Tommy Robinson tells tens of thousands at London rally to prepare for ‘battle of Britain’

Turnout down at second ‘unite the kingdom’ march featuring Islamophobic and ethnonationalist hate speech and flyers

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Uni lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it's no longer shocking

This year's CEO Sleepout campaign is called 'At Your Doorstep'. The charity's CEO wants it to act as a wake-up call.

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“You go back to zero”: Embodied precarity, endo time and employment - Victoria Williams, Joanna Brewis, Vincenzia Priola, Katherine Sang, 2025

Drawing on interview and diary data from 21 women in the UK, this paper focuses on how endometriosis, a long-term gynecological condition, is lived and navigate...

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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

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First students evacuated from Gaza to study in UK

The group includes at least four medical doctors who have places to study at UK universities.

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Call for papers: Understanding the Impact of Episodic Disabilities, Chronic and Long-Term Health Conditions on Women’s Work Across Cultures and National Contexts | puntOorg International Jou...

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Study assesses "gendered space" in financial institutions in Pakistan

Research published in the Journal of Management Studies examines the significance of purdah (spatial modesty) in gender relations in financial institutions in Pakistan.

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Who’s onboard the Madleen Gaza flotilla, and where has it reached so far?

The 12-person crew, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, is expected to reach Gaza on June 7.

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UK-EU talks ‘down to the wire’ as fishing and youth mobility hold up deal

EU ambassadors told to remain on standby for late-night meeting in scenes reminiscent of Brexit talks Negotiations on a major reset of the UK’s relationship with the European Union have gone “down to the wire”, with fisheries and youth mobility among outstanding sticking points with hours to go before the start of a crucial summit. In scenes reminiscent of the Brexit talks, British officials were still trying to reach a compromise with their EU counterparts overnight, as Keir Starmer prepared to host the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, in London on Monday. Continue reading...

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In Memoriam: Sandra Harding (1935-2025)

IN MEMORIAM: SANDRA HARDING (1935-2025) Rosi Braidotti, Sarah Bracke, and Iris van der Tuin   In the history of feminist theory, there is a before and an after Sandra Harding. She has structured th…

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World military spending hits $2.7 trillion in record 2024 surge

\World military expenditure reached $2.72 trillion in 2024, an increase of 9.4% from 2023 and the steepest year-on-year rise since at least the end of the Cold War, according to a report released by a leading conflict think tank on Monday.

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The supreme court didn’t rule on the definition of ‘a woman’ – this is what its judgment does mean | Sam Fowles

The judges had to interpret the law as set down by parliament. But it must be remembered this is not an abstract debate; it concerns real people, says barrister Sam Fowles

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Spatial Modesty (Chaudhry and Priola, 2024)

YouTube video by Mayukh Mukhopadhyay

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Trump is pushing students towards Britain – ministers, don’t let your immigration obsession stand in the way | Polly Toynbee

Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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‘We have failed to prevent genocide’ – Francesca Albanese

We spoke to the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, for the Fourcast podcast.

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Israeli attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to ‘genocidal acts’, UN says

Report details attacks and abuses that ‘destroyed in part the reproductive capacity of Palestinians in Gaza as a group’ Israel’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual…

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International Fellowships 2025

The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.

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A Sweeping Ban on D.E.I. Language Roils the Sciences

President Trump’s executive order is altering scientific exploration across a broad swath of fields, even beyond government agencies, researchers say.

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