By Paul Hodkinson, Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey
Matthew Hall, Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology, Centre for Research on Ageing and Generations, Department of Sociology., University of Surrey
New research highlights why male baldness should be taken seriously — and not only by those seeking to profit from it
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By Gareth Fearn, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Manchester
The UK’s planning system is the primary means by which the public decides how land is used. These decisions will be paramount for addressing the climate crisis; after all, land can store carbon that would otherwise heat the atmosphere and host renewable energy installations that can replace fossil fuels.
Unfortunately, planning departments, as extensions of local government, are also among the most depleted by austerity.
Local government funding fell by nearly 50%…
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By Colin Davidson, Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Central Lancashire
Having long been considered to have ‘no accepted medical use’, psychedelics are finally being recognised as being beneficial for treating a range of mental health disorders.
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By Sally Anne Gross, Reader in Music Business, University of Westminster
As a woman who has been working in the ‘boys club’ of the UK music industry for over 30 years I can say it’s been, at best, frustrating and exhausting.
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By Andrew White, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King's College London
Commentators have been asking for years when the streaming giant will turn profitable – that time may now have come.
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By Lucie Wicky, Doctorante, EHESS, Ined, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)
As #Metoo continues to unfurl in France, men are now also speaking up against abuse they experienced. The Conversation sat down with the country’s first sociologist researching this phenomenon.
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By Kirsten Fiest, Associate Professor and Scientific Director of the O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary
James Talbot, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Jason Cabaj, Clinical Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
The resurgence of measles and whooping cough is troubling. The most effective way to prevent the return and spread of vaccine-preventable diseases is through vaccination and combating vaccine hesitancy.
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By Caleb Althorpe, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin
Work is an inescapable feature of the modern world. Most of us, except for a lucky few, spend a significant portion of our lives working. If this is the case, we may as well try and make it meaningful. In a 2019 report, 82% of employees reported that it is important to have a purpose in their work…
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By Joseph William Bull, Associate Professor in Climate Change Biology, University of Oxford
Jake E. Bicknell, Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation, University of Kent
To work in nature conservation is to battle a headwind of bad news. When the overwhelming picture indicates the natural world is in decline, is there any room for optimism? Well, our new global study has some good news: we provide the strongest evidence to date that nature conservation efforts are not only effective, but that when they do work, they often really work.
Trends in nature conservation tend to be measured in terms of “biodiversity” – that is, the variety among living organisms from genes to…
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By Noelia Silva del Rio, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Production Medicine and Food Safety, University of California, Davis
Richard V. Pereira, Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Agronomist, University of California, Davis
Robert B. Moeller, Professor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Terry W. Lehenbauer, Professor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Todd Cornish, Professor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
The discovery of viral fragments of avian flu virus in milk sold in U.S. stores suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in U.S. dairy cattle than previously realized.
The Food and Drug Administration was quick to stress on April 24, 2024, that it believes the commercial milk supply is safe.…
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