How to assess the carbon footprint of a war: Tifa.Shoair / shutterstock We know that war is bad for the environment, with toxic chemicals left polluting the soil and water for decades after fighting ceases. Much less obvious are the carbon emissions from armed conflicts and their long-term impacts on the climate. Colleagues and I …
Assess security risks in your open source project with Scorecard: Assess security risks in your open source project with Scorecard snaveen Tue, 03/21/2023 – 03:00 Software supply chain attacks are becoming increasingly common, and attackers are targeting vulnerabilities in dependencies early in the supply chain to amplify the impact of their attacks. Dependency security is …
Iraq 20 years on: researchers assess how US invasion shapes lives today – podcast: An abandoned house in the old town of Mosul, Iraq. (Ali Al-Baroodi, @ali_albaroodi), Author provided On March 19, 2003, the United States led an unlawful invasion into Iraq — at the time, the reason given was the search for weapons of …
Pound recovers but remains at low levels – how to assess the long-term value of sterling: The value of the British pound has taken a battering in recent months. Yulia Grigoryeva / Shutterstock The pound has recovered from a recent record dip after the chancellor’s mini-budget announcement. But it is still at low levels versus …
How Africans can assess the value of the latest G7 summit: G7 leaders convene at Schloss Elmau, Germany. EFE-EPA/Thomas Lohnes Leaders of the world’s seven advanced economies have once again pledged economic support for Africa and other developing countries. But the realisation of these commitments depends on political developments in the Group of Seven (G7) …
Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research: It’s not only humans who suffer from the long-term effects of childhood trauma. In our latest research we discovered that there appears to be a very real and lasting impact on elephants who experienced trauma and profound social disruption many decades …
Climate change risk is complex: here is a way to assess it: GettyImages A key feature of climate change is that it doesn’t pose one single risk. Rather, it presents multiple, interacting risks that can compound and cascade. Importantly, responses to climate change can also affect risk. In our highly connected world, climate risks and …
We’re on the hunt for novel ways to assess the risk of type 2 diabetes: Diabetes is a growing public health burden. Ververidis Vasilis/Shutterstock Type 2 diabetes is characterised by elevated blood glucose levels. This can cause complications that lead to damage to the kidneys, nerves, and the retina in eyes. Other complications can lead …
Four things that can bias how teachers assess student work: stockfour/Shutterstock The way that teachers assess students has been under scrutiny since the UK government announced that this would be one element of a range of evidence used to replace GCSE and A Level exams this year. Teacher assessment is a key part of university …
We think there’s a better way to assess the research of African academics: here’s how: Many African researchers feel they should do research that would be acceptable for publication in Western outlets. Oleksandr Rupeta/NurPhoto via Getty Images In the past two decades, much has been made in academic circles about global rankings of educational institutions. …
Time for a Change! Workshop: Assess Your Skills & Apply Your Values for a More Satisfying Career – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-05-06 13:00:00 in United States Time for a Change! Workshop: Assess Your Skills & Apply Your Values for a More Satisfying Career Is it time for a career change? …