Expert Comment
Inauguration Day and President Biden's priorities - expert comment
Dr Trevor McCrisken comments on Trump's legacy, what happens during an Inauguration, and Joe Biden's priorities for his first hundred days as President.
Expert comment, changes to workers' rights
Professor Terence Hogarth comments on reports in the Financial Times reports that the Government plans to remove "worker protections enshrined in EU law" including the 48-hour working week.
Expert comment - new Brazilian variant of COVID-19
"We need to carefully monitor immune responses in individuals infected with these variants." Professor Lawrence S. Young, Virologist and Professor of Molecular Oncology, comments on new variants of the coronavirus and whether they will be less affected by the vaccines.
Social media expert comments on suspension of Donald Trump's Twitter account
With Twitter announcing the suspension of Donald Trump's account and comments today from CEO Jack Dorsey discussing the decision, Dr Eric Jensen from the Department of Sociology comments
Expert comment, Europe experiences warmest year on record
We need committed leadership, a much greater level of information, and a social movement through which people can change their consumption patterns together." Professor David Mond comments on findings from the EU Copernicus Climate Change survey that globally, 2020 was tied with the previous warmest year 2016, making 2011-2020 the warmest decade recorded, while Europe has seen its warmest year ever.