Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Five years after the Taliban seized power, women and girls in Afghanistan have been systematically stripped of their rights, UN agencies said on Wednesday. De facto authorities have issued more than 100 decrees curbing education, work and freedom of movement – restrictions now compounded by deep cuts to aid on the ground.
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By Kiana Basiri, Assistant Professor, Real Estate Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
Cynthia Holmes, Dean, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
Shelagh McCartney, Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University
Ximena Rosenvasser, Architecture and Urbanism Researcher, Toronto Metropolitan University
A study of more than 750,000 student records from four Toronto universities finds that living in residence is linked to better grades and higher satisfaction, especially for first-year students.
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By Michelle Maroto, Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta
David Pettinicchio, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto
Alberta’s move to shift disability recipients onto a lower-paying, employment-focused benefit assumes people can make up the difference through work, savings or family. Research suggests few can.
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By Emily Impett, Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto
Diana Peragine, Lecturer in Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Toronto
Women’s changing libido has been treated as biological fact — the product of evolution or hormonal destiny. But differences in sexual experience early on can have a real and lasting impact.
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By Onyekachi E. Nnabuihe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Criminology, Security, Peace and Conflict Studies, Caleb University
Border closures don’t always produce the intended objectives. The idea is usually to control illegal movements and prohibited goods, lessen informal trade, reinforce customs operations, and regain control of national borders. But history shows that in cases as diverse as England, the Asante Kingdom, the US and colonial Nigeria/Benin, stiffer border regulations can instead bring about smuggling and multiply criminal networks.
Where people share ethnic, language and kinship ties…
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By Amanda Bisong, Policy Leader Fellow, School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute
Effective migration policy is not about imposing new patterns of movement, but about making existing ones safer, fairer, and more beneficial for all.
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By Kevin Winter, Senior Scholar in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
A test case in Franschhoek, South Africa has used natural filtering of polluted water to produce 50,000 litres a day that is safe for irrigation.
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By Vidya Diwakar, Deputy Director, CPAN; Research Fellow, IDS, Institute of Development Studies
Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new forms of vulnerability. Collectively they’re known as a polycrisis. These have severe effects on countries in sub-Saharan Africa with high poverty levels where weak…
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By Rachel Woods, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham; University of Lincoln
Struggling to get children to drink enough in hot weather? Water-rich foods can help top up their fluid intake alongside regular drinks.
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By Md Azmeary Ferdoush, Lecturer in Human Geography, Loughborough University
Sarah Mills, Professor of Human Geography, Loughborough University
Where can you score 12 points for killing a Russian soldier in a drone attack, 20 for damaging a tank and up to 50 for destroying a mobile rocket system? Not on the latest video game, but rather through Ukraine’s Army of Drones Bonus (ADB) programme.
Launched shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022, before being revamped in 2025, the ADB programme is where points win prizes. Military units can use the points and virtual tokens they have accrued to buy drones and other frontline equipment…
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