By Charlotte Al-Khalili, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Sussex
Melissa Gatter, Assistant Professor in Anthropology and International Development, University of Sussex
When news of Bashar al-Assad’s downfall broke on December 8 2024, 13 years after the beginning of the Syrian uprising, Syrians around the world rejoiced.
We rejoiced along with them, having spent the last decade in conversation with Syrians displaced to the neighbouring countries of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, where we research humanitarian…
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By Rogier Mars, Professor of Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Katherine Bryant, Postdoctural Fellow in Neuroscience , Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our recent study may have brought us one step closer by taking a new approach – comparing the way brains are internally connected.
The Victorian palaeontologist Richard Owen incorrectly…
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By Lewis Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter
On Perranporth beach in Cornwall, UK, a local outdoor swimming group called the Perranporth Bluetits is out in force. This group are determined to make the most of another chilly day as they plunge into the Atlantic for a dip. They emerge smiling. Their camaraderie and collective sense of achievement is clear to see.
Invigorating experiences like these have motivated community groups and the voluntary sector to begin to design “blue care” programmes connecting people with the water, and sometimes even more formalised…
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By Alex Balch, Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
The UK’s 2015 Modern Slavery Act is ten years old on March 26. When it was passed, it was billed as “world-leading” legislation – the first of its kind to introduce a dedicated legal framework to deal with modern slavery.
But ten years on, the evidence tells a different story. The numbers of people identified as potential victims are higher than they have ever been. Yet very…
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By Tulin Dzhengiz, Lecturer in Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University
In targeting a political rival for corruption, the Erdoğan government is widely seen as distorting the rule of law in Turkey in his supporters’ favour.
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By Julyan Levy, PhD Candidate, Social Sciences, Coventry University
Cannabis legalisation could raise £1.5 billion for the UK economy, according to a recent report from the charity Transform. But aside from this plant’s economic benefits, cannabis also has many ecological advantages.
My research into the potential role of cannabis in shaping a fairer and healthier world never fails to excite…
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By John Scanlan, Research Fellow in Place and Culture, University of Central Lancashire
Recently, a leaflet was delivered to my home from Nuclear Waste Services, the company that is overseeing the final disposal of some of the most dangerous waste that exists. It reminded me that the small village where I live in Cumbria is one of three proposed locations for the burial of nuclear waste. If realised, it would be a site that has to be secure and safe for at least 100,000 years.
Such a timescale makes the markers…
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By James Kwateng-Yeboah, Assistant Professor, Department for the Study of Religion, Saint Mary’s University
Not everyone who wants to migrate will ultimately do so, but their aspirations matter. Migration aspirations shape education, career choices, family formation and even political engagement.
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By Matthew S Miller, Executive Director, Global Nexus and M.G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University
COVID-19 exposed the many ways in which we were ill-prepared to prevent and respond to pandemics. Are we applying those lessons to prevent a bird flu pandemic?
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By Sylvain Senecal, Professor of Marketing and RBC Financial Group Chair of E-Commerce, HEC Montréal
Constantinos K. Coursaris, Full Professor / Professeur Titulaire, Department of Information Technologies, HEC Montréal
Pierre-Majorique Léger, NSERC-Prompt Industrial Research Chair in User Experience and Full Professor of IT, HEC Montréal
Sylvain Amoros, Adjunct Professor, Department of Marketing, HEC Montréal
Critics worry AI search features could decrease traffic to their websites if users rely on them too heavily and ignore the website links displayed in the search results.
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