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2019
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January
2019

Brexit: what do the latest developments in parliament mean for Theresa May?

A cross-parliamentary group of MPs has struck again, landing another major blow against the government ahead of the vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal on January 15. The manoeuvre changes the parliamentary timetable to give the prime minister just thr...
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December
2018

Should we engineer the climate? A social scientist and natural scientist discuss

This is an article from Head to Head, a series in which academics from different disciplines chew over current debates.  Rob Bellamy: 2018 has been a year of unprecedented weather extremes around the world. From the hottest temperatures ever recor...
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December
2018

How to understand Corbyn’s confusing no-confidence vote against Theresa May

Not for the first time in the Brexit process, confusion reigned in the UK parliament on December 17, when opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, proposed a vote of no confidence in the prime minister, Theresa May, only to later appear to backtrack. The pr...
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13
December
2018

International students - universities must lead fight against intolerance of migrants

What happens when the president of the world’s leading superpower makes inflammatory comments about immigrants and wins an election based largely on a racist and nationalist platform? As we’ve seen over the past two years, his followers feel embolden...
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23
November
2018

Theresa May could win a slice of British ethnic minority vote with tough Brexit immigration line – what my research reveals

Theresa May has faced widespread criticism following comments to the Confederation of British Industry that EU nationals have jumped “the queue” to migrate to the UK ahead of non-EU nationals during the UK’s membership of the bloc. ...
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16
November
2018

Geras is essential reading for politics students – not a subversive threat

Politics students at the University of Reading were reportedly told to “take care” when reading an essay by the late political theorist, Norman Geras. The Observer newspaper reported the students were warned about the essay – which was on their readi...
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16
November
2018

Jair Bolsonaro’s threat means we academics must be overtly political

As I write these lines, I tell myself there is no reason to fear. Far-right politics are on the rise globally – yet the universities in Brazil that were recently raided in a clear attack on freedom of expression seem a long way from the UK. This has ...
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26
October
2018

DNA sequencing is exacerbating social biases and inequalities

At the cutting edge of modern science, DNA sequencing promises to transform many aspects of human life. It’s already playing a significant role in law enforcement, as well as medical and historical research. But there’s a growing inequality in its im...
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25
October
2018

US sparks new development arms race with China – but can it win?

American lawmakers recently created the International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) to finance infrastructure projects in low-income countries. The IDFC’s primary aim is to counter China’s growing influence, and it signals a dramatic new cha...
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18
October
2018

Do some people really want to get HIV?

Why would anybody want to get infected with HIV? That is what most people ask when they first hear about “bug chasing”. In fact, a number of gay men, at least online, appear to clamour for HIV. They are known as “bug chasers” because they are literal...
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04
October
2018

Who really identified the Skripal poisoner, and why it matters

Where exactly does our news come from? And are those who unearth it getting fair credit? As media consumers, these are questions we should be asking on a regular basis. Take the case of “Colonel Chepiga”. The BBC reported on September 27 that “Rus...
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02
October
2018

A bird’s chirp and lasers more intense than the sun: The science behind a Nobel Prize in Physics

Dr David Binks, Reader in Laser Physics, explains the science behind this year's historic Nobel Prize for Physics ...
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26
September
2018

Diplomats reveal concerns over UK’s waning influence on UN Security Council

At the UN General Assembly in 2017 Theresa May described the “special responsibilities” that the UK holds within the United Nations. She was referring to the permanent seat that the UK has on the UN Security Council, as well as its capacity to contri...
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25
September
2018

Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch – here’s how to avoid inequality and segregation

Egypt is the latest country to build a new capital city from scratch, with ambitions to move parliament away from Cairo as early as summer 2019. With nearly 24m people living in Greater Metropolitan Cairo, the current Egyptian capital suffers from se...
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12
September
2018

Science fiction was around in medieval times – here’s what it looked like

Science fiction may seem resolutely modern, but the genre could actually be considered hundreds of years old. ...
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12
September
2018

New generation of working parents demand a better deal on shared parental leave

Despite widespread belief that men should be as involved as women in all aspects of childcare, they are both still largely playing traditional gender roles when looking after children, according to a new report from Business In The Community (BITC). ...
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05
September
2018

Wage Councils could address endemic pay inequality in the UK economy

The UK has an endemic low-pay culture. A new report backed by business leaders and the Archbishop of Canterbury says Britain’s economic model is “broken” and produces widespread inequality. Around 8m people in poverty now live in working households. ...
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04
September
2018

Climbing with Dorothy: the Wordsworth who put mountaineering on the map

Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain is a popular place to climb, both as part of the Three Peaks Challenge and for walkers in search of the sublime Lake District scenery. But it wasn’t always this way. ...
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03
September
2018

Was Brexit really caused by austerity? Here's why we're not convinced

Like most bad dramas, keeping up with every development in the Brexit saga is difficult. Nevertheless you may have seen recent reports in the media, including in The Conversation, that “austerity caused Brexit”. But we doubt that a clear answer can c...
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August
2018

UK nuclear industry could be a national treasure – if it tackles these key issues

  The nuclear industry provides about 15% of the UK’s electricity, makes a vital contribution to the country’s carbon cutting ambitions and is a remarkably safe form of energy with no major accidents since the Windscale Fire in 1957. But despite a...
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21
August
2018

Idris Elba: isn’t it time for a black James Bond?

A black Bond? It’s an apparently unproblematic and straightforward question, right? Well, not quite. When suggested quite quizzically by a colleague, it sparked a series of reactionary positions in the staff room, especially from the 007 traditionali...
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20
August
2018

The too hard basket: a short history of Australia’s aborted climate policies

Less than three years ago, after Malcolm Turnbull had wrested the prime ministership from Tony Abbott, I wrote an article entitled “Carbon coups: from Hawke to Abbott, climate policy is never far away when leaders come a cropper”. Less than two we...
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17
August
2018

Golden Dawn: how the Greek far right wrote the playbook others now use to go mainstream

Around the world it seems far-right groups can infiltrate the mainstream regardless of a given country’s political present or past. The question is, then, how do they do it? The far-right movement Golden Dawn, based in Greece, is a prime example o...
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14
August
2018

You may call me a BAME author, but this misleading term hides more than it reveals

Apparently, I am BAME. This places me as a contender for The Guardian’s BAME awards or the Jhalak prize, both aimed at BAME writers like myself. Ah, BAME – this acronym, which means black, asian and minority ethnic, joins many other appellations offe...
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10
August
2018

Trevor Noah is right. People can be both French and African

The afterglow of France winning the 2018 World Cup tournament on July 15 should be gone by now. But the arguments over France’s 23-man squad, with as many as 15 players with African roots, rage on. The victory has ignited social commentaries on race,...
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10
August
2018

UK wildfires: prevention is more than a fire service issue

The huge moorland fires at Saddleworth and Winter Hill in northwest England have shown just how serious a problem wildfires can be in the UK. Now the fires are out, it is time to look at how such catastrophes can be prevented in the future and why th...
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01
August
2018

Violent extremism: how communities can help counter it

Local communities are being called upon to help prevent radicalisation. In a bid to counter violent extremism, UK home secretary Sajid Javid recently launched the government’s Strategy for Countering Terrorism. It calls for “stronger partnerships wit...
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24
July
2018

Five stereotypes about older workers debunked

Legislation to outlaw discrimination on the basis of age was first introduced in the UK in 2006. It was designed to protect people of all ages from discrimination, but older workers are more likely to be adversely affected by age-related stereotypes....
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20
July
2018

Is the ‘Zero Hour’ youth climate march a turning point, or more of the same?

This weekend, young climate activists will march through Washington DC’s National Mall. The rally, part of the Zero Hour movement, is another sign of the concern and dismay felt by young people after 30-plus years of prevarication and hesitation by t...
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18
July
2018

Expert Comment: Nuclear Energy, why we are all invested in its success or failure

The Dalton Nuclear Institute is taking a revolutionary new approach to nuclear-related research by encouraging a lasting engagement between ‘traditional’ nuclear sciences and social science researchers.  ...
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