By Mark Webber, Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Two massive Russian attacks on Kyiv in less than a week, renewed Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz, and a security crackdown in Turkey are just three of the immediate issues shaping the context of the
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By Chloe Brimicombe, Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford
Ella Gilbert, Climate Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
The UK represented just 0.81% of global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and industry in 2024.…
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By Thomas Mock, Professor in Marine Microbiology, University of East Anglia
Far beneath the surface of the ocean lies the largest and least explored habitat on Earth. The deep sea is cold, dark, highly pressurised – and home to a huge amount of undiscovered life.
The first hydrothermal vent systems were only discovered in 1977 during an expedition to the Pacific Ocean’s Galapagos Rift by a team from the US Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. They observed these underwater…
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By Quentin Plantec, Professeur Stratégie & Management de l'Innovation, TBS Education
Cylien Gibert, Professeur Stratégie, Entrepreneuriat & Innovation, TBS Education
Julien Cloarec, Full Professor of Marketing, iaelyon School of Management – Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
Marie-Alix Deval, Enseignante - chercheuse, ISTEC
A group of researchers examine the communication barriers impacting social science professionals’ credibility and how people make sense of their expertise.
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By Lesedi Senamele Matlala, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Public Policy, Monitoring and Evaluations, University of Johannesburg
Across South Africa, there are various ways for people to report issues like broken infrastructure, unreliable water supply, failing clinics and poor municipal services. The channels include ward meetings, hotlines, and digital platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and X. Complaints are often shared publicly and sometimes gain traction.
But are they enough? As a researcher specialising in governance, public policy and citizen-based monitoring, I recently…
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By Muthumuni Elizabeth Managa, Associate professor, University of South Africa
Lijo Mona, Postdoctoral fellow, University of South Africa
Scientists are exploring light-activated nanoparticles to kill biofilms in stored drinking water, aiming to make household water safer in South Africa.
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By F. Dermmillah Obare, Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Center of Governance and Sustainability, UMass Boston
Africa’s wildlife laws still follow a 1933 colonial conservation model that excludes communities and fails to protect wildlife. It’s time to do away with it.
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By Josh Bland, ESRC-DTP PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge
The decision to change the rules because of pressure from the White House will destroy all trust in football’s governing body.
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By Jacqui Broadhead, Director, Global Exchange on Migration, University of Oxford
As part of a package of reforms to the UK’s asylum system, Shabana Mahmood has laid out the details of a new community sponsorship route for refugees to come to the UK.
The home secretary’s announcement draws on Canada’s experience of resettling over 400,000 refugees since 1979 through community sponsorship. While the planned UK scheme is much smaller in scale, Mahmood says it will “build over time as public confidence is restored in Britain’s immigration system”.
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By Danielle S. Molnar, Professor of Child and Youth Studies; Canada Research Chair (Tier II) Adjustment and Well-Being in Children and Youth, Brock University
Teachers in a study reported strong emotional reactions to small setbacks from their perfectionistic students, ranging from crying or lashing out to shutting down completely.
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