University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 7, 2025.
MIL-OSI Global: Choosing singlehood? Here are 5 tips for thriving while being single
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Yuthika Girme, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Many people spend their 20s and 30s figuring out who they are and building a life as an independent adult. At the same time, society often tells them they should be looking for love, settling down and starting […]
MIL-OSI Global: Choosing singlehood? Here are 5 tips for thriving while being single
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Yuthika Girme, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Many people spend their 20s and 30s figuring out who they are and building a life as an independent adult. At the same time, society often tells them they should be looking for love, settling down and starting […]
MIL-OSI Global: Are kids resilient? Societies and families need to offer supports and relationships to nurture resilience
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Elena Merenda, Assistant Program Head of Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber “Kids are resilient.” You have heard this before, right? You might have even said it, with the best of intentions. Resilience sometimes seems like a buzzword and is used in ill-defined ways. If adults praise children’s […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why a hotline is needed to help bring India and Pakistan back from the brink of a disastrous war
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Syed Ali Zia Jaffery, Deputy Director at the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research, University of Lahore Two weeks after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, that claimed 26 lives, India and Pakistan are getting perilously close to a dangerous military confrontation. Pakistan carried out […]
MIL-OSI Global: The UK is falling behind in tackling microplastic pollution – here are three ways the government can catch up
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Antaya March, Director – Global Plastics Policy Centre, University of Portsmouth SIVStockStudio/Shutterstock Microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller than 5mm – are accumulating in the environment. They’re found in soil, water, food, even in human lungs, placentas and blood. These plastic particles shed from items we use daily, […]
MIL-OSI Global: Tove Jansson: lessons in life from her beloved Moomin characters
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Barbara Tesio-Ryan, ECDS Postdoctoral Fellow in European Languages, University of Edinburgh This year marks the 80th anniversary of The Moomins, the Finnish/Swedish trolls that have delighted generations of children, becoming a cultural phenomenon in their own right. While posterity will likely remember her as the inventor of Moomins, […]
MIL-OSI Global: AI therapy may help with mental health, but innovation should never outpace ethics
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ben Bond, PhD Candidate in Digital Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Pavlova Yuliia/Shutterstock Mental health services around the world are stretched thinner than ever. Long wait times, barriers to accessing care and rising rates of depression and anxiety have made it harder for people to […]
MIL-OSI Global: Friedrich Merz confirmed as Germany’s chancellor – but betrayal by MPs in a secret ballot means he starts from a position of weakness
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ed Turner, Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor after a close shave left his future in doubt. Merz lost a first round of voting among MPs gathered to confirm his role, and may never know […]
MIL-OSI Global: Aspartame: the artificial sweetener is calorie-free but not risk-free – a nutritionist explains
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Hazel Flight, Programme Lead Nutrition and Health, Edge Hill University Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock Sugar — sweet, satisfying, and everywhere. From fresh fruit and honey to processed table sugar and drinks, it sneaks into nearly everything we eat. While delicious, sugar delivers what nutritionists call “empty calories” — energy without […]
MIL-OSI Global: ‘Milkshake tax’: there’s growing evidence that expanding the UK’s sugar levy could help tackle obesity
Source: The Conversation – UK – By David M. Evans, Professor of Sociotechnical Futures, University of Bristol Business School, University of Bristol Luis Molinero/Shutterstock The UK government is considering expanding its sugar tax on fizzy drinks to include milkshakes and other sweetened beverages, as part of new proposals announced in April 2025. The Treasury confirmed […]
MIL-OSI Global: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder harms relationships for both sufferers and their partners – new study
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sophie Hodgetts, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Durham University Until now, little has been known about the effect PMDD can have on relationships. simona pilolla 2/ Shutterstock An estimated 2% of people who menstruate are thought to have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). The condition causes severe emotional, mental and […]
MIL-OSI Global: Currency controls and debt in Argentina: the stakes are high if Milei’s latest economic gamble doesn’t pay off
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Barlow, Lecturer International Political Economy, University of Glasgow Matias Lynch/Shutterstock In April, Argentina’s president Javier Milei partially lifted the capital and currency controls that had been in place since 2011. The move was possible with the support of a US$20 billion (£15 billion) IMF bailout and means […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese and Russian students from Moscow music universities performed the music of Victory
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Moscow, May 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese and Russian students from Moscow music universities performed at a concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory on May […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Young Adults Urged To Help Shape the Future of The Lancaster District
Young adults are being called on to help shape the future of the Lancaster district — fro..
Source: City of Lancaster Young adults are being called on to help shape the future of the Lancaster district — from the types of homes we live in to where developments should happen and how transport needs can be met. Lancaster City Council and Lancaster University have teamed up to give 18 to 30-year-olds a […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Funding secured to explore new John Hume archive project
Source: Northern Ireland – City of Derry Funding secured to explore new John Hume archive project 6 May 2025 The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has warmly welcomed funding announced today for a scoping report to explore the further development of the John Hume archive, currently on loan to the Tower Museum […]
MIL-OSI: CNL Team Recognized With CNIC 2024 Ecosystem Innovation Award for Production of Promising New Medical Isotope
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) CHALK RIVER, Ontario, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC) alongside the Sylvia Fedoruk Centre and Advanced Cyclotron Systems Inc. for being the first in Canada […]
MIL-OSI Russia: The winners of the term paper competition were awarded as part of the Architectural Seasons
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Yulia Kolmykova, “Historical Environment” The SPbGASU summed up the results of the term paper competition, which took place within the framework of the International Creative Forum “Architectural Seasons”. This year, […]
MIL-OSI Global: African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia – a dangerous pregnancy complication
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Annettee Nakimuli, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Makerere University Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery. It plays a major […]
MIL-OSI Africa: African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia – a dangerous pregnancy complication
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Annettee Nakimuli, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Makerere University Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery. It plays a major […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Unleash your talent: take part in the stage production competition
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: State University of Management – Official website of the State – The State University of Management invites students to take part in the III All-Russian competition of stage productions “Without a statute of limitations: in the mirror of historical truth”. The competition is organized by the Russian Historical Society, the […]