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If rivers had legal rights, sewage scandals would be much harder to ignore

The Conversation 20 Mar 2026
World Water Day on March 22 is intended to be a celebration. Yet, for many in the UK, it brings up images of rivers and beaches contaminated with raw sewage, with 450,000 discharges recorded in England in 2024 ... oscar garces / shutterstock ... .
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The ten worst mothers in literature – according to our experts

The Conversation 13 Mar 2026
For Mother’s Day, we asked ten of our academic experts to tell us who they think is the worst mother in literature. From serious villains to children’s book baddies, these mothers subvert every maternal instinct. 1 ... “You’re not smart, Eleanor ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6.
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The nine worst mothers in literature – according to our experts

The Conversation 13 Mar 2026
For Mother’s Day, we asked nine of our academic experts to tell us who they think is the worst mother in literature. From serious villains to children’s book baddies, these mothers subvert every maternal instinct. 1 ... “You’re not smart, Eleanor ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... .
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Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire – expert explains what has been damaged and what ...

The Conversation 12 Mar 2026
Following joint attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran on February 28, the country has come under repeated strikes ... Airstrikes near historic districts in Tehran and Isfahan have damaged monuments that have survived for centuries ... Read more ... .
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The novel that changed my mind – ten experts share a perspective‑shifting read

The Conversation 04 Mar 2026
Alphavector/Shutterstock. Our beliefs aren’t fixed. They’re shaped, stretched and sometimes overturned by the ideas we encounter as we move through life. For many of us, novels are the moments where that shift happens ... 1 ... 2 ... Beautiful World shattered them.
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US-Israeli attack on Iran risks plunging the world into turmoil

The Conversation 28 Feb 2026
The US and Israel have launched extensive, coordinated attacks on numerous targets across Iran, prompting retaliatory strikes in the region ... And the attack has come in the middle of talks between Tehran and Washington.The facts are clear ... .
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Korea Foundation endows £2 mil. Korean digital media professorship at SOAS

Korea Times 26 Feb 2026
Formalized through an agreement signed in December 2025, the chair is a permanent position funded jointly by KF and SOAS on a 50-50 basis, with the university drawing on investment income from the endowment to sustain it.
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Korea Foundation endows $2.7 mil. Korean digital media professorship at SOAS

Korea Times 26 Feb 2026
Formalized through an agreement signed in December 2025, the chair is a permanent position funded jointly by KF and SOAS on a 50-50 basis, with the university drawing on investment income from the endowment to sustain it.
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Hindu groups in UK slam SOAS-led report into 2022 Leicester unrest

The Times of India 23 Feb 2026
Yet the SOAS inquiry ... The SOAS report’s recommendations include a “political will to confront Hindu extremism” and recognise Hindutva as a form of extremism on the same level as political Islamism.
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The plan to clean up England and Wales’ water industry ignores the sector’s biggest problem

The Conversation 28 Jan 2026
Gala Oleksenko/Shutterstock. Government plans published earlier this month around the water sector in England and Wales were heralded as a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the system ... This is a serious understatement ... Power and politics ... .
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