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From politics and societal issues, to climate change and health, our researchers give insight into hot topics, provide opinion pieces and thought-provoking articles. Take 5 and have a read.
Discovery in the margins
1 December 2022
Jess Hodgkinson explains how a discovery in the margins has the potential to shed new light on the active participation...
The global impact of a new Research Institute
10 November 2022
Professor Heiko Balzter explains how the new Institute for Environmental Futures is bringing together researchers to tackle global challenges like...
Walk the walk to benefit your research
12 October 2022
Anna Lois McKay explains the different ways that walking can be used to benefit academic research, help with problem-solving, and...
Rivers worldwide are running dry
13 September 2022
Catherine Russell, Honorary Researcher in Sedimentology and the Anthropocene discusses why rivers worldwide are running dry and what you can...
My time at the ‘Fun’ games
22 August 2022
John Williams, Associate Professor of Sociology discusses his recent experience at the Commonwealth Games and whether it will encourage young...
Lionesses roared to success
3 August 2022
John Williams, Associate Professor of Sociology explores perception of women’s football and the importance of women’s sport now a final...
A resignation in unprecedented circumstances
11 July 2022
Boris Johnson’s resignation as leader of the Conservative Party has been unlike any other in recent times. Dr Richard Whitaker,...
Was journalist-Prime Minister Boris Johnson brought down by journalism?
8 July 2022
Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism, explores the relationship between Boris Johnson and the media, and whether journalism contributed to...
Roman worlds for diverse communities
22 June 2022
Professor Sarah Scott has led a team of students and colleagues to bring archaeology and classics to new audiences in...
Listening to the voice of food growers
26 April 2022
Dr Maria Touri, , Associate Professor, School of Media, Communication and Sociology, explores why listening to the voices of food...
Putin’s obsessions. Russia, the Ukraine, and their shared past
8 March 2022
Alexander Korb, Associate Professor in Modern European History explores Putin's obsessions, and the shared past of Russia and the Ukraine...
Ukraine and the doctrine of Peace through Strength
2 March 2022
With the escalating situation changing daily in the Ukraine, Dr James Moore from the School of History, Politics and International...
Thirteen is an unlucky number for UK Prime Ministers – will it prove so for Boris Johnson?
17 December 2021
Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism explores why thirteen is an unlucky number for UK Prime Ministers, and will it...
Racism in sport – and how not to deal with it
30 November 2021
Professor John Williams takes a look at the issue of racism across sport and what’s next for English cricket.
How our future rests on COP26
29 October 2021
We desperately need world leaders at COP-26 to take radical and urgent action to enable a survivable planet. The severity...
Air pollution in a changing climate
29 October 2021
With air pollution being the single biggest environmental hazard across the world, Samuel Cai - Lecturer in Environmental Epidemiology explores...