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The front cover shows "Europe leading the people in a time of Covid" (with apologies to Eugène Delacroix). A tableau vivant was created and performed by members of our Europe's Stories research team in the seminar room of the European Studies Centre at

Young Europeans want EU action to defend environment, free movement and democracy

The data generated when we use social media platforms provide a different but complementary perspective to one offered by more classic social science approaches, which rely on asking and getting a response. Credit: Shutterstock.

Revealing all? What people choose to disclose about their sexual identity on Facebook

What people do not say can be as interesting as what they do, says Dr Ridhi Kashyap.
This report shows that already there are a lot of impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Climate change has affected many extreme climate events in every region around the world - Dr Friedricke Otto. Credit: Shutterstock.

Oxford climate scientists: No doubt about climate change.

Made up of a range of greenhouse gas emitters, which are harder to spot than pollution-belching-carbon-burning power stations, the Final 25% emissions cannot be overcome by flipping a switch or buying a new car. But, combined, they account for one-in-four

The Final 25%: How to tackle hard-to-reach emissions

‘East Africa is a well-known climate change hotspot...but the picture is much more complex than is often represented

No evidence in claims climate change is fuelling East African migration, warns Oxford study

The water insecurity of the urban poor is highlighted, with cities facing ongoing risks from pollution and urbanisation as well as increasing demand. Better management and planning is essential

Action essential to protect water security from climate impacts – Oxford report

Urgent action is needed to protect global water security from the impacts of climate and climate change, according to a report today from Oxford’s REACH programme.
Stressing that safe water for the world’s poor is an education issue, as well as a health issue, would help send a powerful signal at this critical time, and could help huge numbers of children, and adults, worldwide

Clean water is not just a health issue: it is critical for education

the rapid spread of the variant around the UK last year has major implications for the treatment of other variant outbreaks, because it resulted from multiple ‘exports’. It was, in fact, a major ‘super-seeding’ event, with the variant ‘exported’ numerous

Alpha variant spread via ‘super-seeding’ event: warning over COVID-19 variants

At the time of writing, the numbers already orphaned in South Africa, for instance, was 101,400. There are about 10,000 in the UK who had lost at least one care giver. Credit: Shutterstock.

One million orphans, so far: the hidden COVID crisis we need to talk about much more

All the focus on children over the last year has been about lost education, keeping them busy and the impact of isolation. Right now, it is holidays and exams. But we should be more worried – a lot more worried.
Professor Yadvinder Malhi in his element: 'Restoring the rainforest and nature can’t solve climate change, but it can make a substantial and real contribution, while bringing all the many other benefits of a thriving natural world.'

Where the wild things should be: Yadvinder Malhi and why rainforest diversity is critical

Rainforests are amazing places - great biodiverse ecosystems and carbon sinks. But, as a million nature programmes have shown, they are also full of things that could kill you: insects as big as your fist, some of the deadliest snakes alive, even the frogs can be nasty.

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