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��ɫ��Ƶ experts react to the challenges of heatwaves for UK infrastructure

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:47:00 GMT

Professor Xueyu Geng, Professor in Geotechnical Engineering and Dr Reyes Garcia, Associate Professor in Structural Engineering, from the School of Engineering respond to questions on how our buildings and transport networks cope with heat?

Dr Sangwoo Lee responds to latest UK labour market figures

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:17:22 GMT

Commenting on the latest ONS figures, Dr Sangwoo Lee highlights that the small decline in unemployment may be driven by people leaving the labour market, alongside a growing shift towards less secure forms of work, underscoring the need for stronger worker protections.

Dr Nomisha Kurian responds to plans for a social media ban for under-16s

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:30:07 GMT

Dr Nomisha Kurian highlights the wider implications of the proposed social media ban for under-16s, including its impact on young people’s digital engagement, education, and wellbeing, as well as the challenges of implementing and enforcing such a measure.

Professor Andrew Oswald on the Government's proposed social media ban for under-16s

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:07:00 GMT

Professor Andrew Oswald has spent the last three decades studying human happiness and mental health. Professor Oswald assess the Government's decision and the impact of social media on the health and happiness of children.

Women’s health can no longer be an afterthought: University of ��ɫ��Ƶ experts welcome renewed national strategy

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:40:00 GMT

As a university working at the forefront of women’s health, ��ɫ��Ƶ researchers and professionals warmly welcome the renewed national Women’s Health Strategy and the direction it sets for improving women’s health outcomes.

Professor Chris Warhurst responds to launch of Fair Work Agency (FWA)

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:36:00 GMT

“The Fair Work Agency must carve its remit at speed, rapidly making a clear difference to ordinary people’s working lives. Dealing with workers’ underpayment and job insecurity is key. At the next election, positive change felt in the working lives of disaffected voters disillusioned with mainstream politics, in the ‘Red Wall’ constituencies, and in the most neglected towns, may prove pivotal”.

Dr Sangwoo Lee comments on latest UK labour market figures

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:07:00 GMT

“Unemployment has risen to 5.2%, its highest since late 2020, even as economic inactivity continued declining to 20.7%. Rather than signalling genuine recovery, this pattern suggests a return to work that an increasingly slack labour market is struggling to absorb, with rising unemployment reflecting insufficient demand to accommodate those re-entering the workforce.”

Dr Nikhil Datta on excess profits are being made at the pumps – but not when you think

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:30:50 GMT

Dr Nikhil Datta, Assistant Professor of Economics, explains the “rocket and feather effect” that there is no evidence that UK petrol retailers exploit oil price spikes to widen margins, but new research shows clear evidence of margin expansion when prices fall, due to slower retail price reductions.

Professor Neophytos Loizides on the drone attack on RAF Akrotiri military base in Cyprus

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Neophytos Loizides, Professor in International Conflict Analysis, comments on the recent drone attack on RAF Akrotiri military base in Cyprus, outlining the complex security arrangements in Cyprus and how a new security framework could serve both communities in Cyprus and lower costs for UK taxpayers.

Dr David Armstrong on the 6 planet planetary parade peaking 28th February 2026

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:52:00 GMT

Dr. David Armstrong, Associate Professor, University of ��ɫ��Ƶ answers questions about the 6-planet planetary parade happening across the globe this week – peaking on 28th February 2026 and 1st March 2026.