Gay Men’s Health Crisis showed how everyday people stepped up when institutions failed during the height of the AIDS epidemic – providing a model for today

Despite funding cuts, political scapegoating and internal tensions, thousands of volunteers came together in the 1980s to provide care to a stigmatized community.

Eden Lowinger, Research Assistant in Social Work, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
June 18, 2025 ~12 min

Being hated worked for Just Stop Oil

Public anger is not a threat to activism, but a measure of its impact.

George Ferns, Senior Lecturer in Business and Society, University of Bath • conversation
March 28, 2025 ~7 min


Let juries judge disruptive protesters like Just Stop Oil on their integrity – expert view

Rather than expressions of remorse, evidence of integrity should mitigate protester sentences.

Steven Cammiss, Associate Professor, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham • conversation
March 15, 2025 ~7 min

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

Legal experts see a current lawsuit against the environmental group Greenpeace as a classic example of using litigation to stifle public criticism.

Ryan Riedmueller, Clinical Legal Fellow, Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic, Vanderbilt University • conversation
March 11, 2025 ~6 min

Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone

For one thing, the presence of employees with disabilities improves the culture of the entire organization, making it more collaborative and responsive.

Lauren Shallish, Associate Professor of Disability Studies in Education, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Feb. 24, 2025 ~10 min

Young adults generally more active after starting work, but sleep less – unless working from home

When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the new few years, while the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 28, 2025 ~6 min

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Our new research identifies four ways these protests are being criminalised and repressed.

Tie Franco Brotto, PhD Candidate, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol • conversation
Dec. 23, 2024 ~7 min

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Most objects in the universe have been around for way longer than modern astronomy – digging into historical records can help scientists shed light on a cosmic mystery.

Jonathan Zrake, Assistant Professor of Physics, Clemson University • conversation
Dec. 5, 2024 ~9 min


Light exercise can yield significant cognitive benefits, new research shows

The study shows cognitive processing speed increased even when participants were moderately active.

Jonathan G. Hakun, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Psychology, & Public Health Sciences, Penn State • conversation
Nov. 27, 2024 ~4 min

The Moana effect: how small island developing states are bringing their struggle against climate change to the world

The socio-political and legal push by small island developing states and youth activists at the UN climate summit reflects the motivation seen in the Moana films.

Susan Ann Samuel, PhD Candidate, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 18, 2024 ~5 min

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