Category: Analysis
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Darker Shade of Pale: why I wrote a book about my grandfather and how it changed my view of him
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Leslie Swartz, Professor, Stellenbosch University Deborah Posel, the founding director of the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, an interdisciplinary research institute in the humanities and social sciences in South Africa, has published a new book, Darker Shade of Pale: Shtetl to Colony. Using a…
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Teacher recruitment and retention are separate issues – they need tackling in different ways
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Emily MacLeod, Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Education, UCL Wpadington/Shutterstock It is well known that more teachers are needed in England. A shortage of teachers affects young people’s attainment at school and puts pressure on the existing education workforce. There are two key reasons for this…
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How to make new housing estates work for the people who live there
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Keetie Roelen, Senior Research Fellow, Co-Deputy Director, Centre for the Study of Global Development, The Open University The UK is grappling with a housing crisis, with a shortage of 2.5 million homes in England alone. To address this, the government has pledged to build 1.5 million…
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From contraception to menopause: why women face a higher risk of stroke
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Siobhan Mclernon, UCL Stroke Research Centre, Department for Brain repair and rehabilitation. Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing and co-lead, Ageing, Acute and Long Term Conditions, London South Bank University Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. It places a huge burden on families,…
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How coaching could help solve the UK’s teacher crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Laura Nicole Rees-Davies, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University Coaching can offer a chance for teachers to pause, think and reconnect with why they came into the profession in the first place. BearFotos/Shutterstock The UK’s schools are facing a worsening teacher shortage, with heavy workloads and burnout…
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Plastic waste is a toxic legacy – and an important archaeological record
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Schofield, Director of Studies, Cultural Heritage Management, University of York; Flinders University Spice Footage / shutterstock Imagine a remote Galapagos beach, where iguanas stomp around between fishing nets, flip flops, baseball caps and plastic bottles. Stuck in the sand is the empty packet for food…
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Yes, shouting at seagulls actually works, scientists confirm
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Neeltje Boogert, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, University of Exeter Stephen A. Waycott/Shutterstock Did you get through your beach picnics unscathed this summer? Or did you return from a swim only to find a “seagull” (most likely a herring gull if in the UK) rifling…
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If the AI bubble does burst, taxpayers could end up with the bill
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Akhil Bhardwaj, Associate Professor (Strategy and Organisation), School of Management, University of Bath Xandpic/Shutterstock You might not care very much about the prospect of the AI bubble bursting. Surely it’s just something for the tech bros of Silicon Valley to worry about – or the wealthy…
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Art deco at 100: why the sleek design aesthetic of the ‘machine age’ endures
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lynn Hilditch, Lecturer in Fine Art and Design Praxis, Liverpool Hope University In Paris in 1925, the French government initiated its ambitious International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts with one specific goal – to showcase and celebrate the excellence of French modern design. This…
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South Africa needs to rethink its community media policy – 4 ways to close the gaps
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Franz Krüger, Associate researcher, University of the Witwatersrand Community media have received support for around three decades, and yet South Africa’s information landscape remains deeply unequal. The distribution of media closely matches the country’s socio-economic inequality. People in middle-class suburbs have access to an ever-growing…