Category: MIL OSI
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Weight loss drug demand continues to grow in the UK – here’s what’s being done to keep supplies readily available
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Liz Breen, Professor of Health Service Operations, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, University of Bradford Demand for weight loss jabs has surged in the UK. Mohammed_Al_Ali/ Shutterstock Over a fifth of people in the UK have tried to access a weight loss drug in the…
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Flames to floods: how Europe’s devastating wildfires are fuelling its next climate crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ioanna Stamataki, Senior Lecturer in Hydraulics and Water Engineering, University of Greenwich In recent years, I have all too often found myself passing over an active wildfire when flying from London to my family home in Greece during the summer months. The sky glows an eerie,…
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Medieval skeletons reveal the lasting damage of childhood malnutrition – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Julia Beaumont, Researcher in Biological Anthropology, University of Bradford Beneath churchyards in London and Lincolnshire lie the chemical echoes of famine, infection and survival preserved in the teeth of those who lived through some of the most catastrophic periods in English history. In a new study,…
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Flawed notions of objectivity are hampering Canadian newsrooms when it comes to Gaza
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Gabriela Perdomo, Assistant Professor, Mount Royal University The response of Canada’s legacy news media to the Israeli government’s military action in Gaza for more than 640 days points to a problem within major Canadian news organizations, according to a new Canadian book, When Genocide Wasn’t News.…
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Why Donald Trump has stopped some conflicts but is failing with Ukraine and Gaza
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham In yet another twist in his unpredictable decision making, US president Donald Trump has dramatically shortened his original 50-day ultimatum to Vladimir Putin to call a ceasefire in Ukraine to a mere ten days. It’s an unmistakable…
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From ‘God Emperor Trump’ to ‘St. Luigi,’ memes power the politics of feeling
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Stuart J. Murray, Professor of Rhetoric and Ethics | Professeur titulaire en rhétorique et éthique, Carleton University Why do images of Donald Trump as a galactic emperor or Luigi Mangione as a Catholic saint resonate so deeply with some people? Memes don’t just entertain — they…
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Vasectomy, pain and regret: what online forum Reddit reveals about men’s experiences
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kevin Pimbblet, Professor and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Data Science, AI and Modelling, University of Hull Fabian Montano Hernandez/Shutterstock Vasectomy has long been regarded as a permanent, safe and effective form of contraception. Its benefits are often summarised as minimally invasive and largely…
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Who is Odysseus, hero of Christopher Nolan’s new epic?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephan Blum, Research associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen Somewhere between hero and hustler, family man and philanderer, king and con artist, Odysseus is one of ancient literature’s most complex figures. In the Iliad, he is the mastermind behind…
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England’s new free speech law comes into force – what it means for universities
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Eric Heinze, Professor of Law and Humanities, Queen Mary University of London Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 comes into force throughout England on August 1 2025. Designed to stop universities from censoring controversial or unpopular ideas, the law gives the Office…
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English universities now have a duty to uphold freedom of speech – here’s how it might affect students’ sense of belonging
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Richard Bale, Director of Academic Development and Research, Associate Professor, The University of Law Cast Of Thousands/Shutterstock The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, which comes into force on August 1 2025, means universities in England now have a new duty to uphold “robust” strategies to…