By Lauren Gurrieri, Associate Professor in Marketing, RMIT University
Suzie Gibson, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University
Mattel released a new range of Barbie dolls this week honouring nine trailblazing women in sport. The recognised athletes include Matildas soccer star Mary Fowler, tennis champion Venus Williams and seven other record-breaking and world champion sports stars from across the globe.
Mattel’s Krista Berger said the brand wishes to acknowledge…
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By Naomi Langmore, Professor, Australian National University
Alicia Grealy, Research Projects Officer, CSIRO
Clare Holleley, Senior Research Scientist, Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO
Iliana Medina, Lecturer in Ecology, The University of Melbourne
New research on cuckoos suggests the battle between exploiters and victims may be a key reason for life’s enormous diversity.
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By Lisa Ruth Brunner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Migration Studies, University of British Columbia
Private tech companies screening international students on behalf of public schools should be required to disclose more about their algorithms and training data.
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By Jennifer Garard, Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Concordia University
H. Damon Matthews, Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
The governance of solar radiation modification technologies is hampered by a lack of consensus on whether and how to explore such technologies. Only honest dialogue can hope to break this impasse.
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By Dan Denis, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Senior Research Fellow, University of York
Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of sleep has proven to be difficult.
During the past decade, there has been a surge of interest from researchers in the nature and function of sleep. New experimental models coupled with advances in technology and…
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By M J C Warren, Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
Discovered in Egypt in 1952, this 1700-year-old book stands as a key example of the birth of Christian literature and culture – including the rise of antisemitism.
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By Jodie Pennacchia, Research Fellow in Education Equity, University of Birmingham
Toby Greany, Professor of Education, University of Nottingham
The latest figures released by Department for Education show a stark rise in rates of school suspension, where a child is not allowed to attend the school for a set time, typically on disciplinary grounds. Suspensions are up 31% in spring 2022-23 from the same period the previous year.
Meanwhile, schools face parallel issues, including high rates…
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By Filippo Menozzi, Lecturer in Postcolonial and World Literature, Liverpool John Moores University
Political scientists describe the age we are living in as “post-political”. This controversial concept refers to a noted lack of political alternatives on a global scale.
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By Kamran Mahroof, Associate Professor, Supply Chain Analytics, University of Bradford
Sankar Sivarajah, Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy, University of Bradford
Rising food costs mean more people are turning to the black market to feed themselves – but this has consequences for business and consumers.
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By Stephen Khan, Global Executive Editor, The Conversation
What do you know of Nottingham? A Forest, perhaps. Or a Sheriff. Those not from the fine city on the River Trent might argue over whether it is in the north or south of England – both geographically and culturally. I suspect its residents primarily and proudly identify as neither. Indeed the English region it inhabits asserts such independence from the national binary debate in its name – the “East Midlands”.
Despite some family connections to the wider area, it is a city I’ve had limited knowledge of or exposure to over the years. So, yes, before firing off any complaints to me about…
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