Professor Mathew Guest, from our Department of Theology and Religion, looks ahead to this autumn's Presidential Election in Brazil and considers how candidates court religious support.

Professor Jutta Bakonyi from our School of Government and International Affairs along with colleagues from University of Hargeisa, Somalia sheds light on the living experience of poor people in Somaliland cities.

Professor Fuschia Sirois from our Department of Psychology looks at the problems linked to procrastination, and how to stop.

Professor Tim Luckhurst, Principal of South College, looks at how British concern over US military justice during World War Two tested the two countries’ “special relationship” and one particular case which brought tensions to the surface.

Professor Justin Willis from our Department of History looks at the outcome of the recent presidential election in Kenya, along with Professor Emma Elfversson from Uppsala University.

Dr Peter West from our Department of Philosophy explores the ethical dilemma of a hosepipe ban and the suggestion by some water companies that people should report their neighbours if they are flouting the ban.

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is by far the largest on the planet and it's crucial that we don't awaken this sleeping giant. Professor Chris Stokes and Dr Guy Paxman from our Geography Department tell us why.

Dr Stacey Pope, Associate Professor in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, discusses how Euro 2022 has all the ingredients to be a breakthrough moment for women’s football in England.

Professor Helen Ball from the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre explores a biological view of infant sleep, and how it's quite different from the cultural and clinical expectations of infant sleep in most western societies.

Kelly-Ann Allen, Associate Professor in the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Monash University; Jonathan Reardon, Research Assistant in our School of Education; Joseph Crawford, Senior Lecturer, Educational Innovation, University of Tasmania; and Lucas Walsh, Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University, asked fellow academics how the 'broken' peer review system could be fixed.

Dr Corey Robinson, in our School of Government and International Affairs, and Yvonne Su, Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada, examine the narrative of the "evil people smuggler" in the context of the global refugee crisis and people’s attempts to claim asylum.

Aileen McHarg, Professor of Public Law and Human Rights at Durham Law School, discusses the paths to independence for Scotland following the First Minister's statement, including a new 'plan C' - the next UK General Election.