Politics & Society

Women and people of colour remain “invisible” as most people pick white men as their heroes, study shows

Women and people of colour remain invisible to many people in Britain and the USA as people pick white men...

New online support for farming’s “accidental counsellors”

A new resource is available for farming’s “accidental counsellors” to help them better support those within the agricultural community and...

Non-sectarian parties improve democracy and social stability, study says

Non-sectarian political parties help to make divided societies more stable and improve the quality of the democratic process, a new...

Migrants can be ‘transformative force’ for sustainable development

Well-managed migration can enable migrants to boost sustainable development, research shows. Sustainable development means enhancing wellbeing in ways that equitably...

After COP28 “insider” climate activists will become increasingly important, study suggests.

Climate campaigners will increasingly adopt “insider activist” roles, working to change or challenge their organisations from the inside rather than...

International recognition played a crucial role in giving Libyan political actors sovereignty, study shows

The way the international community has recognised – or not – Libya’s various governments in the past decade has played...

University of Exeter expert appointed to Office for Environmental Protection’s “College of Experts”

University of Exeter researcher Dr Catherine Caine been appointed to the Office for Environmental Protection’s newly formed College of Experts....

University of Exeter expert calls for all 900-plus Post Office Horizon convictions to be overturned

All of the more than 900 postmasters prosecuted as part of the Horizon IT scandal should have their convictions overturned,...