Politics & Society

EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is “akin to a three-dimensional puzzle”, study suggests

The detail of the European Union’s long-awaited accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is like a “three-dimensional puzzle”...

Kleptocratic networks should be treated as transnational enterprises and national security threats, new report warns

Kleptocratic “ecosystems” should be seen as transnational enterprises and national security threats, with the recovery of assets legally linked not...

Family courts are failing to recognise intimate image abuse as coercive control, research finds

The family justice system is systematically misrecognising intimate image abuse within coercively controlling relationships, new research warns. Research by Dr...

Feral AI gossip with the potential to spread damage and shame will become more frequent, researchers warn

“Feral” gossip spread via AI bots is likely to become more frequent and pervasive, causing reputational damage and shame, humiliation,...

Women in the Indian Armed Forces suffer systemic discrimination across all stages of their military careers, study shows

Women serving in the Indian Armed Forces suffer systemic discrimination across all stages of their military careers, a new study...

University of Exeter expert supporting efforts to make Parliament more accessible

A University of Exeter expert’s work is supporting efforts to make the Houses of Parliament more accessible for MPs, staff...

UK-US research project launched to study the relationship between Wikipedia and generative AI

Experts in Artificial Intelligence are to collaborate on a transatlantic research project looking at the relationship between Wikipedia and generative...