The UK’s food system is broken. A green new deal for agriculture could be revolutionary

A transition from animal proteins to more plant products could help with the food crisis while offering farmers a more sustainable income.

Benjamin Selwyn, Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex • conversation
Feb. 28, 2025 • ~8 min

Will the UK’s proposed long-term emissions strategy get us to net zero? An expert review

The UK’s official climate adviser has published its seventh climate budget, with a plan to reduce emissions up to 2042.

John Barrett, Professor of Energy and Climate Policy, Deputy Director of the Priestly Centre for Climate Futures, Theme Lead for the UKRI Energy Demand Research Centre, University of Leeds • conversation
Feb. 26, 2025 • ~8 min

The UK farmer protests you probably haven’t heard about

Farm workers milk cows, drive machinery and pick crops – yet their grievances are seldom heard.

Alex Heffron, PhD Candidate in Geography, Lancaster University • conversation
Feb. 25, 2025 • ~8 min

How smarter greenhouses could improve the UK’s food security

Around 70% of the Britain’s 12,000 greenhouses are more than 40 years old. So there’s a huge opportunity for hi-tech horticulture to improve food security.

Sven Batke, Associate Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange - Reader in Plant Science, Edge Hill University • conversation
Feb. 11, 2025 • ~7 min

What public-private-partnership scandals can tell us about wrongdoing in the water industry

The actions of failing water companies often follow a familiar pattern.

Daniel Fisher, Assistant Professor in Management, University of Sussex • conversation
Feb. 10, 2025 • ~9 min

UK government’s AI plan gives a glimpse of how it plans to regulate the technology

The UK approach to AI looks set to differ from the EU.

Sana Zakaria, Research Leader for Emerging Technology and RAND Global Scholar, RAND Europe • conversation
Jan. 24, 2025 • ~5 min

The UK’s international commitments on climate and nature could soon become law – and better protect our environment

Our best chance of stabilising our climate and adapting to the changes ahead lies in protecting and actively restoring nature.

Nathalie Pettorelli, Professor, Conservation Biology, Zoological Society of London • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 • ~8 min

Brits still associate working-class accents with criminal behaviour – study warns of bias in the criminal justice system

People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~9 min

Brits still associate working-class accents with criminal behaviour – study warns of bias in the criminal justice system

People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2025 • ~9 min

The Silicon Valley venture capitalists who want to ‘move fast and break things’ in the defence industry

Enormous sums of venture capital money and influence is pouring into a defence industry which is being reshaped in the image of Silicon Valley.

Elke Schwarz, Reader in Political Theory, Queen Mary University of London • conversation
Jan. 16, 2025 • ~33 min

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