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

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

To stop mass extinction, reform the outdated Victorian harm principle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

/

1