Expert Comment
April Jackson discusses Asante Gold
The Asante gold has deep cultural and political meaning, and the British looted them as a punitive act.
Tom Hemingway discusses Oscar nominations
The big story from this morning鈥檚 Oscar nominations is the dual snub of Barbie鈥檚 Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for Best Actress and Best Director respectively.
Dr Rashmi Varma on Ram Temple Controversy
The lavish inauguration on Jan 22, 2024 of the temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram in the historic town of Ayodhya in north India was a global spectacle. But sadly it can also be seen as a dark day for India's Constitution that still rests of secular principles.
Dr Jen Baker on Lynda La Plante
Dr Jen Baker, who lectures on British crime fiction of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly praised La Plante鈥檚 award as indicative of her keen grasp, exploitation, and representation of the gender politics long at play in the history of crime fiction writing.
Dr Mike Tildesley: How infectious measles really is.
The measure for how infectious a disease is, known as R0, for measles is higher than 10 whereas COVID (dependent upon the variant) was much lower, around less than 5.