Using new survey data, Laurence Vardaxoglou identifies two new groups of British voters, beyond left and right, according to their preferred political narratives. Winning the voters of each group will require different…

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LSE Higher Education Blog·higher-ed

Building spaces for collaborative resistance

As a research field, disability studies claims to transform understandings fundamental to many other disciplines; in conversation with Philippa Mullins , Miro Griffiths explores how that translates into transformed…

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LSE British Politics and Policy·policy

Policymaking doesn’t work the way Westminster thinks

There is a prevailing story in Westminster about how policymaking works. According to this story, power resides in central Government from which policy ideas flow and implementation take place. Paul Cairney argues that…

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LSE Higher Education Blog·higher-ed

Becoming part of the dataset

How do we strike a balance between teaching students to use research methods rigorously, while also stimulating them to think critically about the assumptions built into these techniques? Fiona Gogescu interviewed…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Racism and socioeconomic stress may alter pregnancy biology, leaving black women nearly three times more likely to die

These altered physiological processes may lead to higher rates of preeclampsia in black women, and higher rates of preterm birth and fetal growth restriction in black babies, compared to white women and their babies. In…

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LSE Higher Education Blog·higher-ed

Teaching to a different beat

Mashing up music, style, poetry, make up, material culture, and philosophy, historian Lucy Robinson uses punk and rave to disrupt the predominant dynamic in the classroom and refashion it as an alternative intellectual…

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LSE British Politics and Policy·policy

Why is London having fewer children?

Fertility rates are dropping nationwide, but London has seen the biggest drop over in the last decade. Katie Beck looks into the many factors that put people off having children in London, the impact this has on London…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Deep-ocean heat has been marching closer to Antarctica, study reveals

The study, led by the University of Cambridge with collaborators from the University of California and published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment , compiled long-term ocean measurements collected by…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Gambling ads on social media reach more than twice as many men as women

Researchers led by the University of Cambridge analysed 411 advertisements from 88 licensed gambling operators in Ireland and found that young men were reached 2.3 times more than women across Meta platforms including…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Deforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian Amazon

But things are changing, and fast. “2024 was the most extreme year for fires,” Antonio said. “I had never seen anything like it. The forest burned like dry pasture – it was frightening for those of us who risk our lives…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Universities face “rollercoaster” decade as AI tests their value

Speaking at the Universitas 21 Leadership Summit at the University of Glasgow, presidents and vice‑chancellors said AI is colliding with geopolitical tensions, financial fragility and public scepticism about the worth…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

They are among 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science elected in 2026. The Cambridge academics elected are: Professor Julie Ahringer (Department of Genetics;…

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LSE Business Review·policy

Are impact crypto assets a new emerging asset class for sustainable and impact investors?

Traditional sustainable investing is struggling with reliably measuring and verifying impact. Can blockchain and tokenization technologies provide a reliable solution? The Impact Crypto Index, proposed by Veronika…

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

Postgraduate access matters: what works and what’s next

Over the weekend HEPI published blogs on Positive Affect Journaling ‘s role in higher education , and a blog on student debt . This blog was kindly authored by Louise Banahene MBE, Director of Student Success and…

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

Are England’s new higher education institutions delivering on their promises?

This blog was kindly authored by Kat Emms , Senior Research Manager at the Edge Foundation. The 2017 Higher Education and Research Act promised to make it easier for new higher education institutions (HEIs) to enter the…

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EUNIS Community·policy

Start your EUNIS26 Congress experience with our pre-conference workshops!

Start your EUNIS 2026 experience early with our pre-conference workshops! Ahead of the main Congress, we are excited to offer a series of interactive pre-conference workshops taking place on 1 and 2 June. These sessions…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Malaria shaped the distribution of early humans across Africa

The presence of malaria affected where human populations lived across sub-Saharan Africa between 74,000 and around 5,000 years ago, a new study has found. Over tens of thousands of years, the presence of this disease…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Damage to brain’s white matter may play key role in neurodegenerative disease, and could be target for future treatments

Until now, it was thought that neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease were primarily associated with changes to the brain’s grey matter. This new finding suggests that treatments for…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Scientists find a new way coronaviruses can get into human cells

The virus - Cardioderma cor coronavirus (CcCoV) KY43, or CcCoV-KY43 - can bind to a receptor cell found in the human lung, but testing in Kenya suggests it has not spilled over into the local human population. Rather…

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LSE British Politics and Policy·policy

Reforming the offence of misconduct in public office

The way the offence of misconduct in public office was established means the offence is vaguely defined. Jeremy Horder looks into the Government’s proposed reforms, and offers a warning against extending the offence to…

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Political narratives and British voters

Building spaces for collaborative resistance

Policymaking doesn’t work the way Westminster thinks

Becoming part of the dataset

Racism and socioeconomic stress may alter pregnancy biology, leaving black women nearly three times more likely to die

Teaching to a different beat

Why is London having fewer children?

Deep-ocean heat has been marching closer to Antarctica, study reveals

Gambling ads on social media reach more than twice as many men as women

Deforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian Amazon

Universities face “rollercoaster” decade as AI tests their value

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Are impact crypto assets a new emerging asset class for sustainable and impact investors?

Postgraduate access matters: what works and what’s next

Are England’s new higher education institutions delivering on their promises?

Start your EUNIS26 Congress experience with our pre-conference workshops!

Malaria shaped the distribution of early humans across Africa

Damage to brain’s white matter may play key role in neurodegenerative disease, and could be target for future treatments

Scientists find a new way coronaviruses can get into human cells

Reforming the offence of misconduct in public office

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