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The Trump administration’s five-page list of demands to Harvard University a few days ago was about wresting power from the university. Even as the White House shifts away from supporting that letter, and Harvard starts a lawsuit, there’s no doubt that in the long term the Trump team wants to set new rules for what universities can and can’t do. The power struggle is not over.
Do young journalists define their role differently to those over 40? A new survey of UK journalists found out.
Paying fishers to release some of the world’s most threatened species back into the wild could help save rare rays and sharks – but it’s not a simple solution.
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Rachael Jolley
International Affairs Editor
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A protest in San Francisco on April 19 including marchers holding signs to support Harvard.
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Thomas Gift, UCL
The Trump administration attack on Harvard is part of a much wider project.
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Imke Henkel, University of Leeds
In 2015, 77% of respondents thought that ‘being a detached observer’ was ‘extremely’ or ‘very important’. In 2023, it was 69%.
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An Indonesian fisher safely releases a critically endangered wedgefish. Francesca Page.
Francesca Page
Hollie Booth, University of Oxford
How one project in Indonesia introduced a pay-to-release scheme that encourages fishers to save shark and ray bycatch.
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World
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Nisreen Ameen, Royal Holloway University of London
As AI investment speeds up regulation, ethics and security become increasingly vital.
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Massimo D'Angelo, Loughborough University
Pope Francis was transformative in shaping a Catholic Church that was not focused solely on Europe.
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Politics + Society
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Daniel Alge, Brunel University of London
The decision means trans men can be exluded from men’s single-sex spaces – but may also be excluded from women’s spaces.
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Imke Henkel, University of Leeds
Only 9% of journalists working for national and transnational media come from a working class background.
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Arts + Culture
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Reece Goodall, University of Warwick
Only seven horror films have been nominated for best picture at the Oscars since the first ceremony in 1929.
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Business + Economy
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Nigel Driffield, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
It’s like complaining of a trade deficit with the local corner shop.
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Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London
The IMF has drastically scaled back growth forecasts for the US and a host of other economies for 2025.
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Environment
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Freddie Daley, University of Sussex; Peter Newell, University of Sussex
A global summit in London is set to decide on a new definition of energy security.
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Health
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Helen Owton, The Open University
Post-race depression can include increased anxiety levels, burnout and challenges in adjusting back to everyday life.
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Iain Brownlee, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Why brown rice is still a healthy choice – even with more arsenic.
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Science + Technology
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Robin Kramer, University of Lincoln
And why people form alliances even with people they know are untrustworthy.
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