theconversation.comadded August 2026
The Conversation UKby Simon P Hammond, Associate Professor in Education, University of East Anglia13d ago
In the UK, Australia and many other countries around the world, debates around teenagers’ internet and social media use are focused on risks, problems and harms.
The Conversation UKby Ashley Hall, PhD Candidate in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Lund University13d ago
Extreme temperatures, droughts and wildfires lead to water scarcity and the search for alternative sources of water to secure supplies.
The Conversation UKby Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth13d ago
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated in 2026, with the attacks by the US and Israel against Iran.
The Conversation UKby Kristyn Gorton, Professor of Film and Television, University of Leeds14d ago
In a montage of iconic women from Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jane Goodall, to Arundhati Roy, a video clip of Margaret Atwood emerges.
The Conversation UKby Jo Adetunji, Executive Editor – Partnerships, The Conversation14d ago
Three minutes. One big research idea. And a chance to persuade you that they should win. That’s the challenge facing six finalists in the 2026 Vitae Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition...
The Conversation UKby Katie MacLean, PhD candidate in literature and languages, University of Stirling14d ago
As Jane Austen drafted Sense and Sensibility in the late 1790s, Britain was experiencing a huge financial crisis.
The Conversation UKby Lynsey Cowlishaw, PhD Candidate in History and Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London14d ago
The women I return to most – Elizabeth I, her potential heir Arbella Stuart (and rival to James Charles Stuart, later King James I), Virginia Woolf, Katharine Hepburn, Debbie Harry – never had...
The Conversation UKby David J. Galbreath, Professor of War and Technology, University of Bath14d ago
In a recent phone call, Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelensky to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries.
The Conversation UKby Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex14d ago
Authoritarian regimes have a history of keeping information about escalating disasters secret, even when it could harm their own citizens.
The Conversation UKby Mattias Öberg, Senior Lecturer, Toxicology, Karolinska Institutet14d ago
When residents living near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, recently had their blood analysed, many were found to contain high levels of Pfas (so-called “forever chemicals”).
The Conversation UKby Jasper Verschuur, Assistant Professor in Engineering Systems and Climate, Delft University of Technology14d ago
The advance of the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group in Yemen has driven more than 130,000 people from their homes since the beginning of September, deepening the humanitarian crisis in an already...
The Conversation UKby Stephanie Decker, Professor of Strategy, University of Birmingham14d ago
An AI model built by US tech company OpenAI has hacked into the Australian government healthcare portal, Medicare.
The Conversation UKby Phil Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath14d ago
Andy Burnham says he wants to change how Britain works. Part of his plan involves shifting power out of London to the regions, in the belief that economic growth for the whole country will follow.
The Conversation UKby Matthew Weightman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Oxford Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford14d ago
Whether learning a new piano piece or adapting your tennis serve, acquiring physical skills depends on your brain’s ability to strengthen and refine neural connections.
The Conversation UKby David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster14d ago
High blood pressure is easy to detect – it takes only a few minutes and doesn’t require needles or laboratory tests.
The Conversation UKby David Turner, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Anglia Ruskin University16d ago
The former England rugby union coach, Sir Clive Woodward, once shared an anecdote about an unexpectedly delayed diving contest, after an interloper in fancy dress had jumped in the pool.
The Conversation UKby Gracia Ramirez, Senior Lecturer, BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London16d ago
Amid an unending heatwave in contemporary Wales – and increasingly violent weather around the world – a psychological thriller unfolds.
The Conversation UKby Maria Christina Galanaki, Visiting Academic, University of Portsmouth16d ago
On September 6 2026, two Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats brought around 120 migrants ashore at Portsmouth.
The Conversation UKby Sarah Ward, Lecturer in Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Edge Hill University17d ago
Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly prominent within education policy and guidance, although the term is not always explicitly used.
The Conversation UKby Fay Bound-Alberti, Professor in Modern History and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, King's College London17d ago
The tragic death of Jason Arday has provoked strong feelings across academia and beyond. The former University of Cambridge professor was found dead nine days after resigning from his post amid...
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