Friday, March 14, 2025
The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including young children as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
Nigel Farage is engaged in a very public spat with Rupert Lowe, one of his MPs. But it hasn’t dented Reform’s polling. Here’s why.
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By Peter Sivey, Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
The UK government has announced the abolition of NHS England, phased over two years. In practice, this will involve merging some functions and staff from NHS England into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). As part of the change, the government has stated that it expects to reduce duplication and save hundreds of millions of pounds.
NHS England was established under the Health and Social Care Act of 2012 (the Lansley reforms) and is responsible for commissioning care and overseeing the day-to-day running of the NHS. This involves negotiating budgets for local care provision…
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By Coel Hellier, Professor of Astrophysics, Keele University
Barnard’s Star is a small, dim star, of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Now, four small planets have been found orbiting the star. Teams in America and Europe achieved this challenging detection by exploiting precision instruments on the world’s largest telescopes.
Diminutive…
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By Regina Sexton, Food and culinary historian, University College Cork
Hagiographies (writing on the lives of saints) give us a glimpse of the food culture of early medieval Ireland, when Patrick lived.
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By Rachael Cody, Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Education, Oregon State University
A better understanding of why parents of children with special needs choose homeschooling can provide insights to help improve public schools.
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By Erica Frankenberg, Professor of Education and Demography, Penn State
Maithreyi Gopalan, Associate professor of Education, University of Oregon
The layoffs further complicate staffing shortages at the Office for Civil Rights, which plays a vital role in promoting a fair education for public school students.
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By Arthur Daemmrich, Professor of Practice in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
Eric S. Hintz, Historian, Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Smithsonian Institution
Technological advances that lead to fairer, more accurate calls are often seen as triumphs. But new technology doesn’t mean perfect precision – nor does it necessarily create a better fan experience.
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By Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.
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By Michael Moats, Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Bringing chip manufacturing back to America is a national security and economic priority, but a shortage of skilled workers threatens to derail the effort.
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