One of the big issues in the Scottish referendum debates has been the ££££ – will the Scots be able to keep the pound if they vote Yes to independence this week? This post is a shortened version of the post that…
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Suicide appears to be the ultimate individual act and yet, as Durkheim suggested, it can be driven by forces at the societal level. Now research by Aaron Reeves, a post-doctoral researcher and adjunct lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of…
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This podcast is part of our Geoff Dyer series – a series of recordings from a conference dedicated to Dyer’s work held at Birkbeck, University of London. It features Dr Bianca Leggett, Teaching Fellow in British Studies at Harlaxton College and is presented…
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This podcast is part of our Geoff Dyer series – a series of recordings from a conference dedicated to Dyer’s work held at Birkbeck, University of London. It features Dr Morgan Daniels of Queen Mary College, University of London and is presented byJo…
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This podcast is part of our Geoff Dyer series – a series of recordings from a conference dedicated to Dyer’s work held at Birkbeck, University of London. It features Dr Joe Brooker, Reader in Modern Literature at Birbeck and is presented by…
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UK citizens are under unprecedented, and increasing, levels of surveillance. the government has just rushed through the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIP) in less than three days. Should we be concerned? Definitely yes, says Marianne Franklin, Professor…
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With each monsoon season India waits with bated breath for forecasts from the India Meteorological Department and other international forecasting agencies. This year’s forecast suggested a weakened monsoon, and sure enough for five weeks the monsoon has failed to provide the deluge…
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When are children “ready” for school? There is much debate about when the transition between play-based pre-school and the start of “formal” schooling should begin. The trend in the UK primary school curriculum over recent decades has been towards an…
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The north Atlantic is one of the most lucrative and highly competitive airline markets in the world. Since the late 1940s numerous airlines have attempted, with varying degrees of success, to operate profitable commercial services on routes between Europe and…
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In mid-2013, Barack Obama called for a winding down of the remnants of the “Forever War”. But even while making these calls, the US has maintained that terrorism poses a “continuing and imminent threat” – depriving the notion of imminence of any meaning,…
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