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Prototypes for Humanity showcases solutions-based projects from universities around the world – in Dubai
26 November 2024 @ 9:23 am
Dubai has many images. Being a hub for international research probably isn’t one, yet
The Conversation subsidiary Universal Impact launches newsletter for researchers – and helps evidence reach new audiences
21 November 2024 @ 4:17 am
What Universal Impact has learnt from a year of producing the Research Reach Roundup newsletter
Democracy, climate change and migration – why Poland might be ‘Europe’s fulcrum country’
7 November 2024 @ 12:37 pm
The latest Independent Social Research Foundation conference heard how refugees have died after becoming trapped at the border between Poland and Belarus
Research and news relevance key factors driving the future of The Conversation – edition founder
4 November 2024 @ 10:38 am
Alfred Hermida: ‘The scholars who write for The Conversation are taking on journalistic practices, guided and mentored by our team of professional journalists’
Three judges announced for The Conversation Prize for writers
30 October 2024 @ 3:13 pm
The Conversation UK, Curtis Brown and Faber are pleased to announce our three judges for The Conversation Prize for writers: Miriam Frankel, senior science editor at The Conversation UK, Priya Atwal, historian…
Meet the winners of this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition
17 October 2024 @ 9:28 am
The 3MT® competition was sponsored by The Conversation’s Universal Impact subsidiary
Insights – The Conversation’s long reads section
30 September 2024 @ 1:42 pm
Our articles are about 4,000 words in length, and have a distinct storytelling style with rounded characters and compelling narrative arcs.
The Conversation Prize for writers, in partnership with The Curtis Brown Group and Faber
27 September 2024 @ 8:02 am
Are you an academic keen to develop a writing career? Do you have a book idea that has the potential to be a nonfiction bestseller? The Conversation Insights, in partnership with talent agency The Curtis…
Research nation: whisper it, Europe still sometimes looks to the UK
16 September 2024 @ 1:59 pm
Getting into a taxi with a stranger at 11pm could be an awkward experience. The Conversation makes things easier though.
Cosmology in crisis? A new series from The Conversation
12 September 2024 @ 5:24 pm
A new series delves into the big questions surrounding the nature of our universe.