By Helga Dickow, Associate Researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, Freiburg Germany, University of Freiburg
In most multilingual African countries, language policy is a highly charged and controversial issue. It touches on regional identity, religion and political power – as is evident in Chad, in central Africa.
Around 130 languages are spoken in the multi-ethnic and multi-religious Chad. The two official languages are Standard Arabic and French. Neither has its origins in the country and neither is the mother…
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By Amina Ebrahim, Research Fellow at at UNU-WIDER, United Nations University
Patricia Justino, Professor and Director Designate, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
Data labs in Zambia, South Africa and Uganda are deepening how governments understand the economies they are responsible for, and the people within them.
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By Alec Thomson, SKA-Low Commissioning Scientist, Square Kilometre Array Observatory; and Affiliate, Space and Astronomy, CSIRO
Magnetic fields are a fundamental part of the universe. They govern how small particles – the building blocks of planets, stars, and ultimately galaxies – move through space.
We still don’t know how magnetic fields came to exist in the universe, but we do know they’re everywhere. Earth itself has a magnetic field that compasses and migrating birds respond to.
With radio telescopes, astronomers can use the light from distant galaxies…
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By Sean Brophy, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University
Spend ten minutes talking to a soon-to-be graduate about their job search and you might come away convinced that a university degree has become a confidence trick.
The class of 2025 spent the better part of a year sending hundreds of applications for a handful of replies. The class of 2026 is now graduating into the same market and reporting…
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By Amnon Aran, Professor of International Relations, City St George's, University of London
Ordinary Lebanese and Israeli people are caught in the middle of a longstanding conflict between the Israeli government and Hezbollah.
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By Laëtitia Langlois, Maître de conférences en études politiques britanniques, Université d’Angers
On June 23 2016, a slight majority of Britons voted to leave the European Union. Today surveys show that more people are regretting the EU divorce deal rather than celebrating it.
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By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
George Michael was a true artist who had a big hand in every aspect of the creation of his music.
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By Alejandro Sánchez-Amaro, Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling
Leipzig Zoo in central Germany is a world-leading centre of great ape research. Recent studies have seen chimpanzees there using touchscreen controls to navigate virtual forests and locate food rewards – applying similar techniques to what they would use in the wild.
Other research (of which I was part) has investigated chimpanzees’ social curiosity. We discovered they actively seek out information…
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By Luke Danagher, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Limerick
Used carefully, psychopathy research can help the law make better decisions. Used carelessly, it can turn a contested scientific construct into a shortcut for fear.
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By Caroline Cauchi, Reader in Creative Writing, University of Hull
Plenty of adults think of themselves as readers. They remember the books they loved as children, the novels they stayed up late to finish, and the periods of life when reading felt natural and routine. Yet many have not finished a book in months, or even years.
The National Year of Reading 2026 has placed reading firmly back in the public conversation. Across the UK, libraries, literacy organisations, publishers and cultural institutions are working to encourage reading for pleasure and rebuild reading habits.
This renewed…
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