By Sarah Grant, PhD Student, Social and Cultural Analysis, Concordia University
Chris Hurl, Associate Professor, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University
Kevin Walby, Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg
Grassroots activists and marginalized communities are ‘flipping the script’ on surveillance by watching, documenting and gathering information about powerful institutions such as ICE from below.
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By Amrita DasGupta, PhD Candidate, Department of Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London
With a population of more than 100 million, West Bengal is the fourth largest state in India. It has always been an important target for the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), but despite the electoral success of Narendra Modi’s party across the whole country in recent years, West Bengal always bucked the trend.
Rather than buy into Modi’s Hindu nationalist vision, Bengali voters have traditionally been influenced by a strong sense of regional identity. Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool…
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By Phillip Byrne, Associate Professor School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences (SEALS), University of Wollongong
Aimee Silla, ARC DECRA Fellow School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences (SEALS), University of Wollongong
African grey foam-nest treefrogs (Chiromantis xerampelina) are common across the savannahs and dry forests of south-eastern Africa. Despite their unremarkable outward appearance, these small animals display some of the most intriguing reproductive behaviours known to science. Most notably, the females are highly polyandrous, constructing elaborate foam nests and mating with many different male partners in a breeding season.
Until the 1990s, evolutionary biologists thought that
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By Bruce Crossey, PhD Zoology, University of Pretoria
A year-long study found that impala in a South African game reserve need their own space in the dry season, away from tourists, to reduce their stress.
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By Helena Hastie, Lecturer in Geography, University of Exeter
Adedayo Adeleke, Senior Lecturer: Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, South Africa, University of Pretoria
Damien Mansell, Associate Professor of Geographical Information Science, University of Exeter
Simon Hull, Associate professor, University of Cape Town
Solar farms can bring jobs, but the story of one South African community shows that rural residents who give up their land need more say in how benefits are shared.
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By Gérard Charl Filies, Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
Healthcare teamwork is taught through western models. Ubuntu offers an African approach that could improve collaboration and patient care worldwide.
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By Naomi Braithwaite, Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
A fashion academic recalls her time working at the iconic store in the 1990s, when it was at its fashion-forward peak.
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By Noelia Noël, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey
Nasa is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will study how the universe began, what it is made of and how it has evolved over time.
The observatory is named after Nasa’s first chief of astronomy and its first female executive. Nancy Grace Roman,…
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By Claire Peghaire, Docteur en pharmacie et enseignant chercheur en physiologie vasculaire, Université de Bordeaux
Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), which notably increases the risk of stroke and cognitive disorders, is estimated to affect more than 5 million people in France alone. In the absence of a curative treatment, the prevention of cardiovascular risk factors remains the most effective strategy today. However, promising new therapeutic avenues are being explored.
Cerebral small vessel disease is a chronic condition that affects the smallest arteries of the brain, those that continuously supply the deep regions essential for memory, attention, and coordination.
Over time,…
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By Claire Isabella Gilmour, PhD Candidate, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol
Women played a crucial role in all aspects of the development and endurance of the state, including some who ruled the country in their own right.
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