By Dr Sophie King-Hill, Senior Fellow, Health Services Management Centre The UK government is cracking down in ‘cyberflashing’ by including it as an offence with up to two years imprisonment in its new Online Safety Bill. This forms part of a larger scale initiative to keep people safe on the internet. The term ‘cyberflashing’ refers … Continue reading “Cyberflashing: When indecent exposure goes online”
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Ukrainian refugee sponsorship: an opportunity for all refugees?
By Professor Jenny Phillimore, Professor of Migration and Superdiversity, Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology With the advent of a sponsorship programme for Ukrainian refugees, several media outlets have been at pains to point out the slow take up of the UK’s existing Community Sponsorship Scheme. Around 700 refugees have arrived via this scheme … Continue reading “Ukrainian refugee sponsorship: an opportunity for all refugees?”
Building Character and Resilience into Global Education’s Post-Pandemic Recovery
By Ben Perks UNICEF Head of Campaigns and Advocacy and Honorary Senior Research Fellow with the Jubilee Centre 100 weeks of pandemic have cost more than a trillion hours of learning loss. The pre-pandemic out of school population of 9% has grown significantly. Learning inequality worsened in the UK and US. In the city of Wall … Continue reading “Building Character and Resilience into Global Education’s Post-Pandemic Recovery”
LGBTQ+ History Month 2022: “Gays count; count gays” – LGBTQ+ activism and the census
By Dr Laurence CooleyDepartment of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham In March 2021, people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland became the first in the world to be asked a question about sexual orientation in a national census (Scotland’s census having been delayed by a year). This was a historic moment, accompanied … Continue reading “LGBTQ+ History Month 2022: “Gays count; count gays” – LGBTQ+ activism and the census”
Putin’s Ukrainian war, sanctions, and the tragedy of the Russian people
By Professor John BrysonDepartment of Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Russia’s Ukrainian military campaign has many origins. One of these is Putin’s on-going failure to govern Russia to create better outcomes for those living and working in Russia. Another reflects the failure of all governments, including all European states, the US and China, … Continue reading “Putin’s Ukrainian war, sanctions, and the tragedy of the Russian people”
‘Green Freeports’- What are they good for?
By Professor David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics, and Dr Ivan Rajic, Research Fellow, Birmingham Business School The UK has some of the widest regional disparities amongst developed countries. The government’s recent ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper was a welcome recognition of the scale of the challenge and that tackling this will need a long term … Continue reading “‘Green Freeports’- What are they good for?”
The secret ingredient: how British tech start-ups transform into Unicorns
By Dr Joachim Timlon, Assistant Professor in Strategy and International Business, University of Birmingham Digital transformation has become a top priority for corporate boards, further accelerated by COVID-19 and strategies that have transformed British tech start-ups into Unicorns. To become a Unicorn a privately owned company needs to be valued at over $1billion. Cazoo, Motorway, … Continue reading “The secret ingredient: how British tech start-ups transform into Unicorns”
Hijab ban controversy in India, and Muslim girls’ education
By Dr Saba HussainAssistant Professor in Education and Social Justice, School of Education Talking to me over sips of hot sugary tea, the school-teacher in India’ North Eastern state of Assam told me: “I have found Miyah (Muslims of Bengal origin) girls to be somewhat different from the rest of the girls, I mean from … Continue reading “Hijab ban controversy in India, and Muslim girls’ education”
How visually-impaired children have faced isolation during the pandemic
By Anna PilsonLecturer in Vision Impairment Education A recent report from Angel Eyes NI has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an “alarming decline in emotional health and wellbeing” for some blind or visually-impaired children. This timely research has been undertaken in a context of a wider-UK governmental focus on the wellbeing of … Continue reading “How visually-impaired children have faced isolation during the pandemic”
Contactless aid in Tonga: Re-thinking disaster response in the Pacific Islands
By Dr Kate Pruce, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Development, International Development Department, University of Birmingham; Isobel Wilson-Cleary, Program Manager and Deputy Director (Operations), Developmental Leadership Program, University of Birmingham;Allan Mua Illingworth, Research Monitoring and Evaluation, La Trobe University;Prof Chris Roche, Professor of Development Practice and Deputy Director (Impact), Developmental Leadership Program, La Trobe … Continue reading “Contactless aid in Tonga: Re-thinking disaster response in the Pacific Islands”