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The Conversation UKby Katy Clough, Ernest Rutherford Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Queen Mary University of London7 Sept 2026
Since Star Trek began sending its crews out to explore strange new worlds 60 years ago, the franchise has both imagined and inspired new concepts for travel across the vast distances of space.
The Conversation UKby Henrik Emilsson, Senior lecturer, Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University7 Sept 2026
For decades, Sweden was known as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for refugees. It took pride in pursuing one of Europe’s most generous asylum policies, and often presented itself as a...
The Conversation UKby Sam Power, Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol4 Sept 2026
Reform UK’s national conference has been rocked by allegations that senior members of the party plotted to circumvent rules on political donations.
The Conversation UKby Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation4 Sept 2026
Just over a decade ago, at the height of Russia’s bombing campagn in Syria in 2015, an old friend who had spent much of his career teaching in the Middle East sent me two photographs of the city of...
The Conversation UKby Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster4 Sept 2026
The discovery that a mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses is breeding in east London may sound alarming, particularly to people living nearby.
The Conversation UKby Roman Pavlyuchenko, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath4 Sept 2026
The rumours have been swirling around for several months, and now they’ve been confirmed with a shiny new trailer: Marvel is re-releasing 2019’s Avengers: Endgame on September 25 2026 – three...
The Conversation UKby Joshua Garland, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Lund University4 Sept 2026
Over the summer, Europe provided a stark new set of images of climate change. Wildfires raced across forests and grasslands, rivers and reservoirs dried up in droughts and extreme heat disrupted...
The Conversation UKby Sarah Salih, Reader in English, King's College London4 Sept 2026
Entering The Raw and the Cooked at the Saatchi Gallery in London, you are faced with a single enormous painting that occupies the whole of the opposite wall.
The Conversation UKby Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading4 Sept 2026
Meteorologist James Stagg gave what many regard as the most important weather forecast in history in June 1944.
The Conversation UKby Xinyu Liang, Visiting Researcher, University of Cambridge; Fudan University4 Sept 2026
Stand in front of Turner’s Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you, even though observers might struggle to say why.
The Conversation UKby Oleksandr Zholud, Member of the Board of Directors and Chief Expert in Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis, Kyiv School of Economics4 Sept 2026
Russia’s war in Ukraine has generated one of the largest labour supply shocks in recent history. From an estimated pre-war population of 41 million people, close to 6 million have now left Ukraine.
The Conversation UKby Rinchen Angmu Lama, Assistant Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)4 Sept 2026
Debris flowing down a Himalayan valley. Towns and villages washed away. Thousands of people affected.
The Conversation UKby Solon Magrizos, Associate Professor, University of Birmingham4 Sept 2026
One Sunday morning, Juliet* woke up to an eager delivery driver with a large package she had no recollection of ordering.
The Conversation UKby Max Davis, Postgraduate Research Student, Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism, University of Bath4 Sept 2026
Finishing a tough workout always feels good. That is, until a few hours later when those uncomfortable muscle aches start setting in.
The Conversation UKby David Peplow, Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Creative Industries Institute, University of Sheffield4 Sept 2026
As part of plans to deal with nearly-full prisons in England and Wales, Andy Burnham has pledged to bring an end to indeterminate imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences.
The Conversation UKby Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham4 Sept 2026
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) marked its 25th anniversary in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, with all the trappings a diplomatic milestone demands.
The Conversation UKby Vassiliki Sinopoulou, Lecturer in Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Reviews, University of Lancashire4 Sept 2026
Picture a cosy Danish living room. Candles flicker, soft music plays and friends and family gather around a table laden with pastries – flaky, buttery and gloriously calorific.
The Conversation UKby Gareth Evans-Jones, Lecturer in Philosophy, Religion and Politics, Bangor University3 Sept 2026
Imagine getting into a London taxi. Someone is sitting in the driver’s seat, but the car is driving itself.
The Conversation UKby Alexandra Makin, Third Century Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University3 Sept 2026
As a professional embroiderer and textile archaeologist specialising in the early medieval period (450-1100 CE), I was privileged to be asked to contribute to the British Museum’s catalogue for its...
The Conversation UKby Jessie RIcketts, Professor of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London3 Sept 2026
It was sad but strangely fitting that Dolly Parton should have died during the UK’s National Year of Reading, given the way the much-loved country singer used her wealth and influence to promote...
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