Trainspotting might open up the world of drugs to readers but it’s not there...
By Vanessa Harbour, The University of Winchester
Irvine Welsh’s 1993 novel Trainspotting tells the fictional story of a group of disaffected, heroin-addicted young men (and...
End to HIV no closer as early treatment fails to cure baby
By Reema Rattan, The Conversation
A second case of a baby who was ostensibly “cured” of HIV after early treatment has been discounted as a...
Explainer: what is oracy and why should every child be taught it?
By Neil Mercer, University of Cambridge; Ayesha Ahmed, University of Cambridge, and Paul Warwick, University of Cambridge
A recent report confirms that the alumni of...
What can we learn from other countries’ health systems?
By Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute
Health systems in all wealthier countries face similar problems, but their solutions are widely different. That should mean we can...
What do world university rankings actually mean?
By Steven C. Ward, Western Connecticut State University
From the “best beaches” to the “best slice of pizza” to the best hospital to have cardiac...
Everyone has a part to play in managing classroom bullying
By Barbara Spears, University of South Australia
School bullying is a proactive form of aggression which doesn’t only have impacts on the individuals being targeted,...
How to be a world leader when you grow up – pick the right...
By Morgen Witzel, University of Exeter
What do the prime ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Finland have in common with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Colombian...
Invasion of the strange sailor jellyfish – what are they, and will they sting...
By Cathy Lucas, University of Southampton
Billions of small, jellyfish-like creatures known as “by-the-wind sailors” have washed ashore all along the west coast of North...
