This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license and was first published before FTX filed for bankruptcy. Life in the cryptocurrency industry is rarely quiet for…Read More >
Prosperity & Resilience
Iran: hijab protests reflect society-wide anger at regime which trashes rule of law and human rights
The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing the hijab properly was a fracturing point, prompting Iranian women to come on to the…Read More >
Transforming classroom language teaching through multimedia
In the UK, the numbers of 16-year-olds studying a modern foreign language (French, German and Spanish) are low, as is foreign language proficiency when compared with the rest of Europe….Read More >
Corporate rescue: what happens when companies fail?
In this blog, Bolanle Adebola explains how her research seeks to create a justice-based framework through which to evaluate and recommend improvements to the structure of global corporate rescue systems…Read More >
Accommodating diversity in the workplace – first workshop on 8 December 2022
Supporting diversity in the workplace not only improves the working lives of employees and reduces workplace inequality, but also benefits organisations. A diverse workforce, who are well supported in the…Read More >
This World Menopause Day remember to share a positive menopause story
A year ago, I wrote a blog about how businesses can support menopausal employees at work. In that blog, I discussed the importance of the topic of menopause in the…Read More >
Ukraine war: why the world can’t afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history
Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden accused Vladmir Putin of a “fraudulent attempt” to claim Ukrainian territory and said the move…Read More >
Valuing teachers: why career development opportunities must reflect the pressing issues of our time
The theme for World Teachers’ Day 2022 is “the transformation of education begins with teachers”. Teachers make a profound difference to young lives. They are the gatekeepers of future knowledge,…Read More >
Why housing programmes the world over must recognise migrant populations
For World Habitat Day 2022, Angelique Chettiparamb calls on national, regional, and local governments, as well as academics, the third sector and the private sector to focus attention on housing…Read More >
The key to building lasting peace is engaging different groups of people in the process
The United Nations’ overriding purpose is to maintain international peace and security. To do this, the UN must develop friendly relations between states and achieve international cooperation, importantly without discrimination…Read More >
