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How controlling (and tolling) a narrow waterway near ancient Troy changed history
Control of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus strait was life and death for ancient Athens. Waterways are no less important – and contentious – today.
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NZ’s complex problems require visionary solutions, not quick fixes. Here’s how we can govern for the future
Election campaigns focus on today’s pressures. But NZ’s biggest challenges span decades and may require new institutions.
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Beyond $50k arts degrees: what has Job-ready Graduates done to postgrad study?
Job-ready Graduates created cheaper postgraduate education – especially for nursing students – but this may not last.
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Car-free streets reduce noise and air pollution. More cities should have them
Pedestrianized spaces can help support local businesses, give public spaces back to people and retrieve them from cars.
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Manchester – the city powering Andy Burnham, the UK’s incoming prime minister
Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear Philip Brown and Kirsty Fairclough discuss Manchesterism, the political philosophy of Andy Burnham.
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New climate film triggers debate – here’s how to make those conversations constructive
A new film about the climate emergency is designed to change behaviour. But there’s a risk that in-depth discussions replace action.
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Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today
One of west Africa’s most popular action films speaks to Nigeria’s pressing security issues.
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What helps young children learn? Adults who take an interest in their homework and reading
Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.
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First House: a visceral story about the collapse of a ‘perfect’ life and the imagining of a new one
A marriage ends unexpectedly and a woman realises that all she worked for meant denying her self and surpressing her true identity.
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How the trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night-time heat
There’s a growing trend to pave over front gardens.
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Andy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do?
Just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor in 2017, I interviewed Andy Burnham for The Conversation.
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Could Count Binface actually win?
Reform UK’s popularity has dipped in the last year.