By Arian Wallach, Future Fellow in Ecology, Queensland University of Technology
Erick Lundgren, Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Alberta
Dozens of Australian mammal species have declined and gone extinct since European colonisation – and introduced predators are often blamed. But evidence is lacking.
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By Christina Hanna, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Pip Wallace, Senior lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
Raven Cretney, Senior lecturer in Environmental Policy, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Managed retreat can be traumatic and hard. But with good planning, the land left behind can serve new purposes, and make public what was once private.
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By David Peetz, Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Obviously, the government can’t set wages directly. But research shows recent policies that have increased worker power are associated with strong wage growth.
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By Walter S. DeKeseredy, Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
Andrea DeKeseredy, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
Ping Lam Ip, PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.
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By Tom Harper, Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London
Donald Trump has partially walked back on his so-called “liberation day” tariffs on nearly all US imports after fears mounted that the move would result in a global recession and much higher borrowing costs for the US government.
On Wednesday, April 9, a mere 13 hours after his higher rate of “reciprocal tariffs” had come into effect, Trump announced they would…
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By Maha Rafi Atal, Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
The US has decided – again – to upend the global trading system. With the latest raft of tariffs just beginning to kick in, and after a week in which markets worldwide fell precipitously, the Trump administration announced that it would be suspending high tariffs on nearly 60 countries for 90 days.
The announcement is only a partial reprieve.…
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By Helen Bedford, Professor of Children's Health, UCL
Measles is one of the most challenging diseases to control. It requires a sustained uptake of well over 90% of two doses of a measles-containing vaccine such as MMR. But since the COVID pandemic, there has been a decline in uptake of routine vaccines in many countries including the US, Canada and Europe, resulting in outbreaks of the disease.
For instance, despite eliminating measles in 2000, the US experienced
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By William E. Donald, Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management, University of Southampton
Higher living costs, more barriers to work and a large disability pay gap all increase the risk of poverty. Cutting benefits is not a solution.
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By Louise Bourdua, Professor of Art History, University of Warwick
I had been looking forward to the National Gallery’s exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 for several reasons.
First, it was many years in the making. Its curator, Professor Emerita Joanna Cannon of the Courtauld Institute of Art, had been working on it for a decade or so. Duccio, one of the exhibition’s featured artists and one of the greatest Italian painters of the middle ages, had a major show in Siena in 2003. Another featured artist, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, had a…
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By Cailbhe Doherty, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin
New research shows a lot of data goes into scores like “readiness” and “strain” but it’s not clear how personalised these numbers really are.
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