By Helen Owton, Lecturer in Sport and Fitness, The Open University
From burnout to body shaming – the hidden pressures for female footballers are mounting. The game may be thriving, but are the players?
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By Manjeet Ridon, Associate Dean International, Faculty of Arts, Design & Humanities, De Montfort University
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden has won the 2025 Women’s prize. It revisits a dark, under-explored chapter of Dutch history. It asks what happened to all the possessions that Jews who were forced to flee or were taken to camps during the second world war had to leave behind.
The trauma of this history hangs over the novel, a haunting buzz beneath this tale of a woman slowly losing control over her small…
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By Hannah Rose Vineer, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool
Livio Martins Costa Junior, Professor of Parasitology
A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not picky – it will infest a wide range of hosts, including humans and their pets.
The “New World screwworm” (Cochliomyia hominivorax) was previously eradicated from these regions. Why is it returning and what can be done about it?
Flies fulfil important ecological functions, like pollination and the decomposition of non-living organic matter. Some, however,…
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By Craig Beall, Senior Lecturer in Experimental Diabetes, University of Exeter
Your brain makes insulin – the same insulin produced by your pancreas. The same insulin that is not produced in people with type 1 diabetes and the same insulin that does not work properly in people with type 2 diabetes.
Scientists have known for over 100 years about insulin producing cells in the pancreas. These spherical islands of cells, called islets, contain insulin producing beta cells.
But we’ve only just started to learn about brain insulin production. The fact that insulin is made there is still largely unknown, even among diabetes scientists, doctors and people…
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By Emily Wertans, Research Assistant & PhD Candidate, University of Leicester
Over the years, parts of the act have been repealed, though statutes covering “sleeping out” and begging are still in effect.
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By Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania
Strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran may increase Tehran’s belief that attaining nuclear weapons is key to establishing a deterrence to regime change.
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By Amnesty International
Khairun’s story Two colleagues and I from the Refugee team at Amnesty International set up the Welcome Committee in 2017 – the first workplace sponsorship group of its kind – at a time when Europe was responding to people fleeing conflict in the Middle East. We wanted to do something practical to support refugees and […] The post How a family from Iraq developed new hope for the future appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Leaving Syria was not an easy decision. I decided to leave for many reasons, the main one being that I didn’t want to do military service, which is mandatory when you turn 18 or finish university. I didn’t want to risk forgetting everything I had learned just to go and fight in a war I […] The post “It’s all still like a dream”: Syrian refugee builds new life in Argentina appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Nang We left Myanmar because of the civil war there. First, we went to Malaysia. I was 16 and travelled, without papers, with a group of 12 people, mostly young. It was a very difficult journey. It took more than two weeks to get there, on foot, on fishing boats and trucks. We had to […] The post From Myanmar to Australia: “People wanted to help but also learn from us” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
15 August 2021 was a dark day in Afghanistan. As the Taliban seized control of Kabul, thousands fled their homes, making their way to the airport in an attempt to escape the country. People were scared. Among the throng of bodies in search of safety that day were Fawzyah, her husband Fawad and their young […] The post “A second family”: From Afghanistan to Ireland, refugee sponsorship builds strong communities appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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