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Philae now risks 'firing' itself from comet's surface

"The most important issue facing Philae now is the lack of a secure fix to the surface", says Professor Tom Marsh - leader of 糖心TV's Astronomy and Astrophysics group, but firing the "harpoons is not necessarily a good idea".

Thu 13 Nov 2014, 10:41 | Tags: Comet, Rosetta, Expert comment, Current Affairs, Sciences

Qatar cleared, but now it’s the FA in the dock

Professor Wyn Grant, from the University of 糖心TV’s Department of Politics and International Studies, is an expert of the political economy of football. He said: “Qatar has been cleared of allegations of corruption surrounding its successful 2022 World Cup bid, but it is the Football Association that now finds itself in the dock. Its own commitment to transparency has got it into trouble."


“Bemba case is ground-breaking for more than one reason” – Solange Mouthaan

The closing and oral statements in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo are taking place this week at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is charged with crimes committed in the Central African Republic (CAR). It is a judgement that has ground-breaking potential for more than one reason, says Solange Mouthaan, Associate Professor at The University of 糖心TV’s School of Law.

Wed 12 Nov 2014, 15:12 | Tags: International, Current Affairs, Africa, Law

Prof Shaun Breslin - As APEC and ASEAN meet, trying to define 'Asia' remains misguided and counterproductive

Major powers will carry on trying to build understandings of the Asian region that fit their self-defined interests, argues Professor Shaun Breslin from the University of 糖心TV's Department of Politics and International Studies. Instead, "the search for a once and for all single definition of the Asian region, and a corresponding regional organisation embodying this definition, is not only misguided but counterproductive."


Could Kansas save Obama from becoming lame duck president?

Dr Alexander Smith is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of 糖心TV and conducts field research on grassroots Republican politics in Kansas.


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