A new report authored by British reinsurer Pool Re and Cranfield University’s Andrew Silke, Professor…
Do Democracies Behave Differently from Non-Democracies When It Comes to Foreign Policy?
The question of whether democracies behave differently from non-democracies is a central, and intense, debate in the field of international relations. Two intellectual traditions – liberalism and realism – dominate. Liberals argue…
Key Failings in Government’s Approach to COVID-19 Preparations and Emergency Response
The UK government made key failings in their strategic preparations and emergency response to coronavirus and this, in turn, undermined the NHS’s ability to cope with the crisis. These are the findings…
Research Examines the Impact of New Technology Used in Video Court Hearings
The Video Enabled Justice (VEJ) Independent Evaluation was led by academics from the University of Surrey’s Department of Sociology and the Centre for Translation Studies in the School of Literature and Languages.…
Novel Research Speeds Up Threat Detection, Prevention for U.S. Missions
Threat detection and prevention are essential to ensuring the safety and security of warfighters. Researchers have developed a way to speed up the processing of extremely large graphs and data, making the…
Saving Energy and Lives: How a Solar Chimney Can Boost Fire Safety
A must-have in green building design, solar chimneys can slash energy costs up to 50%. Now research reveals they could also help save lives in a building fire. In a world-first, researchers…
