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Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy at Lancaster University. Global health fears can spread faster than viruses themselves, and so clarity becomes as vital as containment. Professor Taylor, a specialist in the hantavirus, offers an evidence-based perspective on a concerning outbreak aboard a cruise ship near Cape Verde. Balancing scientific rigor with public concern, the professor resists alarmism. He underscores that “this virus is not known for human-to-human transmission” and insists that “the risk is incredibly low,” even as investigations continue.

Amid fresh transatlantic tensions surrounding Iran, NATO, and US troop commitments in Germany, Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Dr Christopher Featherstone, Associate Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of York. Dr Featherstone offers a sharp and unsentimental reading of a strained alliance caught between performance and paralysis. Trump not simply as erratic, but as deliberately “provocative” and “unpredictable,” arguing that “there is a fear on the European side when it comes to this Trump administration in just how unpredictable he is: You don't want to signal a willingness to get involved when you don't know where that involvement is going to lead."

As the Kenyan peace force is set to leave Haiti, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law Conflict and Global Development at the University of Reading. She argues that the crisis in Haiti reflects deep structural failures, not just “gang violence.” She calls the Kenyan mission “a profound failure from the outset” and says “anyone… who understands Haiti knew that this was doomed to failure.” Gangs, she notes, are “not a homogeneous group of criminals” but part of “layers of collusion and corruption.” Ultimately, she urges “Haitian solutions for Haitian problems,” warning that without addressing root causes, including "to remedy the sovereign debt that has left it in this dire financial situation," interventions will keep failing.

Tra i circa 350 pipistrelli presenti nelle Grotte di Stiffe, in Abruzzo, è stata individuata una colonia di una specie finora poco documentata nella regione: il Rhinolophus euryale, noto come ferro di cavallo euriale. (ANSA)

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Dr Nathaniel Powell, West Africa Analyst at Oxford Analytica and Research Associate at Lancaster University's Centre for War and Diplomacy, explains that the…

Posing next to the acclaimed university’s signpost has become an Instagram fixture for creators invited to campus. What’s going on?

Die sachsen-anhaltische AfD hat ein „Regierungsprogramm“ aufgesetzt. Es liest sich wie eine Kampfansage – nicht nur an Universitäten, Kirchen und den Rundfunk.

Papa Leone visiterà, giovedì 14 maggio, l'università La Sapienza di Roma. Lo riferisce il Bollettino della sala stampa vaticana, precisando che si tratterà di una "visita pastorale". (ANSA)

This gift pushes the Dells’ UT Austin donations to over $1 billion.

Florida has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI following a deadly shooting in 2025 at Florida State University, Attorney General James ​Uthmeier said Tuesday. Authorities are looking into claims…

Die besten Unis der Welt? Laut Forschungsrankings sind sie fast alle in China. Jahrzehntelang hat Peking darauf hingearbeitet – mit allen Mitteln.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London. According to Professor Bale, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have unwittingly…

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Robert B. Murrett, retired Vice Admiral in the US Navy, Professor of Practice and Deputy Director of the Syracuse University's Institute for Security Policy and Law. The…

France and Britain will co-host a video conference Friday of countries ready to contribute to a "purely defensive mission" to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade, Dr…

As France debates a controversial antisemitism bill, Oliver Farry welcomes Renaud Foucart, Economist, Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University, for a nuanced and critical examination of the so-called Yadan Law. Speaking from both an economic and institutional perspective, he evokes three competing imperatives: the urgent need to combat anti-Semitism, the preservation of freedom of expression, and the instrumentalization of legal tools within electoral politics. He argues that while the fear and lived reality of anti-Semitism in France are deeply legitimate, the proposed legislation risks extending far beyond its stated purpose.

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Richardson Institute for Peace Studies at Lancaster University. He sees the current conflict between Lebanon and Israel as one defined more by layered, overlapping sovereignties. The talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials are, on the surface, historically significant. Yet they risk being misunderstood if treated as conventional diplomacy. The central issue is that Israel is not confronting the Lebanese state, but rather Hezbollah, a hybrid political and militant group.

The University of Michigan's index plunged to 47.6 in April — shattering the prior floor set during the 2022 inflation crisis.

Last year saw the highest level of deadly violence against Jews in over three decades, with 20 people killed in antisemitic attacks, according to an annual study released by Tel Aviv University on Monday. The violence, including a deadly attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, continued a spike that began following Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, the report’s authors said.

Zeaxantín, látka známa najmä zo suplementov na oči, môže podľa novej štúdie posilniť T bunky v boji proti rakovine a zvýšiť účinok imunoterapie. Zatiaľ to však ukázali len laboratórne testy a pokusy na myšiach.

L’augmentation de ce plafond de rémunération pour les médecins universitaires vise à « mieux valoriser les astreintes les plus contraintes e

Ville universitaire, technologique et culturelle à la fois, l’un des centres urbains à la croissance la plus rapide d’Europe centrale, Wrocław reflète l’histoire de l’Europe comme à travers un prisme : détruite à 80 % pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, vidée de la totalité de sa population juste…

I ragazzi l’avrebbero costretta a rapporti di gruppo, i filmati diffusi sulla chat di squadra. Lei è una studentessa universitaria torinese

Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies and Int'l Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. According to Professor Lucas, this is not a moment of resolution, rather recalibration. The ceasefire did not emerge from strength, but from constraint: a recognition of the limits of the effectiveness of military escalation. Amid all of Donald Trump's violent rhetoric and existential threats, the US faces a narrowing set of viable options. Iran has leveraged resilience and regional positioning to strengthen its diplomatic hand.

The billionaire philanthropist's $42 million gift to Elizabeth City State University caps a multi-year streak of transformative, no-strings-attached giving to historically Black colleges and universities.

US President Donald Trump's mixed messaging and conflicting signals have characterised the war in Iran. For more on the US president's increasingly bombastic rhetoric, and what's likely to happen next,…