By Meredith Ralston, Professor of Women's Studies and Political Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University
Donald Trump’s win answered several questions. Will America vote for a Black woman? No. Will Kamala Harris break the glass ceiling? No. Here’s how gender and race played big roles in the outcome.
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By Sathiya Susuman Appunni, Full Professor of Demography, University of the Western Cape
Tronic Sithole, Doctoral Research Fellow in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape
An estimated 12 million teenage pregnancies are reported globally every year.
Girls and young women in this age group face multiple risk factors that contribute to early pregnancies. These include a lack of access to comprehensive sexual education, socioeconomic inequality, cultural norms, and…
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By David Sebudubudu, Professor, University of Botswana
The electoral defeat delivered to the Botswana Democratic Party led by Mokgweetsi Masisi was met with incredulity in neighbouring states. Not many expected the party that had run the country comfortably since independence in 1966 to be so roundly defeated in national elections on 30 October 2024. Of the 61 seats in the national assembly, the Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition won 36 seats, the Botswana Congress Party 15. The Botswana Patriotic Front won five seats, the Botswana Democratic Party four, and an independent…
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By Sam Edwards, Reader in Modern Political History, Loughborough University
Netflix’s popular political drama The Diplomat is back for a second season. It follows US ambassador to Britain Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) as she attempts to unravel a conspiracy at the very heart of the British government. In doing so, The Diplomat once again has plenty to say about the US-UK “special relationship”.
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By Naomi Braithwaite, Associate Professor in Fashion and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
London’s Fashion and Textile Museum showcases iconic performance artist Leigh Bowery and his contemporaries, who fashioned a flamboyant new cultural scene after punk had fizzled out.
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By Olaya Moldes Andrés, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Cardiff University
Digital technology and social media have revolutionised communication, making people more connected than ever. Yet many developed nations are struggling with loneliness and data has shown that while we have more ways to connect with others, the quantity and quality of our connections may be declining, especially among…
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By Francis Ratnieks, Emeritus Professor of Apiculture, University of Sussex
Ciaran Harris, PhD Candidate in Pollinator Ecology, University of Sussex
Where once there were vast areas of forest and other natural habitats, farmland now covers much of Earth – including 70% of the UK. This transition has helped feed a growing number of people.
However, replacing ecosystems rich in species with agriculture – and intensifying food production on established farmland – carries costs…
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By Sven Bölte, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Science, Karolinska Institutet
For a long time it was assumed that somewhere between 5 and 6% of children have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But the rates, in practice, are often higher. The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the prevalence at 11.4% in children in 2022.
The Swedish Board of Health and Welfare…
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By Matt Perry, Professor in Labour History, Newcastle University
Before announcing changes to Britain’s tax system in her first budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves redecorated her own digs. The headline change was swapping a portrait of Nigel Lawson, Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor, with one of Ellen Wilkinson – a trailblazing politician known as “Red Ellen”.
Wilkinson was one of British politics’ most intriguing and complex politicians, and most remarkable campaigners against injustice.
From…
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By Candice Stewart
"It was a juggling act — using my kerosine lantern in the bathroom, using as little water as possible, and managing my menstrual hygiene while the storm threatened my home."
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