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Editor's note
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Academic freedom is at the heart of successful universities, yet it’s under threat around the world. Some governments imprison critical academics, restrict access to libraries and research materials, censor books, and prevent the publication of research on certain topics. Kicking off an international series on academic freedom, Eva Pils and Marina Svensson look at the state of free speech and inquiry and say universities and academics must unite to tackle new and rising threats.
As a high-risk sport, boxing has evolved down the centuries to become safer, but new research suggests it’s not just on fight night that boxers are in danger. And rooftops covered with grass and lush foliage offer significant benefits to cities, so why don’t all buildings have them? Two urban ecologists explain why the skies need gardens.
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Holly Squire
Health, Society and Education Editor
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Top stories
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Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
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Eva Pils, King's College London; Marina Svensson, Lund University
Not only do some countries perpetrate direct attacks on students and academics but the internationalisation of higher education has also created new global threats.
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Thomas Di Virgilio, University of Stirling; Angus Hunter, University of Stirling; Magdalena Ietswaart, University of Stirling
New research reveals that routine sparring can have immediate effects on the brain, putting athletes at greater risk of injury when brain-muscle communication is impaired.
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Michael Hardman, University of Salford; Nick Davies, University of Salford
From happier and healthier residents to more resilient buildings – green roofs offer significant benefits to cities.
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Politics + Society
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Joseph O'Mahoney, University of Reading
How policy has shifted back and forth since 1945 over the fine line between nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
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Mary Turner, University of Huddersfield
More inmates are growing old and dying in prison, and the system is not designed to cope.
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George Brock, City, University of London
The UK's public broadcaster is struggling to maintain its values in a news environment being remade by digital technology.
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Arts + Culture
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Christopher J. Murphy, University of Salford
The former boss of British intelligence has lashed out at spy novelist John le Carré. The novelist is rather pleased.
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Sam Lawton, University of Glasgow
EastEnders is planning to introduce a new bisexual character – let's hope they don't portray many of the classic stereotypes about bi people often seen on TV.
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Science + Technology
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Sali Morris, University of Bath; James S. Horton, University of Bath
Enterococcus faecalis can on pass its antibiotic resistant genes.
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