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Podcast: UK’s first non-white prime minister is ‘big moment’ – but can Rishi Sunak survive?
Academic focuses on importance of UK having its first prime minister of Indian descent Rishi Sunak’s personal family history could be seen as a ...
Aston University history department gears up for live talk to mark 75 years since Indian partition
75 Years On: The Partition of India in a Global Perspective will take place at Café Artum at Hockley Social Club in Birmingham The partition saw ...
Podcast: The partition of India: an ‘evil act’ or ‘rush to grant independence’?
Aston University academic discusses need to understand what resulted in up to two million deaths The partition formed part of a global pattern of expanding ...
Squid Game: why you shouldn’t be too hard on translators
By David Orrego-Carmona Squid Game has recently become Netflix’s biggest debut ever, but the show has sparked controversy due to its English subtitles. This ...
Populations at risk – how the whole planet is feeling and affected by climate change
The pounding heat of this summer seems like an anomaly, but according to experts, extreme heat waves may be a new reality. The global temperature ...