Professor Gavin Parker’s research has been exploring the issues involved in neighbourhood planning since the policy was introduced by the government in 2011. In a new post for The Conversation,…Read More >
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Why forecasting floods should be a global collaborative effort
Flood forecasting must integrate work on the ground with disaster managers, humanitarians and scientists on a global scale if we are to save more lives and limit destruction from floods,…Read More >
Our brain-computer interfacing technology uses music to make people happy
Music can have a powerful effect on our emotions. Reading cybernetics professor Slawomir Nasuto and colleagues are developing systems that can monitor activity in the brain and use this information…Read More >
Heatwave ‘completely obliterated’ the record for Europe’s hottest ever June
The recent heatwave in Europe was the hottest June the world has ever recorded – and we can expect such events to become more common. We must provide more accurate…Read More >
Mohamed Morsi: death of Egypt’s former president shows deep state was always going to triumph
In a new post for The Conversation, Middle Eastern historian Dr Dina Rezk writes that Morsi’s inhumane treatment and subsequent fate is unexceptional in a regime set on imposing its…Read More >
England’s history of defaulting on European lenders shows repercussions of not paying Brexit bill
Failure to pay our European creditors is not a first for the English, as our medieval past shows. What has gone before reveals the damaging consequences of not paying our…Read More >
Britain is in the middle of a drought – so how come there’s flooding?
Flooding expert Professor Hannah Cloke puts the recent heavy rain across the UK in context and gives her top tips for future flood preparedness in a new post for The…Read More >
Female military peacekeepers left feeling overwhelmed after inadequate training
UN peacekeeping missions often involve dealing with cases of violence and rape. Georgina Holmes’ research has shown that female military peacekeepers are often inadequately prepared to help survivors of conflict…Read More >
