Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Durrant, Lecturer in Infrastructure Planning, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL Hinkley Point power station under construction in Somerset, UK. Chris Homer/Shutterstock Infrastructure planning needs more democracy, not less. The UK has wasted billions of pounds of public and private money through failed infrastructure projects recently.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ellen Adams, Professor in Classical Archaeology and Museum Access, King’s College London Ruins of the ancient Minoan settlement in Gournia, Crete. Georgios Tsichlis/Shutterstock The Minoan culture was the first highly complex society on modern European soil, with palaces, writing, stunning art – and even flushing toilets.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Fingers, toes and everything in between may be at risk of injury. Maridav/ Shutterstock Climbing and bouldering have become increasingly popular pastimes. In 2021, competitive climbing even become one of the official games at…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alistair Rider, Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of St Andrews Numerous images exploring the blurry, textured thickness of light feature prominently in Making Waves; Breaking Ground, a group exhibition at the Bowhouse in St Monans, Fife. It is an apt theme for this coastal corner…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jane Kershaw, Gad Rausing Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, University of Oxford In the archaeology galleries of the Yorkshire Museum, an incredible Viking silver neck-ring takes centre stage. The ring is made of four ropes of twisted rods hammer-welded together at each end, its terminals…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mark Webber, Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had good cause to be optimistic following his recent White House meetings with Donald Trump and the leaders of the European “coalition of the willing”. While a concrete peace plan has yet to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sevrine Sailley, Senior Scientist, Marine Ecosystem Modelling, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Atlantic cod and pollock andrzej_67/Shutterstock, CC BY-NC-ND Climate change is reshaping fish habitats. Some fish are winners, others are losing out. Fish already face plenty of pressure from overfishing and pollution. Climate change is adding more:…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marcel Lukas, Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance and Vice-Dean Executive Education, University of St Andrews ComposedPix/Shutterstock When Oasis returned to British stadiums this summer, hotel prices around venues jumped and flights filled fast. Commentators predicted that economic figures could show an “Oasis bump” – and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Sawyer, PhD Candidate, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol michaeljung/Shutterstock Menstrual cycles are experienced by roughly half of the population for half of their lives. The experiences of menstruation on teenagers are incredibly important, especially as young people are starting periods earlier. Our research shows…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Julie Taddeo, Research Professor, History Affiliate Faculty, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Maryland To mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, we’re pitting her much-loved heroines against each other in a battle of wit, charm and sass. Seven leading Austen experts have…