Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock As summer holidays begin, many travellers are packing more than just swimsuits and sunscreen – for millions, medicines are essential. But taking them abroad isn’t always simple. From legal pitfalls to temperature-sensitive drugs, here’s how…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Cate Williams, Knowledge Exchange Fellow at Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Bluetongue causes illness and death in cattle, sheep, goats and other ruminants. Juice Flair/Shutterstock A tiny midge, no bigger than a pinhead, is bringing UK farming to its knees. The culprit?…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Eric Shaw, Honorary Research Fellow in Politics, University of Stirling At its recent conference in Brighton, the union Unite voted overwhelmingly to expel deputy prime minister Angela Rayner from membership. The successful motion denounced the way Birmingham’s Labour council has handled a pay dispute with the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Zoe Wimshurst, Senior Lecturer of Sport Psychology, Health Sciences University Odua Images/Shutterstock Much of the pre-series attention on the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia has been on injuries, player omissions and personal rivalries. One of those rivalries involves the Australian sensation Joseph-Akuso Suaalii…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Victoria Canning, Professor of Criminology, Lancaster University In 2022, somebody in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) mistakenly shared a spreadsheet containing the personal information associated with 18,714 Afghans and their family members. This data breach, and the efforts to cover it up, raises serious questions…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sayed Elhoushy, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Queen Mary University of London Anna Om/Shutterstock With the rise of sustainable tourism (travelling in a way that minimises harm to the environment, and benefits local communities), words such as “sustainable”, “”eco” and “green” appear on countless holiday brochures. From…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachael Kent, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy & Society Education, Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock On a sunny afternoon, I was scrolling through social media when I came across a video of a young woman tossing her sunscreen into a bin. “I don’t…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alexandros Antoniou, Senior Lecturer in Media Law, University of Essex William Barton/Shutterstock When thousands of Afghans were quietly flown to the UK under a secret relocation scheme, few knew it was triggered by an error. A defence official had accidentally leaked the personal data of nearly…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University Hulton Archive/Getty Images Connie Francis dominated the music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s with hits like Stupid Cupid, Pretty Little Baby and Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You. The pop star, author…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Are Skeie Hermansen, Professor of Sociology, University of Oslo F Armstrong Photography/Shutterstock As many countries grapple with ageing populations, falling birthrates, labour shortages and fiscal pressures, the ability to successfully integrate immigrants is becoming an increasingly pressing matter. However, our new study found that salaries…