Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Todd Landman, Professor of Political Science, University of Nottingham r.classen/Shutterstock How many people in the UK are victims of modern slavery? At present, we don’t actually know. There is no consensus on the answer to this question, despite the wide interest in finding it, and the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Antonio Navas, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield The prizewinners were announced at a ceremony in Stockholm. EPA/ANDERS WIKLUND SWEDEN OUT What makes some countries rich and others poor? Is there any action a country can take to improve living standards for its citizens? Economists…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jessica Lloyd May, PhD Candidate in History, University of Nottingham A hedgehog illustration from a medieval bestiary (1270) by an unknown illuminator. Courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program, CC BY-SA As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sanwal Hussain, PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and Society, Aston University The spate of public demonstrations against unemployment, corruption and low quality of life around the world is striking because of who is leading them. Young people have used social media platforms such as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By William Perry, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University When Storm Amy battered the Scottish Highlands in early October, it tore through a salmon farm’s sea pens, releasing around 75,000 fish into open water in Loch Linnhe. The scale of the escape is…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chris Millward, Professor of Practice in Education Policy, University of Birmingham Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The merger of Kent and Greenwich universities is set to produce the UK’s first “super-university”. This structure will help the universities manage financial risks, while sustaining their distinctive identities. And the merger could also…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By April Hayes, Microbiologist, Public Health and Sport Sciences, University of Exeter tawanroong/Shutterstock Scientists have long been worried about the buildup of antibiotics in the environment. But in a recent study I led, we wanted to know what happens when bacteria are exposed not just to antibiotics,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation CC BY-ND Most of us think we know something about Jane Austen. As I began research for Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation marking 250 years since her birth – I certainly…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra Economists Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt. Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach Three economists working in the area of “innovation-driven economic growth” have won this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Benjamin Pope, Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University A ‘selfie’ taken during Webb’s testing on Earth. Ball Aerospace After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion) James…