By Matilde Rosina, Assistant Professor in Global Challenges, Brunel University of London
It took one night in Ceuta to end a relatively quiet summer on Europe’s southern border. Over 70,000 people entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco between July 30 and 31, most of them swimming around the heavily guarded border fences.
For comparison, at the peak of the 2015-16 migration crisis, Italy received over 180,000 irregular migrants across an entire year. This was roughly…
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By Grace Carroll, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
Around 15 years ago, I created a Facebook page for my cat, Sandi. Friends thought it was weird. Today, social media accounts for cats attract millions of followers, cats travel in backpacks and prams, and surveys consistently show that the overwhelming majority of owners regard…
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By Carina Venter, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, Stellenbosch University
Not even the #MeToo movement and a reckoning with sexual abuse could rupture the sound-proof walls of South African classical music.
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By Mathew Tembo, Lecturer, Arts and Musicology Department, Copperbelt University
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
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By Amnesty International
An Israeli attack that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and seriously wounded camerawoman Zeinab Faraj in south Lebanon on 22 April 2026 was a direct attack on civilians which should be investigated as a war crime, said Amnesty International today. Testimonies from the sole survivor and first responders, corroborated by audiovisual material, coordination records, and […] The post Lebanon: Deadly Israeli attack on journalist Amal Khalil must be investigated as a war crime appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Karla Zeravcic, PhD Researcher, European University Institute
Marco Mauer, Researcher, European University Institute
In a knee-jerk reaction to the situation in Ceuta, 22 EU member states are seeking to step up border security. What are the legal loopholes and do stronger controls comply with the rule of law?
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By Benno Gammerl, Professor of History of Gender and Sexuality, European University Institute
Riccardo Bulgarelli, Department of History, European University Institute
Zsófia Veszely, Department of History, European University Institute
A team of researchers explains why support for LGBTIQIA+ rights in Europe that is not based on homonationalist agendas, but intersectional fights against discrimination matters now more than ever.
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By Nick Butler, Professor in Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University
Sverre Spoelstra, Professor of Organisation, Lund University
OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has speculated about how long it will take for artificial intelligence to replace senior leadership teams in organisations. “Shame on me,” Altman told the Conversations with Tyler podcast in November 2025, “if OpenAI is not the first big company run by an AI CEO.”
Altman is not the only one thinking about corporate…
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By Anna Kenyon, Senior Lecturer in Population Health, University of Lancashire
For deaf audiences, inclusion means more than being welcomed; it’s being able to attend performances with the same spontaneity and freedom as everyone else.
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By Laura Elin Pigott, Senior Lecturer in Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Course Leader in the College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University
While most runners are chasing after a new goal or a personal best, some are chasing after something slightly more elusive: a runner’s high.
Some describe it as euphoria. Others as calm, clarity or even a sense of being completely absorbed in the moment. Many people experience some version of it after a long run or a spin class.
For years, scientists believed the phenomenon was caused by endorphins,…
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