By Danny Marks, Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy and Politics, Dublin City University
The village of Khun Samut Chin, 50km southwest of Bangkok, Thailand, is a small, rustic fishing village similar to thousands scattered across Asia – except that it is slowly being swallowed by the sea.
Much of the country’s coastline faces severe erosion, with around 830km eroding each year at rates exceeding one metre. But in this village, the situation is far worse. Erosion occurs at three to five metres annually, the land subsides…
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By Mark McKinty, Early Career Researcher in Spanish Studies, Queen's University Belfast
From New York City to Duke of York Island in Antarctica, the Dukedom of York has a wider cultural resonance than you might immediately realise.
The Duke of York military slow march can often be heard ringing out during the Changing the Guard in London and one of the city’s best-known theatres carries the name. The same is true for pubs in places like London and Belfast, and a second world war battleship and a passenger steamer share the same name too.
Equally, the holders of the title Duke of York have, for over six centuries, held a prominent position in British royalty…
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By John Groeger, Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
The disruption of sleeping and waking patterns from the daylight saving clock change reveals a great deal about our everyday reliance on the interaction of sleep pressure and circadian clocks.
First, you need to understand the intricate changes happening in your body the night the clocks go back an hour. On Saturday evening, assuming we are not in bright light, our bodies will begin the daily chore of secreting melatonin, a key hormone for the timing of sleep. This will…
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By Alice Bradbury, Professor of Sociology of Education, UCL
The phonics screening check is so closely correlated with month of birth that it can be argued that it is a test of age rather than decoding.
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By Dan Stratton, Lecturer Biomedical Health Science, The Open University
Vladimir Putin claims organ transplants could make us live to 150. But even healthy organs fail with time – ageing can’t be fixed with spare parts.
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By Louis Bayman, Associate Professor in Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton
Our cinema expert brings you the best (and a few of the worst) at this year’s film festival in the capital.
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By Philip Newall, Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
Jamie Torrance, Lecturer and Researcher in Psychology, Swansea University
Leonardo Weiss-Cohen, Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
Gambling advertising is everywhere. Even people who have never placed a bet are familiar with slogans like “Gamble responsibly,” “When the fun stops” and “Take time to think”.
But these industry-developed messages could soon change, with the government and the gambling regulator working to create independent warnings for gambling, much like those found on tobacco and alcohol packaging.
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By Elizabeth Gregory, Lecturer in Education, University of Manchester
The government has announced that consultation will begin on a new vocational qualification for England: V-levels.
These are intended to replace a number of existing technical routes currently available to post-16 learners, and make it possible for students to combine academic and vocational courses. V-levels will, the government claims, streamline the options available to students and offer a clearer pathway to both higher education and the workplace.
Few would disagree that the vocational…
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By Morgane Dujmovic, Chargée de recherche CNRS, Géographe et politiste spécialiste des frontières et migrations, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.
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By Morgane Dujmovic, Chargée de recherche CNRS, Géographe et politiste spécialiste des frontières et migrations, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.
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