Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gillian McFadyen, Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University Since figures were first recorded in 2018, more than 170,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats, hoping to claim asylum in the UK. Over 20,000 have crossed this year alone, and many dozens have died. Over…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Edward Fox, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Jenny_Tr/Shutterstock Nothing says summer quite like a picnic. Whether you’re lounging on a beach towel, stretched out in a park, or unpacking a hamper in your garden, picnics are a beloved way to enjoy good…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jessica Agnew-Blais, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Queen Mary University of London PMDD causes symptoms such as mood swings, irritability, depressed mood and anxiety. LightField Studios/ Shutterstock Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has historically been under-studied in women. This means we still have a limited understanding of how…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colm Murphy, Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London Last week, the MP for Coventry South, Zarah Sultana, made an audacious decision. Having already lost the Labour party whip for opposing the two-child benefit cap, Sultana announced she would co-lead a new leftwing party…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matilde Rosina, Assistant Professor in Global Challenges, Brunel University of London After weeks of rising Channel crossing figures, the UK government has agreed on a long-awaited migration deal with France. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announced a “one in, one out” pilot – and the UK…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Geoff Beattie, Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University It was US president Harry S. Truman who, in the years just after the second world war, kept a little wooden sign on his desk which read: “The buck stops here!”. It emphasised his willingness to accept ultimate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colm Murphy, Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London Last week, the MP for Coventry South, Zarah Sultana, made an audacious decision. Having already lost the Labour party whip for opposing the two-child benefit cap, Sultana announced she would co-lead a new left-wing party…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Frances Fowle, Personal Chair of Nineteenth-Century Art, History of Art, University of Edinburgh In 2018 an oil painting of a nude by the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani broke a world record when it sold at Sotheby’s for US$157.2 million (£115.2m). It was created in 1917, at…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Drage, Associate Professor of Environmental Health, University of Birmingham The river Kelvin runs through Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff Whyte/Shutterstock Most UK rivers are contaminated by a chemical called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). This is a type of human-made chemical known as perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), often called…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University Anastasia1507/Shutterstock Washing your feet might not top your list of daily priorities – but it should. While most of us shower regularly, our feet are often forgotten. Letting water run over them isn’t enough. To keep them…