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Here you can read the latest news and views from our Fellows and associates. Many articles are also reprinted in the ISRF Bulletin, the Foundation’s in-house periodical.

The Blog and Bulletin are edited by Baindu Kallon.

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Ducking and Facing the British University’s Great Contraction

by Christopher Newfield

ISRF recently organised a workshop on the state of higher education in the UK. In this month's Director's Note, Christopher Newfield discusses the importance of articulating the risks of the sector's Great Contraction, which the UK government fails to acknowledge.

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Cutting through the noise

by Milan Babić

The most fundamental crisis of all – the breakdown of the biophysical conditions for modern human life – is continuing and accelerating. How can we not only cultivate our pessimism of the intellect, but also foster an optimism of the political will against all odds? In this Bulletin contribution, Milan Babić suggests three avenues that might help with this task.

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Bulletin #32: Crisis and Conjuncture: Climate, Borders, Politics

Based on papers presented at the ISRF’s 2024 annual conference, contributions aim to recalibrate existing categories of analysis in the face of escalating political, humanitarian, and environmental crises.

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