Addressing Gender Disparities in Medical Research
Explore how medical research has historically overlooked women in clinical trials and the impact on health outcomes.
Addressing Gender Disparities in Medical Research
From XR to anti-vaxxers, we take stock of the influences on society and culture across the globe, the movements, the movers and the shakers.
Complexities of the Counterfeit Goods Market in the AI Era
Complexities of the Counterfeit Goods Market in the AI Era
Discover how counterfeit goods are becoming more sophisticated with AI tools, posing challenges for authenticity and consumer trust.
How Weight Loss Drugs are Changing Eating Habits
How Weight Loss Drugs are Changing Eating Habits
Discover how weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing consumer preferences and the food industry dynamics.
Oxfam Report Highlights Billionaire Contribution to Climate Change
Oxfam Report Highlights Billionaire Contribution to Climate Change
Oxfam's 'Carbon Inequality Kills' report reveals the alarming impact of the lifestyles of the world's top 50 richest individuals on climate change, advocating for taxes on their contributions to carbon emissions.A recent report by Oxfam, a global organisation...
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Announces Closure of World Wide Web Foundation
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Announces Closure of World Wide Web Foundation
The World Wide Web Foundation is closing after 16 years of promoting an open and secure web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has announced.
Call for Revival of ‘British Restaurants’ Amid Rising Food Insecurity
Call for Revival of ‘British Restaurants’ Amid Rising Food Insecurity
Learn about British Restaurants in the 1940s. Find out how these canteens offered high-quality, affordable meals during a critical period.
Calls to Lower Drink-Driving Limit in England
Calls to Lower Drink-Driving Limit in England
Should England lower the drink-driving limit? Learn about the BMA's proposal and the potential impact on road safety.
Mead’s Modern Revival: Summer’s Trendiest Drink
Mead’s Modern Revival: Summer’s Trendiest Drink
Mead is being reinvented with new fermentation techniques and unique flavors, making it a trendy choice for modern drinkers this summer.
Does disruptive protest work?
Does disruptive protest work?
Does disruptive protest actually work? The public doesn’t like it, but academics believe that it is an important part of driving change.
Mobile Broadband Coverage Reaches 95% Of World
Mobile Broadband Coverage Reaches 95% Of World
Warning: if you want some time out from annoying work calls, the excuse ‘I didn’t have any signal’ is increasingly implausible. It’s been announced by the GSMA, the body that unifies the global mobile ecosystem, that 95 per cent of the world’s population now has...
Ideologies Shaping Geopolitics
Ideologies Shaping Geopolitics
The Cold War didn’t end. It just paused for a few years while Russia looked around for a new set of ideological clothes. The fact is that the Russians have never been particularly friendly towards Western Europe. And the current warm Sino-Russian relationship is an...
Sci-Fi City Planned in Saudi Arabia
Sci-Fi City Planned in Saudi Arabia
Opinion is split whether THE LINE, a 170km-long, 200m wide city unveiled this week by Saudi Arabia is a vision of a perfect future for civilisation, or an indication that dystopian science fiction is coming true.The announcement of the project by Mohammed bin...
Employees’ Worklife Will Remain Fluid
Employees’ Worklife Will Remain Fluid
Over the last couple of years, every aspect of our lives has been shoved into a large washing machine set to maximum spin. Where, how and when many of us work has evolved dramatically and it looks as though many of the changes are here to stay.Even though COVID...
In My Opinion: Companies Need To Embrace the T in LGBT
In My Opinion: Companies Need To Embrace the T in LGBT
Around six years ago I accepted a job working as head of communications for a start-up healthcare company providing therapy and hormones to the transgender community.It didn’t really cross my mind to be concerned that I didn’t know anything about being trans. I had...
Turning Away From Democracy?
Turning Away From Democracy?
Political attitudes and beliefs have been shifting dramatically over the last few years. But, like the tides, they change direction relatively quickly. The pandemic seems to have curbed the attractiveness of ‘strong man’ leaders, but it’s also causing people to...
Down But Not Out: COP26’s Dirty Ending
Down But Not Out: COP26’s Dirty Ending
What a difference one little word can make. The COP26 environment summit concluded over the weekend in a last-minute hijacking of proceedings by India and China to water down commitments to move away from coal, the most polluting energy source. The change of...
Leading Climate Scientist’s Letter to School Strikers
Leading Climate Scientist’s Letter to School Strikers
The man ‘behind net zero’ has written a letter of encouragement to the school strikers marching on the COP26 meeting in Glasgow today.Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science and Director of Oxford Net Zero at the University of Oxford, is a leading climate...
RESET View On Responsibility For Tackling Climate Change
RESET View On Responsibility For Tackling Climate Change
LEADING ARTICLE Most people acknowledge that the climate emergency is the biggest threat we face. The thousands of engaged politicians, activists, lobbyists and business people in the halls and corridors of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow are certainly taking it very...
COVID Has Changed Us
COVID Has Changed Us
The COVID pandemic has made people rethink many aspects of their lives, new research has found. Many are now more aware of their personal impact on society, with a positive shift in the ways they contribute to their communities. But it has also increased negativity...
SPOTLIGHT: Meat Eating In Decline
SPOTLIGHT: Meat Eating In Decline
The average person is now eating less meat. The health and environmental benefits of reducing meat consumption have been known for a while, but there’s evidence that people are now actually changing their eating habits to a more plant-based diet.An extensive study...
