Brainwaves
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Why it’s time to challenge traditional models of governance
Dr Natalia Buitron on rethinking concepts of territory.
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Children aren’t just ‘people in waiting’ – their voices must be heard now
James Biddulph explains why we need to listen to what children have to say.
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We need a radical approach to address the sustainability of food production
Professor Giles Oldroyd is Russel R Geiger Professor of Crop Science at the Crop Science Centre.
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Science fiction sets the bar high – but we’re getting there
Professor Daping Chu is Nanjing Chair of Technology and Innovation in the Department of Engineering.
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Democracy is back. And thank goodness – because in challenging times we need more, not less, of it
Professor of Politics David Runciman, on why democracy will be back.
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Susceptible to dogmatism? New research suggests cognitive science can illuminate ideological extremism
Dr Leor Zmigrod is examining whether ideological extremism has neurocognitive roots.
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The unmarried mothers of the bastardy books
Dr Samantha Williams is University Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Continuing Education and a Fellow of Girton.
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Only by understanding our past can we shape our future
Research into the University’s historical links with slavery helps us to reduce inequality today, says University Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen J Toope.