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...
What American wolves can teach us about Australian dingoes
By Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney and William Ripple, Oregon State University
We know that introduced predators such as foxes and cats are one of...
After the crash, who owns the British university in 2014?
By David Watson, University of Oxford
By international standards, British universities have extraordinarily high levels of autonomy. They control all of their assets, they employ...
Awkward pauses in online calls make us see people differently
By Katrin Schoenenberg, Technical University of Berlin
We all know the feeling, you’re chatting with your friend or even your boss over the internet and...
More people can donate tissue than organs – so why do we know so...
By Tracy Long-Sutehall, University of Southampton
Tissue and organ availability for use in transplant operations is influenced by many factors including getting people to register,...
Four Corners: human smuggling and the spectacle of suffering
By Gabriella Sanchez, Monash University
Last night, the ABC’s Four Corners program fed us with yet another 50 minutes worth of emotional, heartbreaking and harrowing...
Plain packs help deter young smokers as uptake drops to new low
By Becky Freeman, University of Sydney
Evidence is mounting that plain cigarette packaging is helping prevent young people from becoming addicted, life-long customers of big...
Plants absorb more CO2 than we thought, but …
By Pep Canadell, CSIRO
Through burning fossil fuels, humans are rapidly driving up levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn is raising...
