A reflection on the discontinuity between undergraduate excellence and PhD research aptitude in STEM education.

Last week, I revisited Sing Street, Billy Elliot, and Stand by Me. More than just movies, these films are time capsules that transport me back to my postgraduate days in North England, capturing th...

Forget abstract theories. As a PhD engineer, my personal experience reveals the real reason Europe lags in innovation: a rigid culture that penalises curiosity, demands impossible qualifications, a...

Despite speculation that the EU may turn to China amid U.S. isolationism under Trump, structural tensions prevent such a shift. This analysis explores why China remains a strategic competitor to Eu...

Sports are tickets to elite universities, where the networks provide laddars to successful careers. It is the alumni network, not sports, matters.

Magnates who are sufficiently wealthy and own AI technology will make the 99.99% unemployable and enslaved.

Success isn’t just about hard work and talent—luck and chance often shape outcomes far more than we like to admit.

Donald Trump’s peace talks with Russia expose a deeper truth: Europe’s resolve is more rhetoric than reality. Picture the scene: a wood-paneled room in Washington or perhaps a neutral Swiss chalet...

In recent years, international investment banks, analysts, and even politicians have often drawn parallels between China’s current economic landscape and Japan’s economic downturn in the early 1990...

How President Trump’s peace overtures could reshape the Russo-Ukrainian War and the global order