By Eric Gordy, Professor of Political and Cultural Sociology, UCL
Serbia’s leaderless anti-corruption coalition, the Student List, defeated the group led by former president Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) by a comfortable margin in October 25 elections.
Their 53.3% of the vote should get them 141 seats in parliament, well clear of the 125 seats needed to form a majority. The SNS can be a loud but ineffectual opposition with the 103 seats netted by their 39.7% of the vote.
The result…
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By Amanda Ellison, Professor of Neuroscience, Durham University
Food cravings may signal an attack already under way so that something eaten before the pain can wrongly take the blame for triggering the migraine.
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By Clíona Ó Gallchoir, Lecturer in English, University College Cork
Travel to England made Swift feel like an oppressed Irish colonial subject while at home he felt like a powerful civilising cog of that same empire.
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By Josh Bland, Postdoctoral researcher of football cultures and heritage, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
First awarded by France Football magazine in 1956, the Ballon d’Or has grown from a relatively modest sporting honour into football’s most prestigious individual accolade. Its recent history has been dominated by the superstar rivalry between Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who combined have won 13 Ballon d'Or awards between 2008 and…
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By Gonda Van Steen, Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature, King's College London
Siân Valvis has managed to artfully translate this series of stories with skill and sensitivity, maintaining their cultural ruggedness and power.
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By Jamie Seabrook, Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Professor, Department of Paediatrics; Professor, Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Western University
Adam Cole, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University
Jason Gilliland, Director, Urban Development Program; Professor, Geography & Environment, Western University
Shiran Zhong, Postdoctoral Associate, Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL), Western University
Understanding adolescent cannabis use requires looking beyond store locations to consider how young people obtain cannabis, why they use it and how to prevent harmful patterns of consumption.
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By Jacob Parakilas, Research Leader, Defence, Security, and Justice Group, RAND Europe
Battlefield robots were once thought of as the stuff of science fiction. But the Ukraine war has put paid to that view, with uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) – or ground robots – taking on an increasingly visible role.
In September 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov, the former defence minister of Ukraine – who is generally credited for modernising the country’s use of military drones – called for an army of robots on the frontline. He also outlined an ambitious…
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By Diletta Acuti, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath
Giampaolo Viglia, Professor of Marketing, University of Portsmouth
Visible eco-friendly additions can signal that a company is making an effort and is committed to sustainability. A reduction leaves fewer obvious eco-friendly cues.
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By Gareth Roberts, Associate Professor, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
Martin Wooster, Professor of Earth Observation Science, King's College London
Right now, people in parts of Indonesia are inhaling what may be the most polluted atmosphere on Earth. As the historically large 2026 El Niño intensifies, parts of south east Asia have been plunged into an air quality crisis of catastrophic proportions.
Smoke from fires has driven concentrations of dangerous and tiny particulate matter, known as PM2.5, to extreme levels – creating a public health emergency threatening millions of lives.
The World Health Organization (WHO) stipulates a maximum…
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By Allan Greer, Professor Emeritus of History, McGill University
The proposed Pacific Link pipeline follows a long history of resource extraction that has had devastating impacts on Indigenous communities and the environment.
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