Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jane Lavery, Associate Professor in Latin American Studies, University of Southampton Known in Spanish as Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead is celebrated every year on November 1 and 2. Blending Mesoamerican, Roman Catholic and pagan roots, this celebration sees families gather in many…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, University of Leicester William Perugini/Shutterstock More than five years into the homeworking revolution, a narrative seems to have emerged – of employees being hauled back to the office against their will. This contrasts with what COVID taught us: that people can…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gulnaz Anjum, Assistant Professor of Climate Psychology, Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick When a hurricane strikes, the first images we see are of roofs ripped off, trees uprooted and streets turned into rivers. But the psychological toll is just as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jess Davies, Chair Professor in Sustainability, Lancaster University ungvar/Shutterstock UK government proposals to increase the cost of sending soil to landfill have received strong pushback from the construction industry. But there is a strong environmental case for protecting healthy soils in this way. The Treasury plans…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s fourth film with actress Emma Stone finds the pair once again galvanising one another to extraordinary work. The partnership has produced two of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jack McNamara, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London Oestrogen levels may partly help explain these differences. PeopleImages/ Shutterstock Exercise is like medicine for the heart, and just like with medication, you need the right “dose” for it to be effective. But a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Heffron, PhD Candidate in Geography, Lancaster University Sean Matthews, the Reform UK leader of Lincolnshire County Council, has said he’ll “lie down in front of bulldozers” to stop Britain’s largest solar farm being built in the county. He’s taking sides in a new rural culture…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Francesca Jackson, PhD candidate, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University The man formerly known as Prince Andrew will now simply be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor after he was stripped of all his official titles. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the king has “initiated a formal…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. It was “12 out of ten”,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Heffron, PhD Candidate in Geography, Lancaster University Sean Matthews, the Reform UK leader of Lincolnshire County Council, has said he’ll “lie down in front of bulldozers” to stop Britain’s largest solar farm being built in the county. He’s taking sides in a new rural culture…