director of Heat & Health Research Incubator; Director of Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
Use electric fans as your first cooling strategy, and only turn on the aircon when the indoor temperature exceeds 27°C.
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