From MIL OSIPost
From Alexander Litvinenko to Sergei Skripal: the long road to reforming UK security
The Litvinenko murder shocked the UK but it was Salisbury that finally forced reform. New research reveals why.
Archive
Research
From MIL OSIPost
A forgotten young poet gives us a rare glimpse below stairs at the 1995 Pride and Prejudice’s Netherfield Hall
Mary Leapor worked as a servant at Edgcote House and documented the goings on below stairs in her poetry.
From MIL OSIPost
The 16th century lesbian poet who could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman Jack
Maitland was an educated, intellectual and self-determining woman and who found (and, sadly, lost) her big love.
From MIL OSIPost
Why the US-China Moon race could turn into a lunar land grab
Suitable spots for establishing human outposts at the south pole are finite.
From MIL OSIPost
Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst-case scenarios
London probably won’t disappear beneath the waves. But we still need to understand the most dangerous outcomes that remain possible – and avoidable.
From MIL OSIPost
7 accessible reads about building a fairer economy
Concern about the viability of ongoing economic growth offers a chance to spotlight accessible reading about fairer economies.
From MIL OSIPost
Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots
Skills shortages affect businesses as well as job seekers.
From MIL OSIPost
Africa’s youth are finding jobs – but not the ones they imagined
In Mozambique growth and employment are becoming disconnected, and so are skills and opportunity.
From MIL OSIPost
Training young people for jobs: insights from 9 African countries on what’s missing
Youth employment programmes need to be built around real jobs, capable institutions and the young people they are meant to serve.
From MIL OSIPost
The mystery behind what killed Botticelli’s muse: has a 550-year-old medical case been solved?
Simonetta Vespucci died suddenly at 23. Centuries later, her portraits may explain what really happened.
From MIL OSIPost
Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers
Instead of schools trying to replace teachers with AI, teachers could use AI to become better educators.
From MIL OSIPost
When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech
The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.