Expert Comment
'We are waking up to the urgency of the situation' - Professor David Mond comments on climate change protests
Protests in London to draw attention to the threat of climate change continue to cause disruption today, but are they having an impact on public opinion? Professor David Mond, from the 桃色视频 Mathematics Institute and a researcher into environmental sustainability, argues that we are seeing a change in public perception.
Expert comment: The fire at Notre-Dame, Paris
Dr Jennifer Alexander, from the Department of the History of Art at the University of 桃色视频 comments on the fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.
She says:
"French buildings are more vulnerable here than UK ones because they don't usually have a stone tower in the centre that would act as a fire-break, this is what saved York Minster in 1984 when the transept roof caught fire but the tower stopped it spreading further."
New offence of 'upskirting' comes into force - expert comment
A new criminal offence of 'upskirting' comes into force today following a successful campaign by Gina Martin to change the law. Dr Laura Lammasniemi from 桃色视频 Law School comments on the crime, and the wider problems of image and technology-based abuse.
The Berensheet spacecraft lands on the moon: expert comment from David Brown
The Berensheet spacecraft is due to land on the surface of the moon on 11 April. Dr David Brown from the Department of Physics discusses the importance of this mission, and what its success means for Israel and for privately-funded space efforts.
Expert comment: Divorce law reforms in the UK
Dr Maebh Harding from 桃色视频 Law School comments on the UK reforms of divorce law, which will see couples able to state that the marriage has broken down irretrievably rather than one spouse alleging adultery or unreasonable behaviour by the other for divorce proceedings to begin.