By Liam Anderson
SNI, the predecessor of the current Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin) sought to continue illegal activities after the end of the military dictatorship, according to previously unpublished records
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By Andrea Gallo Rosso, Postdoctoral Fellow of Physics, Stockholm University
A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are reflected in its name: dark…
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By Erica Consterdine, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Lancaster University
Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to 30-year-olds from the EU and UK, allowing them to work, study and live in respective states for up to four years.
But the government swiftly rejected the offer, saying that “free movement within the…
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By Kieran Foster, Assistant Professor in Film and Screen Studies, University of Nottingham
Quentin Tarantino has reportedly scrapped what was supposed to be his tenth and final feature film, The Movie Critic, deep into pre-production.
This decision is one in a long line of cancelled or unproduced projects left by the Hollywood wayside. For every film that makes it to our screens, hundreds if not thousands fail to make it – be it due to financial reasons, personal differences, or just the whims of the creatives involved.
The following…
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By Simon Mabon, Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
Sat in the Wadi Araba in the baking midday sun, senior Jordanian officials and their Israeli counterparts signed a historic peace agreement in 1994 that ended decades of conflict between the two states. Witnessed by the then US president, Bill Clinton, it was just the second peace agreement that Israel had signed with an Arab state, coming over a decade after it made peace…
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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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