By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
Most of the products the study tested contained much less lead than the FDA deems unsafe, but some did have a concerning amount.
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By Nir Arielli, Associate Professor of International History, University of Leeds
Jacob Stoil, Associate Professor of Military History at the School of Advanced Military Studies, US Army War College
Weeks after the war began, we collaborated on a proposal for a multinational peacekeeping force in Gaza. Many of our recommendations remain relevant.
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By Rosemary Anthony, Lecturer in Climate Change and Sustainability, University of Salford
Temperatures across Europe are rising at twice the global average. This alarming trend is leading to more frequent and intense heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms.
But climate change isn’t just about extreme weather. It damages ecosystems, infrastructure and economies, plus people’s resilience and prosperity, meaning the European way of…
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By Martin Austin, Senior Lecturer in Coastal Dynamics, Bangor University
Elisabeth S. Morris-Webb, Honorary Research Fellow, Marine Ecology, Bangor University
Thora Tenbrink, Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University
Four in ten people surveyed were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country.
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By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University
The Traitors might sound like another reality TV gimmick. But look closer, and you’ll find a psychological pressure cooker where deception, trust and paranoia are all on view.
Contestants live together in a Scottish castle. A few are secretly chosen as Traitors, tasked with “murdering” their fellow players while avoiding suspicion. The rest are “Faithfuls”, trying to banish the Traitors before it’s too late.
With no evidence, alliances are fragile and instinct becomes weaponised. Let’s unpack the psychology…
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By Guest Contributor
When reporters are silenced, communities lose more than news — they lose safety and dignity. Sudan’s media crisis shows why journalism everywhere is a lifeline.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the leaked draft of the 11th Judicial Package (“11. Yargı Paketi”) which proposes the introduction of criminal penalties targeting Türkiye’s LGBTI community, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for Europe, said: “These proposals present a grave threat to the rights of LGBTI people and those who advocate for LGBTI rights and they must never […] The post Türkiye: Leaked proposals that would criminalize LGBTI people “must never see the light of day” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
What are reparations? Most often, the word reparation is used in relation to money. It’s given as an acknowledgement of wrongful/unlawful conduct and to repair the harm caused by or as a result of this conduct. Under international law, victims of crimes under international law and human rights violations have a right to reparations. The […] The post Why do reparations for colonialism and slavery matter? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Japanese Diet member Yasue Funayama speaks at a nongovernmental organization event to advocate for Japan to step up its efforts to defend the International Criminal Court, Tokyo, October 9, 2025. © 2025 Haruka Miyata/Human Rights Watch On October 9, Human Rights Watch with Tokyo-based Human Rights Now and Peace Boat held an event at the Japanese Diet to press the Japanese government to step up its efforts to defend the International Criminal Court(ICC). The ICC, a court of last resort for victims of serious crimes around the world, has been…
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By Derek Attridge, Emeritus professor, University of York
Zoë Wicomb, a celebrated South African-Scottish writer and scholar, has died.
All my memories of her crystallise around her voice: it brought a small piece of South Africa into whatever context she found herself in. Whether it was a public reading (always a source of terror for her) or an animated conversation in the Glasgow home in Scotland which she and her husband, the photographer Roger Palmer,…
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