Expert Comment
Online Safety Bill
On Wednesday 1 February, the Online Safety Bill returns to the House Of Lords, with a goal to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. The bill seeks to tackle a wide range of harmful content - with special attention on protecting children. This is what our expert Shweta Singh at the University Of Warwick has to say.
China's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years
Dr Thijs Van Rens, Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick comments on China's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years.
Government announcement on energy bill support for businesses
Mark Swift, Director of SME Engagement, WMG, University of Warwick, comments on the UK government announcement on Monday (9 Jan) to scale back energy subsidies for businesses for the next financial year to 5.5 billion pounds.
Government unveils plan to rollout self-driving vehicles on UK roads
Dr Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Verification & Validation (V&V) of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) at WMG, University of Warwick, says, "Research at WMG on the safety of self-driving vehicles has shown that having a strong regulatory approach can act as an enabler for the self-driving vehicle ecosystem, while also preventing unsafe technology being deployed which is key, as it provides guidance in design and performance benchmarks."
Foreign Minister Lavrov commends the Open Balkans project - expert comment
Dr Andi Hoxhaj unpacks some of the possible consequences of the decision by Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro to refuse passage to the Russian Foreign Minister's plane for a planned visit to Serbia.