Category: Academic Analysis
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How ‘campus climate’ affects students’ attitudes to people of different religions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kristin Aune, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Coventry University pikselstock/Shutterstock This year’s new university students are settling into life on campuses often notable for their diversity – and that includes in religion. Over 33,000 Buddhist students started university in the UK in 2023-24, for instance, alongside…
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Voters in Hamburg have rejected universal basic income. Many economists would agree with them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ansgar Wohlschlegel, Associate Professor in Economics, Swansea University Alex Segre/Shutterstock Universal basic income (UBI) has supporters across the political spectrum. The idea is that if every citizen received a payment from the state to cover their living costs, it this will allow them the freedom to…
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The UN climate talks have become too big for their own good
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jen Allan, Lecturer in Environmental Politics, Cardiff University Belém has more than 1 million people yet is too small for a modern ‘Cop’. Maritime Art Blog / shutterstock If you’re still heading to this year’s UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil, I hope you booked early.…
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Why has Sudan descended into mass slaughter? The answer goes far beyond simple ethnic conflict
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Justin Willis, Professor of History, Durham University The recent capture of the western Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been followed by allegations of appalling war crimes: massacres, looting and rapes. There is much reason to believe the…
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How number systems shape our thinking, and what this means for learning, language and culture
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jean-Charles Pelland, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t be said when we’re asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours…
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To survive today’s economy, university students are using circus-like tactics
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Alison Taylor, Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia The skills “every student needs” for the 21st century include competencies in technology, problem solving and communication — and character qualities like adaptability and grit. This is according to the World Economic Forum, but by…
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Poor heart health in middle age linked to dementia in old age – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster ClareM/Shutterstock.com For generations, medicine treated the heart and brain as separate domains. However, a new study suggests the two are more closely connected than we thought, especially as we age. A 25-year study of nearly…
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NHS trials AI tool for faster prostate cancer diagnosis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Peakstock/Shutterstock.com The NHS is embarking on a trial that could cut prostate cancer diagnosis times from weeks to a single day. The initiative uses artificial intelligence to analyse MRI scans, potentially transforming care for men with the…
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Who speaks for the dead? Rethinking consent in ancient DNA research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Victoria Gibbon, Professor in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town Would you choose to have a part of your body live on after you died? How might your choice affect your relatives – or even your entire community?…
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How Nigeria’s grazing law also shapes land divisions and violence
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Victor Onyilor Achem, Researcher, University of Ibadan When Nigeria’s Benue State Anti‑Open Grazing Law was passed in 2017, it brought hope that pastoralist herders would move to ranches, farmers would gain peace, and violent conflict between herders and farmers would ease. The law banned the…