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Bridging the Digital Divide in Education: Addressing Technology Disparities
India Southcott In today’s education system, digital tools have moved from supplementary resources to essential elements for educational engagement. Yet, as education becomes increasingly digitised, the disparity in access to technology reveals deeper inequalities, particularly for students from low-income families. While some students benefit from seamless access to digital devices and broadband, others are left behind, unable to participate fully in online learning environm
Nov 2, 2024
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Recent developments in Education
Bridging the Digital Divide in Education: Addressing Technology Disparities
India Southcott In today’s education system, digital tools have moved from supplementary resources to essential elements for educational engagement. Yet, as education becomes increasingly digitised, the disparity in access to technology reveals deeper inequalities, particularly for students from low-income families. While some students benefit from seamless access to digital devices and broadband, others are left behind, unable to participate fully in online learning environm
India Southcott
Nov 2, 2024
AI: a support or danger to learning?
By Zaira Imran Since the pandemic, the innovation of AI technology and its integration into several industries and sectors has been...
Zaira Imran
Feb 19, 2024
Is La Laicité in schools the separation of religion from the state or the separation of Islam from French society?
By Oriane Nagberi La Laicité is an educational policy that exists in France as a secular policy, intercepting every part of French...
Oriane Nagberi
Feb 19, 2024
Schools Under Strain: SEND Children Face Crumbling Support Systems
By Daniel Norman There are now more Special Education Needs and Disabilities — SEND — children in the British school system than ever....
Daniel Norman
Nov 6, 2023
Not in Isolation: Exploring the Intersection between Climate Change and Education
By Mehru Nisa Shahid Climate change is often given significant attention in conversations and tends to be treated as an isolated issue,...
Mehru Nisa Shahid
Oct 15, 2023
Editorial: The Challenge of Integrating Critical Race Theory in American Schools and its Implication
Critical Race Theory (CRT) has become a new socially-constructed monstrosity for Republican lawmakers and people unwilling to recognise...
Warwick Think Tank
Dec 14, 2022
What lessons the English education system should learn from Finland
England’s exam system has only been effective at upholding the notion of privilege through constricted tests and exams, resulting in an...
Jhanvi Mehta
Oct 11, 2022
One Britain, One Nation? : The British Government’s Effort To Write Its Own History
On June 21 of this year, the UK Department of Education tweeted its support for the ‘One Britain, One Nation’ movement, proposing to make...
Will Booker
Oct 26, 2021
Policing the Curriculum: Government meddling in the UK Education System
On the 20th October 2020, Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch announced that the UK Government stood uniquely against the teaching of...
Anna Steer
Feb 9, 2021
The Gendered Effect of School Closures in Developing Countries: The Covid-19 Pandemic
In an effort to reduce the transmission of Covid-19, governments around the world have ordered their schools to close. These closures...
Rohini Anand
Feb 2, 2021
COVID-19 Misinformation & ‘Anti-Vaxxers’: How Do We Immunise Against the ‘Infodemic’?
The news of success in both Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford’s Covid-19 drug trials has been welcomed by people across the globe, with...
Anna Steer
Dec 1, 2020
Universities and Student Mental Health: Should the Government Intervene?
With the return of university students to campuses across the country, the topic of students’ mental health has once again made headline...
Anna Steer
Nov 10, 2020
Black Working-Class Students post-Covid-19: How Do We Deal with a Crisis?
In late August, Britain was rocked by the most sensational education scandal in recent memory, with the A-Level and GCSE exam results...
Anna Steer
Oct 20, 2020
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Levelling the Supply Chain: How Blockchain Enhances Transparency and Equality Across Global Markets
Giovanna Zarrebini Since COVID struck in 2020, consumer expectations revolved around a two-hour delivery model. When the pandemic disrupted that model and Just-In-Time frameworks, consumers soon discovered the implications that the term ‘supply chain’ had when the delivery of household goods was delayed. New consumers and corporations are looking into technology to improve supply chain efficiency and alleviate potential bottlenecks in the system (Deloitte, 2023). Supply chain
Giovanna Zarrebini
Nov 5, 2024
Cyber Up! Japanese and Polish Cyber Capabilities After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By Pawel Plonka Thirty years ago, world militaries would not have imagined the significance of the digital in modern-day warfare....
Pawel Plonka
Feb 3, 2024
Art VS Algorithms: The Battle for Pay Parity and Human Creativity in the Arts
By Tauseef Parkar After a 146-day standoff, the writers' strike finally came to an end. On September 24, the Writers Guild of America...
Tauseef Parkar
Oct 17, 2023
Artificial Intelligence: Reason to Fear or Embrace?
According to Grand View Research, the global AI market size is predicted to reach $1,811.8 billion by 2030, up from $136.6 billion in...
Akaesha Kohli
Mar 17, 2023
High Ambitions, Higher Emissions: Is the UK Prioritising Growth Over Green?
Millie Gould It seems the Labour government’s commitments to climate action are up in the air after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her support for Heathrow Airport’s long-debated third runway expansion. This endorsement came amidst her speech at a Siemens Healthineers facility in Oxford, where Reeves highlighted her support for ‘growth at all costs’. In 2023, Reeves pledged to be Britain’s first green Chancellor. However, January’s announcement, along with recent remarks
Millie Gould
Mar 12, 2025
Carbon Markets: Making the Most of a Cornerstone of Climate Policy
Jakub Fegyveres Carbon markets are, currently, a highly topical issue in contemporary environmental policy. Included as one of the three mechanisms for cross-border "voluntary cooperation" within the framework of the Paris Climate Agreement, they are currently one of the main drivers of emissions reduction, as well as providing a source of climate financing. Currently, there are 33 non-voluntary carbon markets in operation around the world, though this number looks set to gro
Jakub Fegyveres
Jan 16, 2025
A Climate Conscious Curriculum: the Low-Cost way to Combat Disinformation and Improve our Future
Jakub Fegyveres What is the most important area of environmental policy? In my opinion, especially in this context, the relative importance of a given policy should be synonymous with, and measured by, its impact. It may be intuitive to turn to the most well-known policies; the ban on electric vehicles, or the 1.5-degree Celsius target agreed in Paris at COP21. These policies, and many others like them, were formed by educated policymakers, operating on the basis of a politic
Jakub Fegyveres
Dec 8, 2024
What does Donald Trump’s Recent Election Win Mean for Global Climate Change Policy?
Millie Gould It is no secret that Donald Trump has some controversial and downright conspiratorial views on climate change, with him even going as far as to call climate change “one of the greatest scams of all time”. Despite there being a consensus amongst 97% of climate scientists that climate change is not only real but anthropogenically caused, Trump’s recent re-election for a second term signifies the return of climate denialism to the Oval Office. As this article is
Millie Gould
Nov 19, 2024
Progress Up North: Exploring the Success of Canadian Child Benefit Reforms
Abhay Venkitaraman Over the past decade, Canadian governments on both sides of the aisle have implemented reforms to the country’s child benefit regime. These efforts have significantly increased the generosity of welfare provision for households with children. What impact did these policies have – and with child poverty rates on the up in the aftermath of the pandemic, what more needs to be done? Across advanced economies, child poverty rates in the OECD generally exceed tho
Abhay Venkitaraman
Jan 18, 2025
Levelling the Global Financial Playing Field: BRICS' Strategic Bid for Monetary Independence
Syed Hussain BRICS' ambitious bid to level the global financial playing field presents more questions than answers in the evolving landscape of international monetary relations. While the alliance's recent expansion and high-profile Kazan summit signal growing momentum, critical analysis reveals significant structural impediments to achieving true financial parity with the U.S.-led system. The summit's unprecedented attendance by over 30 nations, including EU partners and NAT
Syed Hussain
Nov 27, 2024
A Leaky Bucket: How Britain’s Consumption Tax System Undermines its Economy
Abhay Venkitaraman Illustration by Will Allen The UK’s Value Added Tax (VAT), a tax on household consumption, spares many goods and services from the ‘standard’ 20% tax rate. Some, like food and children’s clothing, are subjected to reduced rates of VAT – whilst others, like education, are exempted from VAT altogether. This bleeds the government of £100bn every single year, burdens businesses with extra administration and compliance costs, and results in unfair tax treatment
Abhay Venkitaraman
Oct 24, 2024
The Price of Imperialism : Israel, Oil, and the looming Global Recession
By Syed Hussain The Israel-Palestine war has profound and wide-ranging implications for the global economy that extend far beyond its...
Syed Hussain
Nov 10, 2023
Editorials
Editorial: Regional Challenges Under the Magnifying Glass
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Nov 1, 2024
Explore Justice & Rights
Rebuilding After Assad
Udaya Pal The fall of the brutal Assad regime on the 8th of December was rightly celebrated across the world, just as the horrors of the regime became painfully clear. However, as the dust settles, serious concerns are emerging amongst observers who fear that Syria could follow Libya’s post-revolution trajectory into collapse. Further doubts about the future of Syria’s leadership have been cast by those who highlight the former al-Qaeda connections of the leaders of the rebel
Udaya Pal
Feb 12, 2025
EU Membership: The Price of Belonging
Aditi Someshwar The European Union is one of the most powerful and significant geographic blocs in history. The Union extends decision-making dominance across countries both within Europe and beyond, positioning itself as an overarching ideological faction with implicit power at the global stage. However, is being a member of the Union worth the price one pays in accession? This remains a question that begs an answer. Who may enter the Union? Being within the geographic co
Aditi Someshwar
Jan 8, 2025
Trump’s Return: What this means for the Fragile Balance in the Middle East
Udaya Pal Donald Trump’s incoming return to the White House has many skeptical and concerned about the implications for the future of US relations with the Middle East. He’s been very vocal about his desire to return to a time of US isolationism, outlining a foreign policy characterised by high tariffs, transactional relationships, and a rejection of multilateral organisations. His first term demonstrated his appetite for reckless and aggressive behaviour, but his ambitions w
Udaya Pal
Dec 5, 2024
Global Plates: How Countries Export Culture
Aditi Someshwar Food is central to all of our lives, an essential ingredient for our mind, body, and soul. It is also a severely overlooked dimension of how countries exercise power. Cuisine and culinary premise is an unconscious yet effective mechanism of influencing perception and image with very real world consequences in the form of bilateral treaties, trade agreements, and tourism. Setting The Plate - Culinary Exchange To understand the way in which culinary diplomacy i
Aditi Someshwar
Nov 30, 2024
Explore Arts & culture
Fast Fashion and Fast Food: A Parallel Model of Consumptions and Ethics
Aryanee Nair Fast fashion and fast food. The alliterative pair serves as a sonic anchor, suggesting urgency and immediacy which are central to both industries. The fluidity and catchiness emphasises the nature of modern consumer behaviour, where speed takes precedence over deliberation and ethics. Both of which are emblematic of a capitalist system that prioritises consumerism over moral considerations. The fast-food industry is not just a business but a microcosm of the larg
Aryanee Nair
Jan 25, 2025
How 'Crazy Rich Asians' Put Singapore on the Global Map: A Marketing Masterclass
Aryanee Nair Singapore – known for the best airport in the world and its relations to the film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ by John M. Chu, adapted from the novel by Kevin Kwan. For those who are unfamiliar with the film, it is set in Singapore, revealing the opulent world of Singapore’s elite. The film explores themes of love, identity and the complexities of family ties against a backdrop of lavish lifestyles. Given its success, prestigious awards, and over $200 million in global ea
Aryanee Nair
Nov 7, 2024
Preserving Our Story: Navigating the Future of Digital and Cultural Preservation
By Tauseef Parkar The destruction of the Library of Alexandria centuries ago serves as a lesson on the fragility of human knowledge and...
Warwick Think Tank
Mar 26, 2024
Art VS Algorithms: The Battle for Pay Parity and Human Creativity in the Arts
By Tauseef Parkar After a 146-day standoff, the writers' strike finally came to an end. On September 24, the Writers Guild of America...
Tauseef Parkar
Oct 17, 2023
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