Expert opinions cover passion for space mega mining South Africa and Italy and the euro

Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been interviewed by Womanthology about her research, her role at Leicester and her passion for space.

• Read the interview 'Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes? My journey to being selected as the BBC show’s final candidate' hosted on Think: Leicester here

In an article for The Conversation, Dr Paula Serafini from the CAMEo Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies has discussed the fight against mega mining in Argentina and Latin America.

• Read the full article 'The Argentinian fight against neoliberal mega mining' hosted on Think: Leicester here

In an article for The Conversation, Dr James Hamill from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has discussed how the South African election of May 1948 brought the National Party to power on a platform of apartheid.

• Read the full article 'Remembering South Africa’s catastrophe: the 1948 poll that heralded apartheid' hosted on Think: Leicester here

In an article for The Conversation, Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business has discussed Italy’s public debt and the crisis looming over the Eurozone.

• Read the full article 'Italy and the euro: Sergio Mattarella offers a window of opportunity' hosted on Think: Leicester here

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