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Brian Thornton wins The Conversation Prize for writers for his story Convicting the Innocent
5 March 2025 @ 11:02 am
Congratulations to Brian Thornton, winner of The Conversation Prize for writers.
‘Reel justice’: a unique collaboration between university filmmakers and police
31 January 2025 @ 9:10 am
Adelle Hulsmeier’s project uses student films to help police tackle complex crimes.
The Quarter Life Glow-up: a new email course from The Conversation
29 January 2025 @ 1:24 pm
Six weeks of research-backed analysis, expert advice and challenges delivered straight to your inbox.
Rethinking the Classics – a new series from The Conversation
21 January 2025 @ 1:16 pm
This series offers insightful new ways to think about and interpret classic books and artworks.
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