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Why is scientific research part of emergency response?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why is scientific research part of emergency response?

...articles in over 100 peer-reviewed journals and they have often changed clinical practice and been used for humanitarian advocacy”. Javid Abdelmoneim, chair of trustees at MSF-UK, gave me the example of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB). “We've done research that has resulted in reducing the regimen for MDR TB from two years to nine months, and having had...
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Does maths offer a better model for multi-candidate elections?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does maths offer a better model for multi-candidate elections?

...to lose. Equally importantly, the method is simple and transparent, and therefore might be politically viable. [The Conversation]There is no doubt that the issue is important: We cannot value democracy, yet refuse to think about the question how to conduct elections in a fair way. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...in the UK election campaign, news of May’s debacle was greeted with a little schadenfreude. However, the overriding feeling is one of concern that the Brexit negotiations might be postponed yet again, to the detriment of Europe’s global standing and internal solidarity. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...controlled by fishers, and help pay for management. Without reforming how fishing quotas are allocated, changes to UK fisheries from Brexit will only reinforce a broken system. This article was originally published by openDemocracy on the 28 March 2017 and has been updated by David Humphreys, Professor of Environmental Policy at The Open University on 15 June 2019....
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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity." The first steps we can take are restoring genuine solidarity, and each and one of us contributing to building a better Europe that benefits both people and the planet. This article was originally published by openDemocracy....
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Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe
Nature & Environment

Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe

...which needs to be in line with EU EIA directive and on the timeline and forms of consultations with the public, national and European. This is absolutely crucial for setting the grounds for current and future decision-making processes and for governments to not get away with sloppy consultation processes. This article was originally published by openDemocracy....
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Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?
Money & Business

Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?

...effort. Read the paper The full article is titled: “Do employee-owned firms produce more positive employee behavioural outcomes? If not why not? A British-Spanish comparative analysis” by Imanol Basterretxea (Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Spain) and John Storey (The Open University, UK). Published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations, June 2017....
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Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection
Society, Politics & Law

Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection

...article is one which attracts little or no political attention. In short, we are witnessing in the UK the transformation of a system of regulation – a system of social protection – which has existed since the 1830s. And, despite its political framing, this is not a story about rules, regulations, nor red tape, nor about the demands of austerity. It is a story about...
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