By Dakota Rudesill, Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
Government officials with classified information clearance typically have a range of secure ways they can view or discuss classified information.
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By Peace News
Despite the cessation of hostilities, the wounds inflicted during the civil wars persist, as many victims and survivors feel that justice has been denied to them.
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By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia
USAID accounted for a third of Myanmar’s foreign aid last year. Now, this funding is gone as the country grapples with a devastating earthquake.
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
Two of the three Appeal Court judges found that the outdated "buggery" law must remain on the statute books on the grounds that it is a “saved law.”
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By Nicole Moore, Professor of English, UNSW Sydney
A new age-gap ‘romance’ has created an uproar: its hero first noticed the heroine when she was three. An expert on literary censorship unpacks the scandal.
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By Aileen Editha, PhD Candidate in Law, Queen's University, Ontario
The possibility of new ownership over 23andMe has some customers concerned about how their sensitive genetic information will be handled in the future.
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By Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University
People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday life – are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
What’s more, that finding remains true no matter the person’s race, gender, age, education, income, weight, language, immigration status or where they live.
These are the key takeaways from our recent study, published in JAMA Network Open.
Everyday discrimination refers to the routine ways people…
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By Alison Anderson, Professor of Sociology, University of Plymouth
The recent announcement that young people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will have the opportunity to take a new GCSE in natural history from September 2025, driven by a campaign led by naturalist Mary Colwell, is welcome news.
The new qualification will include practical skills to pursue a career in the natural world, including observation, monitoring, recording and analysis. It will also include immersion in outdoor activities, and has support from…
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By Scott Jones, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
Escapism through watching this kind of bleak content could be about a search for hope and rediscovering the coordinates for our existence.
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By George Ferns, Senior Lecturer in Business and Society, University of Bath
The climate activist group Just Stop Oil (JSO) has announced the end of its campaign of direct action. Many will read the group’s legacy through the lens of public hostility: the frustration caused, the angry headlines, the outrage at its tactics. Not only have JSO activists been spat at, physically assaulted and run over by angry car drivers, but 15 members are also currently serving jail sentences following
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