By Deniz Torcu, Adjunct Professor of Globalization, Business and Media, IE University
It is estimated that more than 50,000 migrants crossed entered the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the course of a single day after the border effectively collapsed. Ceuta, an autonomous city, sits on Morocco’s northern coast. The Spanish government has said almost all of the migrants have since returned to Morocco, and at least 57 have died.
Faced with doubts as to how and why this was able to happen, the public was left with only footage and photographs: people swimming…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Palestinians collect their belongings from their evacuated homes after the Israeli army issued a number of short-term access permits for residents of the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem, June 17, 2026. © 2026 Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israeli military on July 28 to take control of another Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank without identifying which one. He has said the operation should follow the “Tulkarem, Nur Shams and Jenin model.”Those words indicate more expulsion of Palestinians from their…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the crossing of tens of thousands of people, including children, from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and the reported deaths of 43 people, Esteban Beltrán, Director of Amnesty International Spain, said: “We are monitoring this situation very closely. Spanish and Moroccan authorities must put their human rights obligations at the centre of […] The post Spain: Ensure human rights, dignity and humanity are central in response to exceptional arrival of people in Ceuta appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Paul Hough, Lecturer Sport and Exercise Physiology, University of Westminster
Pushing every set until you cannot do another rep may not improve strength or muscle growth, and can make recovery harder.
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By Oli Buckley, Professor in Cyber Security, Loughborough Cyber Institute, Loughborough University
Headlines about AI systems going rogue and “escaping” test environments undeniably capture the imagination. For years, we have been primed by films, TV and books to expect our AI to finally throw off its shackles and take charge.
The images of machines becoming self-aware, plotting their own objectives and breaking free from human control is a compelling narrative, but that isn’t really what happened.
If we think about this in simple terms, OpenAI placed highly capable models…
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By Samantha Brooks, Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Liverpool John Moores University
Have you ever heard the phrase “you only use 10% of your brain”? In reality, there is no way of measuring the percentage terms of consciousness – partly because the brain has no static baseline.
However, there is a general consensus among neuroscientists now that most of the brain’s processes are unconscious. That doesn’t mean you’re not using most of your brain though – it means there’s much more happening than you’re probably aware of.
Modern cognitive neuroscience has brought us right back to…
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By Jessica Lloyd May, Research Assistant in History and Folklore, University of Nottingham
The 19th-century spiritualist movement promised contact with the dead. Today’s AI grief tech is reviving that promise in unsettling new ways.
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By Daniel Hough, Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
Cricket prides itself on being a model of fair play and sportsmanship, but is it really that different from other sports?
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By Iqbal Akhtar, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University
Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
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By Ann-Marie Towers, Professor of Social Care Research, King's College London
Karen Spilsbury, Professor of Nursing, University of Leeds
For three decades, successive governments have attempted (and failed) to reform the social care system. Most debates have focused on finances: who should pay for social care and how much should each person be expected to contribute? These are of course important questions – but if we’re serious about fixing the adult social care system, we must also focus on who will deliver it.
In his recent speech on social care reform, prime minister Andy Burnham put the social…
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