By Laura
Togo is getting ready to hold its combined election on April 29, 2024. This election will be a first for this country, which is holding its first regional election.
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By Ben Williams, Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
The May local elections are shaping up to be the last major test of public opinion before the much-awaited general election on the horizon at an unspecified point this year.
There are more than 2,600 local council seats being contested, covering 107 local authorities in England. On a bigger and more symbolic scale, there are 11 English regional mayoral contests, including in Manchester and London.
There are also elections for 37 police and crime commissioners for England and Wales. No elections…
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By Amelia Hadfield, Head of Department of Politics, University of Surrey
One hundred and twenty years after the Entente Cordiale, Britain and France are forging a new alliance.
The original 1904 agreement paved the way for a stronger relationship between the two countries, but this time the nations aim to use their partnership to patch up European commitment to Ukraine and exert pressure on the US.
In a recent…
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By Qing Wang, Professor of Marketing and Innovation, Director, Marketing Innovation and The Chinese and Emerging Economies (MICEE) Network, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Bernard Arnault’s five children are all involved in the luxury goods behemoth he founded - but what are the benefits and risks of keeping it in the family?
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By Cheryl Walter, Lecturer in Biomedical Science, University of Hull
In 2022, as the world was slowly beginning to recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an outbreak of mpox – then still called monkeypox – began spreading at an alarming rate in many countries worldwide. Confirmed cases were cropping up in places where the disease wasn’t normally present (endemic) – and it was spreading quickly among certain groups.
Global mpox infections have fallen significantly since the height of this outbreak. But a recent paper, which has not yet been peer reviewed,…
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By Agata Lulkowska, Senior Lecturer in Film Directing and Producing, Staffordshire University
Burnout is a state of mental and physical exhaustion, usually related to your work situation. Paradoxically, the more passionate and responsible you are, the more likely you are to burn out since you’ll be unwilling to stop at times of being overwhelmed, not wanting to make others pick up the slack.
Ninety-three…
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By Reshma Sunkur, Researcher, Environmental Sciences, University of Technology, Mauritius
Komali Kantamaneni, Co-Director, United Nations- SPIDER- UK Regional Support Office, Senior Research Fellow, School of Engineering, Preston, UK, University of Central Lancashire
Mangroves are one of most important ecosystems on the world’s coasts. They absorb the impact of storms, prevent erosion, provide food and safety for fish and other animals and can store huge amounts of carbon in the mud that builds up below them.
However, due to their delicate location in the transition zone between the land and the sea, they also face several human-made threats such as pollution and climate change-driven sea level rise.
That’s why it is critical to get updated and accurate information on the whereabouts and extent of mangrove forests in order to conserve…
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By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
The rate of women killed by their partners in Australia grew by 28% from 2021–22 to 2022–23, according to new statistics released today by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC).
There were 34 women killed in intimate partner incidents in the financial year 2022–23, which is the equivalent of 0.32 per 100,000 people. The year before, the rate was 0.25 such homicides per 100,000.
Historically, the rate of women killed by their partners has been on the decline since the late 1980s and early 1990s. It has decreased by 66% over the past 34 years, according to the AIC.
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By Danielle Sukenik, Instructor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Buzzwords describing the digital dating scene are all over social media. Have you been ghosted? Is someone orbiting you? Are you being breadcrumbed? While these dating patterns may not be new, the words to describe them continue to evolve.
As a psychotherapist, I see firsthand the impact these experiences can have on mental health. Given the sheer number of people using dating apps – 53% of…
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By Dawn P. Coe, Associate Professor of Exercise Science, University of Tennessee
Elizabeth (Kip) Webster, Associate Professor of Exercise Science, University of Tennessee
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Why are some people faster than others? – Jon, age 14, Macon, Georgia
Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest human, ran a 100-meter…
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