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Whether in the office or on Zoom, you probably spend more time with your colleagues than you do with many other people. Hopefully, you like them and work well together. But do you feel like you really belong? Psychotherapist and researcher Nilufar Ahmed explains what it really means to find belonging at work – from feeling safe to share ideas, to receiving recognition and feeling “seen” by your boss.
Belonging is part of finding meaningful work – something that I’m going to be discussing more with Nilufar and other panellists at HowTheLightGetsIn, the world’s largest ideas and music festival taking place in Hay-on-Wye from 24-27 May. Join me, Nilufar, FT podcaster Isabel Berwick, and commentator Aaron Bastani, at the festival on Sunday May 26. And as a Conversation reader you can get 20% off the final round of tickets here
using code CONVO24.
I was shocked to learn that, globally, five women and girls are killed every hour by someone in their family. This helps explain why countries around the world (Croatia most recently) are making femicide – the killing of women – a specific crime. But are laws enough? Criminologist Madhumita Pandey thinks not.
Further afield, an astrophysicist and a cosmologist discuss new research that may have discounted one of the main rival theories to the existence of dark matter – giving more weight to the idea that the universe is held together by a mysterious, invisible substance.
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Avery Anapol
Commissioning Editor, Politics + Society
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Nilufar Ahmed, University of Bristol
Belonging is about feeling accepted, included, safe and recognised.
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A protester in Athens at a rally against femicide.
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Madhumita Pandey, Sheffield Hallam University
Croatia has become the latest in a string of nations to make killing women because of their gender a specific offence.
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Galaxy rotation has long perplexed scientists.
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Indranil Banik, University of St Andrews; Harry Desmond, University of Portsmouth
Recent research shows the main alternative theory to dark matter, Milgromian dynamics, is failing.
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World
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Jonathan Este, The Conversation
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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Seb Rumsby, University of Birmingham
Vietnamese migrants are protesting against what is happening in their home country, after years of not knowing what was happening.
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Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham
The impact of the massive US aid package approved last month has yet to be felt on the battlefield.
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Politics + Society
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Paul Reilly, University of Glasgow
Most social media PR blurb is designed to convince the public these tech companies are a benign force for good. What the public really needs is a public service internet.
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Arts + Culture
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Rebecca Palmer, Anglia Ruskin University
This beautifully realised exhibition reveals the wit, warmth and artistic skill that made Raymond Briggs so beloved by children and adults alike.
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Sally O'Reilly, The Open University
A classic Nicholls tale of unlikely lovers finding each other but with a post-pandemic twist.
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Business + Economy
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Andreana Drencheva, King's College London
You might end up sacrificing sleep, hobbies and relationships.
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Alan Shipman, The Open University
UK house prices may have dropped from their COVID peak, but here’s why that isn’t likely to make homes any more affordable.
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Environment
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Alexander C. Lees, Manchester Metropolitan University
These birds are a harbinger of summer – but their arrival, and the seasons, are no longer predictable.
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Robert James Nicholls, University of East Anglia
Cities can take action to stop subsidence – or else they need to adapt.
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Health
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Colin Davidson, University of Central Lancashire
It’s estimated that sex headaches occur in 1-1.6% of the population at some time in their life – but the real figures could be higher as they often go unreported due to stigma around discussing sex
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Johan Flygare, Lund University
Up to 4,000 patients in England will be offered voxelotor to alleviate sickle cell symptoms.
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Sebastian Mora Hernandez, University of Hull
A 30-minute workout five times a week may be all you need.
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Science + Technology
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Matthew Wills, University of Bath; Tim Rock, University of Bath
Ever been made to feel small? Here’s why being petite is no bad thing.
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Podcasts
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Mend Mariwany, The Conversation
Katherine Browne and Margaret Angula talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about a UN pilot in Namibia that’s pioneering community-led climate adaptation.
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