Five myths about the chemicals you breathe, eat and drink
By Mark Lorch, University of Hull
All too often the use of the word “chemicals” in the news, in advertising and in common usage has...
Deep aversion to regicide means Labor is stuck with Ed Miliband
By Jonathan Kirkup, Cardiff University
There can be no doubt that Ed Miliband’s leadership is in trouble. After a squeaker of a by-election in Heywood...
Hit fossil fuel firms where it hurts and support divestment
By Franklin Ginn, University of Edinburgh
Glasgow recently became the first European university to join the rapidly-expanding fossil free divestment movement. Following hot on the...
The International Criminal Court must fix its anti-African image
By Mattia Cacciatori, University of Bath
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has become the first-ever sitting president to appear before the International Criminal Court (ICC). He...
Statistics can kill: how Ebola treatment is being slowed by the drug trials process
By Jacco Thijssen, University of York
The Ebola crisis brings into sharp contrast the importance of appropriate regulation for trials of new drugs. The “gold...
Interdisciplinary research must sit at the heart of universities
By Tom McLeish, Durham University and Veronica Strang, Durham University
Bringing together great academic minds and diverse perspectives from different disciplines can transform university research....
Germany’s green power surge has come at a massive cost
By Gert Brunekreeft, Jacobs University Bremen
Germany is well on its way towards having a predominantly green electricity supply. The transition from nuclear and fossil-fuel...
Plants can actually take care of their offspring – here’s how
By Bianca A. Santini, University of Sheffield
Plants may not travel around as animals do, but they have evolved many strategies that allow them to...
