By Miriam Marra, Associate Professor of Finance and co-Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Henley Business School, University of Reading
With the UK government facing a multibillion pound gap between revenue and spending, calls for a wealth tax are becoming louder.
More than 30 top economists recently wrote to the chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, saying the measure could raise billions of pounds. A recent…
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By Lauren Anne Constance, PhD Candidate, School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University
As numbers of atomic bomb survivors decline, can such deeply personal, traumatic memories truly be passed on to someone who did not live through them?
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By Kevin O'Malley, Clinical Tutor, School of Medicine, University of Limerick
Targeted vaccines and antiviral prophylaxis are expanding prevention options and redefining ‘safe sex’ for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
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By Rüdiger Riesch, Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, Royal Holloway University of London
The fact that animals don’t use words makes it hard to decode their communication. But technology is starting to make it easier.
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By Nicky Hudson, Professor of Medical Sociology, De Montfort University
A baby was born from a 30-year-old frozen embryo, raising questions about fertility, family and the future of donor conception.
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By Francesco Fedele, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers have used lab models to study how rogue waves form, but these don’t always transfer over to the natural world.
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By Amy E. Stambach, Professor of Cultural Anthropology and International Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Now that the US has stopped funding Gavi, the vaccine alliance will likely become more dependent on philanthropy than ever before.
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By Stephen Przybylinski, Assistant Professor of Geography, Michigan State University
More than one year after the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling, a geographer who researches homelessness finds that the ruling is leading to more places criminalizing homelessness.
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By Filomena Nunes, Professor of Physics, Michigan State University
Women still face discrimination and underrepresentation in STEM fields; receiving mentoring and tools to navigate male-dominated fields can help them succeed.
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By H. Christopher Frey, Glenn E. Futrell Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
The 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health underpins many U.S. climate policies. A new report meant to challenge it may run afoul of several laws.
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