By Amnesty International
One of the girls who sued the Ecuadorian government to end gas flaring in the Amazon will attend the environmental summit to demand that the court ruling be enforced. By: Leonela Moncayo I was born in the Ecuadorian Amazon. My house faces an oil well. While other girls grew up with a view of mountains […] The post OpEd: From an oil well to COP30 appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Xosé M. Núñez Seixas, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
When, exactly, did World War II end? The answer depends on where you are from. The war officially ended in the early hours of May 7 1945, when General Jodl signed Germany’s unconditional surrender at the Allied headquarters in Reims, effective from the following day. Thousands took to the streets in London, New York and other cities to celebrate.
However, on May 8 the ceremony was repeated in Berlin in the presence of the Soviet Union’s Marshal Zhukov and representatives of the other Allied countries. Peace reigned from the following day onwards. The Red Army had conquered the German…
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By Natalie Pollard, Professor of Contemporary Literature and Culture, University of Exeter
How activists and artists across the world are challenging popular, generalised climate memes, such as those of melting and sinking.
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By David Yates, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Sheffield
It is difficult to ignore the intertwined nature of the commercialised UK higher education model and its reliance on international student fee income. One in four students enrolled in higher education courses in the UK in 2023-24 is of non-UK origin. This is an increase from just over one in five in 2019-20. A total of over £10 billion of universities’…
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By Molly Sheila Harbor, PhD Candidate in Psychology, University of Reading
It’s safe to say nobody likes vomiting. But while it’s not a pleasant experience by any means, few of us really give much thought to it – except maybe when we’ve had a few too many drinks or when stomach flu is doing the rounds.
But for around 2%-7% of the population, vomiting) provokes anxiety so severe they’ll do anything to avoid it. This specific fear of vomiting is known as emetophobia. Though much about the condition remains unknown,…
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By Robert Mitchell, Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Leaders of Colorado’s rural schools are more likely to encourage a total stranger to go into teaching than a member of their own family, according to a Colorado-based survey published in October 2025.
The results come at a time when nearly every state in the United States faces critical teacher shortages.
We collected data in the fall of 2023 with the goal of describing the perceived strengths and limitations of rural schools in Colorado as understood by the people leading them.…
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By Elena Papagiannaki, Lecturer in Economics, Edinburgh Napier University
The Greek government has passed a law allowing private employers to extend shifts to 13 hours per day, framed in terms of “flexibility” and “growth”. It’s marketed as voluntary and fairly paid, but effectively it dismantles the standard eight-hour day, despite survey data showing workers overwhelmingly oppose it.
But while critics question its legality, technically it does comply with the European Union’s working time directive. For many, especially in hospitality, it simply formalises what already…
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By Marika Taylor, Pro-vice-chancellor, Professor, University of Birmingham
In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge. The lecture was called “Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?”
Hawking, who later became my PhD supervisor, predicted that a theory of everything – uniting the clashing branches of general relativity, which describes the universe on large scales, and quantum mechanics, which rules the microcosmos of atoms and particles – might…
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By Jennifer Spinghart, Clinical Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina
Affordable health care was the primary point of contention in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which hit 43 days on Nov. 12, 2025.
This fight highlights a persistent concern for Americans despite passage of the landmark Affordable Care Act 15 years ago.
In 2024, 27.2 million Americans, or 8.2% of the population,…
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By Adam G. Klein, Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Pace University
Culture wars once arose from impromptu events that struck a nerve among Americans, but they are now started by partisan agitators who introduce them to politicians and watch them take hold.
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