After years of stockpiling sunscreen and lecturing my family to wear it religiously, I made an embarrassing, and potentially dangerous, mistake over the weekend. I sat in the sun too long with friends, Glasto on the screen and a gin and tonic in hand. While I was living my best summer life, I forgot to reapply my factor 50. Now I’m sporting a scorched shoulder. And I’m far from alone. The temperature is soaring and we all need a refresh on how to treat sunburned skin. Luckily, we’ve produced this expert guide.
A protein linked to Alzheimer’s damage, p-tau217, has been found in strikingly high levels in healthy newborns, suggesting it may play a crucial role in early brain development. The discovery challenges decades of assumptions and, as Alzheimer’s researcher Rahul Sidhu explains, could open the door to entirely new approaches to treatment.
Research carried out in Tyneside suggests the decline of British industry has shaped local conversations about what it means to “be a man”. This is just one of the many ways class intersects with ideas of masculinity. Join us in Newcastle for a special event on Thursday to discuss this issue and other worries affecting men and boys. You can get your ticket here.
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Katie Edwards
Commissioning Editor, The Conversation UK
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Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
Hot sand, sunburn, and sizzling sausages – summer is full of burn hazards.
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Rahul Sidhu, University of Sheffield
Scientists discover that ‘toxic’ Alzheimer’s protein is essential for baby brain development.
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Sophie Lively, Newcastle University
The process of deindustrialisation affects not just the type of work that was done, but how men in the region see themselves.
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World
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Andrew Forde, Dublin City University
But don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin facing a court any time soon.
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Robert Dover, University of Hull
The truth may be out there, but the public rarely gets to see it.
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Damian Tobin, University College Cork
Increasing defence spending risks strategic blunders and wasteful investment.
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Politics + Society
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Jonathan Darling, Durham University
Why hotel use has risen, and what it’s costing the UK.
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Arts + Culture
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Emma Stafford, University of Leeds
The muses must spend the whole evening on costume changes, appearing in a series of fabulous frocks, each more spectacular than the last.
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Anna Walker, The Conversation
M3gan is back and camper than ever. And Danny Boyle returns with a Brexit-inspired zombie film.
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Business + Economy
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Alex Prior, London South Bank University
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has been shunned by presidents since Barack Obama after it was taken over by Chinese owners.
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Jonathan Fry, Aberystwyth University
Consumers accept dynamic pricing for things like hotels and flights – but events organisers should proceed with caution.
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Education
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Marcus Pearce, Queen Mary University of London
Lots of younger people play audiobooks and podcasts at faster speeds. The benefits are obvious, but researchers are uncovering downsides.
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Environment
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Rebecca Brownlow, Sheffield Hallam University; James Heydon, University of Nottingham; Maria Val Martin, University of Sheffield
How a new monitoring system improves fire detections and captures the air pollution effects of planned peatland burns.
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Alessandro Silvano, University of Southampton
Scientists once thought Antarctica might hold onto its sea ice as the world warmed. No longer.
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Allen Haddrell, University of Bristol
Why asbestos was banned and why the US is reconsidering the ban.
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Health
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Craig Gwynne, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Tennis puts a lot of stress on the legs and feet. So what can you do to protect yourself?
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Christian van Nieuwerburgh, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Nearly one in four people globally say they feel alone. Why radical listening could be the antidote to a lonely, distracted world.
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Paul Hough, University of Westminster
From running and knee health to calorie tracking, a sport and exercise scientist answers some of the most common fitness questions .
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1 April - 22 August 2025
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