Category: Academic Analysis

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tarini Bhamburkar, Research Affiliate, University of Bristol Much of England has been celebrating the Lionesses’ historic win at the Uefa European Women’s Championship – the first time a senior England football team has won a major championship abroad and retained a major trophy. However, not everyone…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Aoife Bowman Grangel, PhD Candidate in Health Psychology, University of Limerick Around 12% of teens are unpaid carers and it’s harming their prospects. Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock In developed countries, around 12% of young people provide regular, unpaid care for a family member. It’s work that’s essential, often…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Lezak, Programme Manager at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford The Heyuan Queyashan wind farm near the Chinese city of Heyuan, Guangdong province. maple90 / Shutterstock During the cold war, the US and Soviet Union were locked in a desperate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tony Milligan, Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Ethics, King’s College London antoniodiaz/Shutterstock A sense of distance has always been part of romantic love. The experience of wanting to be with another person often requires separation, if only in the form of days apart for work…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Emma Newport, Associate Professor in English Literature, University of Sussex This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. An Austen enthusiast might attend the birthday ball at the Alton Assembly Rooms in Hampshire or take an Austen-themed walking tour. They might dance at the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University Ankle bracelet monitoring technology could be taken a step further. Stock City/Shutterstock Technology firms have apparently suggested placing tracking devices or a microchip under the skin of convicted criminals to monitor them in prison or when…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Conor O’Kane, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Bournemouth University The beginning of August marks the latest deadline for US president Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariff policy. This era of chaos and uncertainty began on April 2 and the situation remaims fluid. With the deadline for partners to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ming Gao, Research Fellow of East Asia Studies, Lund University China’s central government introduced a childcare subsidy on July 28 that will provide families with 3,000 yuan (around £312) a year for each child under the age of three. The announcement came days after plans were…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ioannis Costas Batlle, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Bath Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock School holidays are underway across the UK. But while young people might be getting a break from the classroom and having a chance to spend more time on their hobbies, they are still learning…