‘I might as well stop and diversify into holiday lets’ – new research reveals the reality of farming after Brexit

Some farmers are bewildered and anxious about changes to the way they work.

Deema Refai, Associate Professor in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, University of Leeds • conversation
April 23, 2024 • ~7 min

The UK re-joining the Horizon research funding scheme benefits Europe too – the data backs it up

Science works better when barriers to collaboration are removed, say experts.

Francesco Billari, Professor of Demography, Bocconi University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2023 • ~7 min

Financing the transition to net-zero – here's how the EU will advise investors where to put their money

The transition to net zero will require huge investments, but how do we make sure investment goes to the right place?

Ian Thomson, Director of the Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham • conversation
Oct. 12, 2022 • ~7 min

Fracking review suggests UK has softened precautionary principle since leaving EU – here's why it matters

Despite banning fracking in 2019, the UK government recently decided to review its safety.

Rosalind Malcolm, Professor of Law, Director of Environmental Regulatory Research Group (ERRG), University of Surrey • conversation
May 5, 2022 • ~7 min

Post-Brexit trade deals may cause 1,500 additional diet-related deaths every year – new study

We need a free trade agreement for vegetables – and not much else.

Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, University of Oxford • conversation
June 29, 2021 • ~5 min

Jersey fishing dispute: why the UK sent in the navy and how to resolve the spat – maritime security experts

The symbolic importance of fishing has politicised a rather technical dispute about licensing requirements.

Timothy Edmunds, Professor of International Security at University of Bristol and Director of the Centre for Global Insecurity, University of Bristol • conversation
May 7, 2021 • ~7 min

How should the British countryside look post-Brexit? We asked the public

A new survey serves up a tall order for UK agricultural policy outside the EU.

Niki Rust, Environmental Social Scientist, Newcastle University • conversation
April 14, 2021 • ~5 min

Five ways to reduce your household waste – and stop it being shipped to poorer countries

UK still ships huge amounts of plastic waste to places like Vietnam, Malaysia and Pakistan.

Sankar Sivarajah, Head of School of Management and Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy, University of Bradford • conversation
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~5 min

Brexit: Ireland's land bridge to the continent boosts air pollution in the UK

Irish trade with the EU contributes an additional 34 tonnes of toxic nitrogen oxides to air in the UK each year.

William Bloss, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Sept. 17, 2020 • ~6 min

Google wants to move UK users' data to the US – what does that mean for your rights?

Reports that UK citizens are to lose the data protection from GDPR are overblown.

Henry Pearce, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Portsmouth • conversation
March 4, 2020 • ~5 min

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