|
|
|
|
The offer of ‘another shrimp on the barbie’ proved to be a successful global marketing slogan for the Australian tourist board in the 1980s. A few decades later, it seems tariff-free steaks and burgers could soon be on the menu too.
A free trade agreement between the UK and Australia is widely expected to be signed next month, despite worries about how the livelihoods of British farmers might be affected by cheap imported meat. But such concerns should not derail the deal, claims an expert in international commerce, who says a smooth arrangement is important for the post-pandemic economic recovery in both countries.
This weekend millions will watch cars being driven very fast indeed around the winding streets of Monaco, in Formula 1’s most famous race. It takes more than a need for speed to compete in this spectacle, with drivers taking part in one of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. And speaking of planets, landing on Mars has never been an easy win, as this look back through various attempts clearly shows,
If you value what we do, please consider supporting The Conversation by making a donation. If you’ve already donated, thank you very much. Any amount, whether as a monthly donation or a one-off gift, provides crucial resources to support our public interest journalism.
Donate now
|
Luke Salkeld
Commissioning Editor
|
|
|
Shutterstock/Aritra Deb
David Collins, City, University of London
The two countries both stand to benefit from closer economic ties.
|
Being an Formula 1 driver is harder than it looks.
ALEJANDRO GARCIA/EPA
Dan Gordon, Anglia Ruskin University
It might look easy driving a car around a track but it takes a lot of targeted training to be a good F1 driver.
|
IPGP/Nicolas Sarter
Osnat Katz, UCL
After the Chinese Zhurong's successful landing, we look at the previous Mars missions that have tried, and sometimes failed.
|
Science + Technology
|
-
Robb Rutledge, UCL
Happiness is different for everyone in ways that scientists don't understand – yet.
-
Martin Graff, University of South Wales
A gentle nudge to rethink our social media posting could significantly reduce online abuse.
-
Sam Clarke, University of Sheffield
What happens when a bomb explodes? This unique 'blast lab' found out.
|
|
Health + Medicine
|
-
Rob Reddick, The Conversation
Surge vaccination is being used to combat the B16172 variant, while the government prepares for a vaccine booster programme.
-
Hugo Massé-Alarie, Université Laval
Some people with back pain see immediate benefits from stretching.
|
|
Politics + Society
|
-
Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Plus, the discovery of the first known burial in Africa. Listen to episode 16 of The Conversation Weekly.
-
Paul O'Shea, Lund University
The majority of Japanese people are opposed to the games going ahead, but there's more to the decision to hold the Olympics than public opinion.
|
|
Business + Economy
|
-
Ian Goldin, University of Oxford
It's been argued that pandemics are the great leveller, but with COVID the opposite is true – and we can't afford to ignore it.
|
|
Arts + Culture
|
-
Livi Dee, Newcastle University
Despite a new legal framework for abortion services, many women still travel to other parts of the UK to have an abortion.
|
|
| |
Featured events
|
|
Online - Academia Europaea Cardiff Knowledge Hub, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Cardiff [Caerdydd GB-CRD], CF24 4HQ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Cardiff University
|
|
Online, London, London, City of, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — UCL
|
|
University of Reading, Whiteknights House, PO Box 217, Reading, Reading, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Reading
|
|
|
Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Cardiff [Caerdydd GB-CRD], CF10 3BA, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Cardiff University
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
