By Adam Smith, Senior Consultant, Universal Impact
The latest Independent Social Research Foundation conference heard how refugees have died after becoming trapped at the border between Poland and Belarus
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By Daniela Marggraff, Researcher, Oceans Regions Programme, University of Pretoria
Maxi Schoeman, Emeritus Professor of International Relations, University of Pretoria
Samuel Oyewole, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
The UK’s handover of the Chagos Archipelago and retention of Diego Garcia is a strategic move that raises questions about the intentions of major powers’ relations with small island nations.
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By Chris Parry, Principal Lecturer in Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has rewritten the fiscal rulebook but will this new approach to borrowing fuel growth, or is it a risky bet on Britain’s future?
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By Kris Southby, Researcher in Health Promotion, Leeds Beckett University
For the past 60 years, the charity Revitalise has provided specialist respite holidays in the UK for people with severe disabilities to stay by themselves or with their families or carers. But the charity is closing these services, citing insurmountable financial challenges.
The charity’s two hotels, in Chigwell, Essex, and Southport, Merseyside, were unique as they were able to provide 24-hour care and support to guests during their stays. The testimony…
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By Daniel Ford, Research Fellow in Biological and Physical Oceanography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Exeter
Ian Ashton, Senior Lecturer in Offshore Technology, University of Exeter
Jamie Shutler, Professor of Earth Observation and Climate, University of Exeter
A thin layer at the ocean surface called the “ocean skin” increases CO₂ uptake by about 7%. That’s equivalent to the CO₂ absorbed by the entire Amazon rainforest each year.
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By Olaf Lipinski, PhD Student in Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton
In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, a linguist is faced with the daunting task of deciphering an alien language consisting of palindromic phrases, which read the same backwards as they do forwards, written with circular symbols. As she discovers various clues, different nations around the world interpret the messages differently – with some assuming they convey a threat.
If humanity ended up in such a situation today, our best bet may be to turn to research uncovering how artificial intelligence (AI) develops languages.
But what exactly defines a language? Most of…
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By Daniel Sebastia-Saez, Lecturer of Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey
Daniela Carta, Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, University of Surrey
Lian Liu, Reader, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Surrey
The skin barrier is made from layers of keratin and lipids which prevent harmful molecules from getting into the body.
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By Clodagh Harrington, Lecturer in American Politics, University College Cork
Alex Waddan, Associate Professor in American Politics and American Foreign Policy, University of Leicester
There was a little bit of deja vu after this week’s US election when Donald Trump defeated a Democrat candidate seeking to become the first female US president.
When he won against Hillary Clinton in 2016, Trump defied expectations. Predictions ahead of that election had ranged from a likely to an almost certain loss for Trump. This time the polls had predicted a…
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By Miriam Freedman, Professor of Chemistry, Penn State
Heidi Busse, PhD Student in Chemistry, Penn State
Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.
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By Jordan Batchelor, Research Analyst at the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Arizona State University
Charles Max Katz, Director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Arizona State University
Taylor Cox, Program Coordinator, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
Statistics show that veterans die by suicide from firearms – a particularly lethal means of suicide – at a higher rate than in the general population.
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