By Robyn Klingler-Vidra, Vice Dean, Global Engagement | Associate Professor in Political Economy and Entrepreneurship, King's College London
Silicon Valley has been a universal symbol of innovation for decades. Because of its reputation, governments around the world have tried to foster their own versions by investing heavily in tech hubs.
These efforts, which include Silicon Beach in Los Angeles, Silicon Island in Malaysia and Silicon Roundabout in the UK, have not…
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By Guy Robert Patrick Eyre, Research Fellow, Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh
There has been a major shift in the focus of an important and influential Islamic sect across the Middle East and North Africa.
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By Charles Masquelier, Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Exeter
Carolyn Petersen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Social Science and the Environment, University of Exeter
Matt Lobley, Professor of Rural Resource Management, University of Exeter
Farmers can take ownership of nature recovery actions and scientific expertise can adapt to local knowledge in the design of environmental outcomes.
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By Daniela Pianezzi, Associate Professor in Work and Organization Studies, University of Verona
Melissa Tyler, Professor in Work and Organisation Studies, University of Essex
Approximately 170,000 people die every day around the world – that’s around 62 million deaths in 2024 alone. The cumulative effect of this has led to what has been termed a “burial crisis”, with most urban areas where burial remains the norm expected to run out of interment space by the 2050s, some much earlier – as in, now.
Major cities, including London and
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By Mark Satta, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law, Wayne State University
No president is supposed to serve more than two full terms. That rule became part of the US Constitution in 1951, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died.
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By Amnesty International
Myanmar’s military must refrain from deliberate air strikes and other forms of attack on civilian targets in areas impacted by last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, Amnesty International said today as it called for aid to more quickly reach people in the epicentre of the disaster. Testimony gathered by Amnesty International in the days following the earthquake […] The post Myanmar: Inhumane military attacks in earthquake areas hindering relief efforts appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to news that the Finnish government has initiated the process of withdrawing from the Ottawa convention, a landmark treaty prohibiting the use of anti-personnel mines, Esther Major, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said: “The Finnish government’s move to leave the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is a disturbing backward step that further […] The post Finland: Move to leave convention banning anti-personnel mines could put civilian lives at risk appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
There must be an independent and impartial investigation into the circumstances in which at least 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers, who went to southern Gaza for a rescue operation, were shot dead after Israeli forces opened fire on their vehicles, said Amnesty International today, reiterating calls for independent monitors to be granted immediate access […] The post Israel/ OPT: Investigate killings of paramedics and rescue workers in Gaza appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sara Safransky, Associate Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University
Elsa Noterman, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Queen Mary University of London
Madeleine Lewis, Doctoral Student, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University
‘40 acres and a mule’ never happened. Now governments and communities across the US are redistributing land and wealth, from Evanston, Illinois, to Athens, Georgia.
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By Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Are you prepared for when the power goes out? To prevent massive wildfires in drought-prone, high-wind areas, electrical companies have begun preemptively shutting off electricity. These planned shutdowns are called public safety power shutoffs, abbreviated to PSPS, and they’re increasingly common. So far this year, we’ve seen…
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