theconversation.comadded August 2026
The Conversation UKby Fran Ludwig, Associate Head, Biosciences and Chemistry,, Sheffield Hallam University9d ago
Freshers’ week is designed to bring new students together. But the same close contact that helps friendships form can also help infections spread.
The Conversation UKby Victoria Browne, Reader in Political Philosophy, Loughborough University10d ago
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced that the UK government is extending statutory bereavement leave entitlements to include early pregnancy endings.
The Conversation UKby Simon P Hammond, Associate Professor in Education, University of East Anglia10d ago
In the UK, Australia and many other countries around the world, debates around teenagers’ internet and social media use are focused on risks, problems and harms.
The Conversation UKby Ashley Hall, PhD Candidate in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Lund University10d ago
Extreme temperatures, droughts and wildfires lead to water scarcity and the search for alternative sources of water to secure supplies.
The Conversation UKby Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth10d ago
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated in 2026, with the attacks by the US and Israel against Iran.
The Conversation UKby Kristyn Gorton, Professor of Film and Television, University of Leeds10d ago
In a montage of iconic women from Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jane Goodall, to Arundhati Roy, a video clip of Margaret Atwood emerges.
The Conversation UKby Jo Adetunji, Executive Editor – Partnerships, The Conversation10d ago
Three minutes. One big research idea. And a chance to persuade you that they should win. That’s the challenge facing six finalists in the 2026 Vitae Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition...
The Conversation UKby Katie MacLean, PhD candidate in literature and languages, University of Stirling10d ago
As Jane Austen drafted Sense and Sensibility in the late 1790s, Britain was experiencing a huge financial crisis.
The Conversation UKby Lynsey Cowlishaw, PhD Candidate in History and Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London10d ago
The women I return to most – Elizabeth I, her potential heir Arbella Stuart (and rival to James Charles Stuart, later King James I), Virginia Woolf, Katharine Hepburn, Debbie Harry – never had...
The Conversation UKby David J. Galbreath, Professor of War and Technology, University of Bath10d ago
In a recent phone call, Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries.
The Conversation UKby Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex10d ago
Authoritarian regimes have a history of keeping information about escalating disasters secret, even when it could harm their own citizens.
The Conversation UKby Mattias Öberg, Senior Lecturer, Toxicology, Karolinska Institutet10d ago
When residents living near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, recently had their blood analysed, many were found to contain high levels of Pfas (so-called “forever chemicals”).
The Conversation UKby Jasper Verschuur, Assistant Professor in Engineering Systems and Climate, Delft University of Technology10d ago
The advance of the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group in Yemen has driven more than 130,000 people from their homes since the beginning of September, deepening the humanitarian crisis in an already...
The Conversation UKby Stephanie Decker, Professor of Strategy, University of Birmingham10d ago
An AI model built by US tech company OpenAI has hacked into the Australian government healthcare portal, Medicare.
The Conversation UKby Phil Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath10d ago
Andy Burnham says he wants to change how Britain works. Part of his plan involves shifting power out of London to the regions, in the belief that economic growth for the whole country will follow.
The Conversation UKby Matthew Weightman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford10d ago
Whether learning a new piano piece or adapting your tennis serve, acquiring physical skills depends on your brain’s ability to strengthen and refine neural connections.
The Conversation UKby David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster10d ago
High blood pressure is easy to detect – it takes only a few minutes and doesn’t require needles or laboratory tests.
The Conversation UKby David Turner, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Anglia Ruskin University13d ago
The former England rugby union coach, Sir Clive Woodward, once shared an anecdote about an unexpectedly delayed diving contest, after an interloper in fancy dress had jumped in the pool.
The Conversation UKby Gracia Ramirez, Senior Lecturer, BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London13d ago
Amid an unending heatwave in contemporary Wales – and increasingly violent weather around the world – a psychological thriller unfolds.
The Conversation UKby Maria Christina Galanaki, Visiting Academic, University of Portsmouth13d ago
On September 6 2026, two Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats brought around 120 migrants ashore at Portsmouth.
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