By Simon Farley, Lecturer in History, The University of Melbourne
Australians now loathe the common myna. But the bird was introduced for a reason – and was often liked and admired for most of its 164 years here.
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By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong
Megan Hammersley, Lecturer, Public Health, University of Wollongong
Raw, grilled, roasted, stuffed – there are many ways to enjoy capsicums, also called bell peppers, sweet peppers or paprika.
Capsicums originated in Central and South America and belong to the nightshade family along with tomatoes and eggplants.
Like tomatoes, we consider capsicums a vegetable because they’re lower in sugar than most fruits and are usually eaten in savoury dishes. But…
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By Katherine Biber, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
Between transit, immigration detention and life in camps, most refugees and asylum seekers are denied reliable ongoing access to education.
In response, some refugees set up schools for themselves. For instance, in 2014, Afghan Hazara refugees established a school in the West Java town of Cisarua – which has since expanded into a network.…
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By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Election promises focus on new roads and cheaper fares. But making transport affordable also means giving New Zealanders practical alternatives to driving.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, July 2025. © 2025 Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via AP Photo (Brussels) – The European Parliament on October 22, 2026, awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its officials. The following quote can be attributed to Philippe Dam, EU advocacy director at Human Rights Watch:“By awarding the Sakharov Prize to the ICC, the European Parliament recognizes the court’s vital role for victims of the gravest crimes around the world, at a time of unprecedented…
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By Alina Cosma, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin
Young people appear to be facing increasing demands while some of the social resources that help them cope are weakening.
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By Grace Jennings-Edquist, Executive Producer, Podcasts, The Conversation
Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
Death penalty expert Carolyn Strange tracks the modern history of executions in the United States on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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By Joshua Davimes, Senior Lecturer in Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Karine Scheuermaier, Associate Professor in Physiology, Chairperson of the South African Society for Sleep and Health, Member of the World Sleep Society, University of the Witwatersrand
Poor sleep and poor studying went together. Students who slept worse were more likely to report lower grades and to arrive late for class.
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By Osarugue Otebele, Assistant Professor, Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto
The success of South Korean popular music or K-pop continues to power the Hallyu Wave, a term that describes the global obsession with the country’s pop culture production.
But before K-pop came the spread of K-drama, TV series from the country, starting in the late 1990s. By 2024 the melodrama Queen…
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By Ukachukwu Abaraogu, Senior Lecturer Public Health, Evidence Synthesis & Rehabilitation, University of the West of Scotland
Conversations around health progress in Africa usually focus on lives saved. And rightly so. Across the continent, people are living longer than they did a generation ago. Advances in prevention, treatment and public health have reduced deaths from many major diseases and improved survival for millions. But there is another side to this success story that receives far less…
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