By Peter Howley, Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, University of Leeds
The outlook for job seekers in the UK appears to be taking a turn for the worse. Weak economic growth and continued uncertainty for employers have led to forecasts that unemployment will hit 5.3% this year.
In politics, the debate typically follows a familiar pattern: creating jobs, tackling unemployment and making sure welfare benefits are fair. But this economic framing captures only part of what is at stake. Work is not simply a source of income. It is about much more than a paycheck.
When people…
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By Marrisa Joseph, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies & Business History, University of Reading
Netflix’s plan to buy the Hollywood studio Warner Bros Discovery is over. The streaming giant was eventually outbid by rival company Paramount Skydance, which is willing to pay around US$111 billion (£82.2 billion) for the company.
It’s not a done deal yet. There will be regulatory hoops that Paramount needs to get through.
But after a tense few months of negotiations, Warner Bros, which put itself up for sale last year, said Paramount’s latest bid was “superior” to the one from Netflix, which…
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By Tara Lai Quinlan, Associate Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of Birmingham
This is an opportunity for policing to move away from the ‘warrior culture’ that drives a wedge between police and local communities.
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By Gabriele Albertini, Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham
Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of friction, the ‘sneaker squeak’ question cuts to a deep problem in physics.
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By Paolo Heywood, Associate Professor, Social Anthropology, Durham University
It’s common to hear someone claiming controversial comments were ‘taken out of context’ but this is a word with many meanings.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
One of the most bothersome things about being sick or having seasonal allergies is that it makes your nose stuffy and blocked. This makes breathing in through your nostrils frustrating – if not altogether impossible.
But even when you aren’t sick, perhaps you’ve noticed that when you take a deep breath, only one of your nostrils seems to be allowing the air in. Before you panic and wonder if you’re coming down with something, what you’re experiencing is actually a normal bodily process.
Multiple…
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.
Before the first airstrike hit Iran on Saturday morning, analysts were warning that a war against Tehran would be a highly risky business. The regime has been in place for nearly 50 years, has a huge, well-trained and loyal military, proxies throughout the region and a huge stockpile…
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By Michael Christopher Low, Associate Professor of History; Director, Middle East Center, University of Utah
Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.
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By José-Miguel Bello y Villarino, Senior Research Fellow, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Henry Fraser, Research Fellow in Law, Accountability and Data Science, Queensland University of Technology
Last week, one of Australia’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers, Toby Walsh, warned Australia’s lack of guardrails for AI is putting young people at risk of being “sacrificed for the profits of big tech”.
Walsh’s remarks came after the government scrapped its own proposal to establish an advisory body of AI experts. Instead,…
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By David Ubilava, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
Australia gets half its urea – a crucial nitrogen fertiliser – from countries now impacted by the war. But research suggests higher food prices aren’t a given.
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