RSPB at 120: the forgotten South American pioneer who helped change Victorian attitudes to birds

A group of determined women founded the RSPB, but they had great support behind the scenes by a little-known Argentinean naturalist.

S. James Reynolds, Assistant Professor in Ornithology and Animal Conservation, University of Birmingham • conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 ~7 min

How a Victorian trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage

H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.

Jasmine Donahaye, Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing, Swansea University • conversation
Dec. 18, 2023 ~7 min


How a colonial trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage

H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.

Jasmine Donahaye, Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing, Swansea University • conversation
Dec. 18, 2023 ~7 min

Black Friday is an environmental nightmare – the Victorians had a much more sustainable approach to fashion

The Victorians were driven to care for their clothes for reasons of thrift, economy and to prevent waste.

Danielle Mariann Dove, Surrey Future Fellow and Lecturer in English Literature, University of Surrey • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~5 min

The UK’s water pipe upgrade has made it harder to detect leaks – now the race is on to discover new ways to find them

Why the UK still loses 3 billion litres of water a day through leaks.

Jen Muggleton, Principal Research Fellow in Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton • conversation
July 17, 2023 ~6 min

Concentration untangles environmental issues, solutions

Environmental Science and Public Policy takes multidisciplinary approach to complex existential threat.

Jill Radsken • harvard
Nov. 1, 2021 ~12 min

Why are water companies dumping raw sewage in Britain's rivers and coastal seas?

Victorian-era engineering is struggling under decades of underinvestment.

Keiron Philip Roberts, Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth • conversation
July 15, 2021 ~7 min

To stop mass extinction, reform the outdated Victorian harm principle

Environmental activists have been advocating for piecemeal legal change for decades. But a more fundamental rewrite of the law is needed.

Tanya Wyatt, Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Sept. 28, 2020 ~7 min


Scholar uncovers Virginia Woolf’s desire to ‘re-create sacred community’

Scholar Stephanie Paulsell discusses her forthcoming book, “Religion around Virginia Woolf,” in which she explores religious elements in the work of one of literature’s most noted atheists.

Paul Massari • harvard
Jan. 14, 2019 ~6 min

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