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White text on a blue patterned background, which reads: Mapping the Humanitarian Visa Policy in Brazil.

New report investigates inconsistencies and best practices in humanitarian visa policy in Brazil. 

A new report has been published as part of the HUMANVISA project, which focuses on humanitarian visas in South-South corridors, to explore how they are used to protect people fleeing conflict and persecution. 

10 April 2026
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New Study Reveals the Depth of Children’s Nuclear Anxiety

As geopolitical tensions rise globally, a new study published in Critical Studies on Security warns that the shadow of the ‘mushroom cloud’ is weighing heavily on the next generation.

8 April 2026
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‘It ain’t no unicorn’: meet the researchers who’ve interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters

Dr Andy Bartlett discusses his research and academic investigation into the Bigfoot phenomenon in The Conversation.

The Conversation
13 March 2026
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Professor Sarah Neal appointed Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Neal on her recent award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

18 March 2024

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