By Emma Linford, Honorary research associate, English literature, University of Hull
Arthur Conan Doyle was not just one of the world’s best crime fiction writers. He was a progressive wordsmith who brought light to controversial and taboo subjects. One of those taboo subjects was male vulnerability and mental health problems – a topic of personal significance to the author.
Doyle was a vulnerable child. His father, Charles, was…
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By Francesca Lessa, Associate Professor in International Relations of the Americas, UCL
Fifty years ago on November 25 1975, military intelligence officers from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay gathered in the Chilean capital of Santiago to set up what they called the “Condor System”.
Better known as Operation Condor, this was a secret transnational terror network that allowed repressive regimes in these countries to persecute opponents living in exile. It left behind…
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By Selbi Durdiyeva, Visiting Scholar, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
Details of a new peace plan for Ukraine are emerging after officials from the US, Ukraine and its European allies met in Geneva on November 23. They discussed the 28-point plan presented by Russia and the US the previous week, which has been widely criticised as requiring concessions from Kyiv that critics said would be tantamount to surrender.
These two plans, which represent the contrasting positions approved by Ukraine and Russia, are now being discussed…
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By Daniel Mills, Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine, University of Lincoln
Humans have probably shared their homes with dogs ever since they first settled. So it could be argued that there is no such thing as “human society” without including animals as part of it. Our long shared history with dogs has even be described as a form of co-evolution.
And a new study my colleagues at Cambridge and I published…
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By Vanessa Gash, Deputy Director of the Violence and Society Centre, City St George's, University of London
Despite decades of progress, the gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of the UK labour market. According to women’s rights charity the Fawcett Society, November 22 marked Equal Pay Day 2025 – the day when women effectively stop getting paid due to the wage gap with men.
This gender pay gap means women continue to earn less than men – currently by around 11% in the UK. This is not just because of differences…
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By Mike Cassidy, Associate Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
In regions like the Pacific, South America and Indonesia, an eruption from a volcano with no recorded history occurs every seven to ten years.
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By Ed Hutchinson, Professor, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow
A patient in Washington state has died from H5N5 bird flu, the first known human infection with this virus – but experts say the wider risk remains low.
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By Gulnaz Anjum, Assistant Professor of Climate Psychology, Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick
Mudassar Aziz, Researcher, Psychology, University of Oslo
Human stories filled Cop30’s corridors but not its headlines. Climate fatigue, not apathy, drives disengagement. Storytelling can help people feel connected again.
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By Christopher Opie, Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Bristol
Quentin Douglas Atkinson, Professor of Psychology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.
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By Daniel V. McGehee, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Iowa
Parents and policymakers want job security for graduates, but in the AI and automation era, careers may depend as much on curiosity and initiative as on credentials.
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