University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 5, 2025.
MIL-OSI Analysis: What makes a good football coach? The reality behind the myths
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alan McKay, Senior Research Assistant for the Centre for Football Research in Wales, University of South Wales With Women’s Euro 2025 underway, attention is turning not just to the players hoping for glory, but to the head coaches tasked with leading them. These include England’s Sarina Wiegman, who […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: A brief history of the slogan T-shirt
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Liv Auckland, Lecturer in Fashion Communication and Creative Direction and Curation for Fashion, Nottingham Trent University You probably have a drawer full of T-shirts. They’re comfy, easy to style, cheap and ubiquitous. But the T-shirt is anything but basic. For 70 years, they’ve been worn as a tool […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: What Elio can help teach us about eye patching, stigma and the developing brain
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rebecca Willis, Doctoral Researcher in Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford Disney Pixar’s latest film, Elio, follows a familiar-sounding character, a lovable and imaginative young hero who dreams of finding a place where he truly belongs. But amid the colour and chaos of the film’s outer space setting, one […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: The pandemic is still disrupting young people’s careers
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sviatlana Kroitar, Honored Research Visiting Fellow, Labour Studies, University of Leicester Goksi/Shutterstock Unlike previous economic downturns, the COVID pandemic created a crisis that disrupted both education and employment, abruptly halting young people’s emerging careers and clouding their hopes for the future. It doubly affected those transitioning into adulthood, […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Have you noticed that Nigel Farage doesn’t talk about Donald Trump anymore?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University Each is the main political subject in their country, and one is the main political subject in the world. Each rode the populist wave in 2016, campaigning for the other. In 2024 the tandem surfers remounted on to […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza (but not much)
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. Each day that has passed recently has brought another […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Can the NHS shift from treatment to prevention? What healthcare bosses think
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lisa Knight, Head of External Engagement & Professional Programmes, Liverpool John Moores University PongMoji/Shutterstock Imagine a healthcare system where preventing illness is just as important as treating it. This is the vision for the English NHS – but right now, it’s still far from reality. To become more […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: From Scrooge to science: how dairy might disrupt your sleep and dreams
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Timothy Hearn, Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Anglia Ruskin University New Africa/Shutterstock Ebenezer Scrooge tried to wave away the ghost of Jacob Marley by blaming the apparition on “an undigested bit of beef … a crumb of cheese”. Charles Dickens might have been writing fiction, but the idea that […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Most plant-friendly fungi are a mystery to scientists
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Katie Field, Professor in Plant-Soil Processes, University of Sheffield Fly agaric mushrooms partner with trees. Magnus Binnerstam/Shutterstock If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you’re stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, you’re walking over a vast underground patchwork of fungal […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Will the Oasis reunion usher in a Britpop summer – or is it just a marketing ploy?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester Ink Drop/Shutterstock The trend for naming summers has become something of a cultural phenomenon. Think for example of 2019, which was branded a “hot girl summer”, inspired by rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s song. In 2021 there […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: The existentialist philosophy of Lana Del Rey
Source: The Conversation – UK – By King-Ho Leung, Lecturer in Theology, Philosophy and the Arts, King’s College London Speaking to Myspace as an upcoming artist in 2013, Lana Dey Rey said that the “vision of making [her] life a work of art” was what inspired her to create her music video for her breakthrough […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: In search of Labour’s ‘working people’ – the paradox at the heart of Keir Starmer’s first year in power
Source: The Conversation – UK – By George Newth, Lecturer in Politics and member of Reactionary Politics Research Network, University of Bath Number 10/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND It’s one year since Keir Starmer led the Labour party to a landslide victory. Starmer’s manifesto, “Change” had proposed “securonomics” as a solution to the UK’s many crises. This […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: NHS ten-year plan for England: what’s in it and what’s needed to make it work
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Judith Smith, Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham The UK government has published its eagerly awaited ten-year health plan for England, setting out how billions of pounds in NHS funding will be used to transform healthcare delivery across the country. As anticipated, the plan is […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Too much vitamin B6 can be toxic. 3 symptoms to watch out for
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Selena3726/Shutterstock Side effects from taking too much vitamin B6 – including nerve damage – may be more widespread than we think, Australia’s medicines regulator says. In an ABC report earlier this week, a spokesperson for the Therapeutic Goods […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: International student activism histories show how education can foster democracy
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Reuben Rose-Redwood, Professor of Geography and Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Victoria On March 25, 2025, a Turkish PhD student at Tufts University, Rümeysa Öztürk, was walking in a Boston suburb when she was detained by plain-clothed federal agents. A video of the encounter […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Ruth First and activist research: the legacy of a South African freedom fighter
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Saleem Badat, Research Professor, UFS History Department, University of the Free State Ruth First, born 100 years ago, was a South African freedom fighter, journalist and scholar who worked against the racist system of apartheid during white minority rule. She was assassinated by apartheid forces in her office […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Minister Smith Keynote Speech at SKOPE Skills Summit, Oxford
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech Minister Smith Keynote Speech at SKOPE Skills Summit, Oxford Speech delivered by Skills Minister Jacqui Smith at the University of Oxford on higher education reform, access and participation and working with the FE sector Introduction Good morning. Thank you for inviting me today. I am delighted […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: International student activism histories show how education can foster democracy
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Reuben Rose-Redwood, Professor of Geography and Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Victoria On March 25, 2025, a Turkish PhD student at Tufts University, Rümeysa Öztürk, was walking in a Boston suburb when she was detained by plain-clothed federal agents. A video of the encounter […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Ruth First and activist research: the legacy of a South African freedom fighter
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Saleem Badat, Research Professor, UFS History Department, University of the Free State Ruth First, born 100 years ago, was a South African freedom fighter, journalist and scholar who worked against the racist system of apartheid during white minority rule. She was assassinated by apartheid forces in her office […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko: 540 thousand applicants have already submitted about 4 million applications as part of the admission campaign for the 2025/2026 academic year
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Dmitry Chernyshenko during a visit to the Siberian Federal University. Left: Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Mikhail Kotyukov, Acting Rector of SFU Maxim Rumyantsev and Deputy Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Afanasyev July 4, […]