Heritage railway volunteers show how deep friendships can be formed without discussing emotionsTom Yarrow, Durham University
Donald Trump’s first step to becoming a would-be autocrat – hijacking a partyJustin Bergman, The Conversation
Heritage railway volunteers show how deep friendships can be formed without discussing emotionsTom Yarrow, Durham University
Young people’s social worlds are ‘thinning’ – here’s how that’s affecting wellbeingEamon McCrory, UCL and Ritika Chokhani, UCL
English classes are being targeted by anti-immigration protesters – but they’ve been politicised for yearsKaty Highet, University of the West of Scotland
The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedomJames Rodgers, City St George's, University of London
There are countless reasons families have only one child – and they won’t grow up to be selfish or spoiledAmy Brown, Swansea University
Study shows views of British empire shape voting behaviour – but in subtle waysChristopher Claassen, University of Glasgow
Rumours about replacing Keir Starmer overlook several important polling detailsHannah Bunting, University of Exeter
Why public views of terrorism don’t match the evidence, and what the government needs to do to keep people safeSara Fregonese, University of Birmingham and Paul Simpson, University of Plymouth
The ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election revealedTim Bale, Queen Mary University of London
What makes people welcome or reject refugees? What research in Germany revealsTobias Hillenbrand, United Nations University
Stakeknife: should the British government reveal the real name of its top IRA informer?Samantha Newbery, University of Salford
Nigel Farage accused of breaking election spending laws – the situation explainedSam Power, University of Bristol
Why whole-life imprisonment is rising in England and WalesJake Phillips, University of Cambridge and Hannah Gilman, Arden University
Europe must reject Trump’s nonsense accusations of ‘civilizational erasure’ – but it urgently needs a strategy of its ownFrancesco Grillo, Bocconi University
Limiting jury trials will harm minority ethnic victims and defendants, research showsTara Lai Quinlan, University of Birmingham and Katharina Karcher, University of Birmingham
What Labour’s migration reforms mean for LGBTQ+ asylum seekersDiego Garcia Rodriguez, University of Nottingham
Your Party: if the name sounds terrible, there’s a good reason for itNicholas Dickinson, University of Exeter
‘A united left? It’s been tanked’ – what I heard when I went to Your Party’s first conferenceParveen Akhtar, Aston University
Jury trials: what the UK government’s plan to limit them would mean for victims, defendants and courtsDaniel Alge, Brunel University of London
Jurors aren’t impartial – that’s exactly why they are so important to justiceElaine Jackson, University of Glasgow; University of the West of Scotland; Lee John Curley, Glasgow Caledonian University, and Martin Lages, University of Glasgow
Low-tax or high-welfare? The UK must decide what type of country it wants to beChristopher Adam, University of Oxford and İrem Güçeri, University of Oxford
Net migration has dropped to pre-Brexit levels – why it may not be enough to satisfy votersMihnea Cuibus, University of Oxford
Will the budget save Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer? Experts give their viewsThomas Caygill, Nottingham Trent University; Alex Prior, London South Bank University; Colm Murphy, Queen Mary University of London; Despina Alexiadou, University of Strathclyde , and Paula Keaveney, Edge Hill University
‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it outLouise Ashley, Queen Mary University of London and Elena Doldor, Queen Mary University of London
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priorityJustin Robinson, University of Oxford
Polls say Starmer and Reeves are the most unpopular PM and chancellor ever – what’s a fair way to judge them?Christopher Byrne, University of Nottingham
The real reason states first emerged thousands of years ago – new researchChristopher Opie, University of Bristol and Quentin Douglas Atkinson, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the twoNando Sigona, University of Birmingham
Feel like you’re in a funk? Here’s what you can do to get out of it – and how you can prevent it from happening in the futureJolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
How to get control of your timeBoróka Bó, University College Dublin and Kamila Kolpashnikova, Western University
Irregular, not illegal: what the UK government’s language reveals about its new approach to immigrationGillian McFadyen, Aberystwyth University
The hubris arc: how visionary politicians turn into authoritariansTrang Chu, University of Oxford and Tim Morris, University of Oxford
How domestic abusers use emotional bonding to control their victims – new studyMags Lesiak, University of Cambridge
Politics has always been a game – but why does it now feel like we’re being cheated?Tim Beasley-Murray, UCL
What interviews with ordinary Germans living under the Nazis can teach us about our current politicsMelissa Butcher, Royal Holloway, University of London
Women are three times as likely as men to feel unsafe in parks – here’s how we can design them betterAnna Barker, University of Leeds; Jennie Gray, University of Leeds, and Vikki Houlden, University of Leeds
Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)Noortje Marres, University of Warwick
Thirty-five years since the wall fell, Berlin is divided – over what to do with crumbling communist buildingsKatrin Schreiter, King's College London
