Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Darling, Professor in Human Geography, Durham University Amid growing public concern over migration and a political threat from Reform UK, the Labour government has proposed sweeping reforms to the asylum and refugee system. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, says the plans will address an “out…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrea Holck, Doctoral Researcher, City St George’s, University of London Watching a film about dementia is, ordinarily, a sobering activity. We watch someone become imprisoned in the temporal chaos of their mind. We empathise with the family members nobly trying their best to do what’s right.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Fatema Kawaf, Professor in Digital Marketing, Nottingham Trent University Netrun78/Shutterstock During the first COVID-19 lockdown, we were both mothers trying to stay sane. Our chats often revolved around nappies, feeding, sleep deprivation and motherhood chaos. Between laughter and exhaustion, cloth nappies kept coming up in conversation.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Susan Gourvenec, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies – Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, University of Southampton Sustainable seaweed farming contributes to a blue ocean economy. Kanurism/Shutterstock The ocean has long been treated as boundless – a frontier for extraction and a sink for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Karah Dring, Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Health, Nottingham Trent University The cognitive benefits of exercise even lasted into the next day. Lopolo/ Shutterstock Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common disability diagnosis in children globally. It’s estimated to affect around 8% of children…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matthew Flinders, Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield Conspiratorial narratives have always swirled around the corridors of Number 10. Studies of the British style of government have, for decades, explored the role of unofficial briefings…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lynn Abrams, Chair of Modern History, School of Humanities, University of Glasgow Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor relation of the textile crafts, was finally to take centre stage on…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leonie Fleischmann, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George’s, University of London The UN security council has voted to adopt a resolution endorsing US president Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza. However, while the resolution references a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lorenza Rossi, Professor in Economics, Lancaster University Dean Clarke/Shutterstock UK inflation has dropped to 3.6% but it remains well above the Bank of England’s 2% target. Beyond broader global uncertainties, there are also factors within our own homes that are quietly sustaining this stubborn issue. Namely,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matilda Brindle, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Oxford Moncar0/Shutterstock If I asked you to imagine your dream snog, chances are it wouldn’t be with a Neanderthal; burly and hirsute as they may be. However, my team’s new research suggests that these squat beefcakes might have been right…