how celebrities and influencers have driven our modern obsession with shapewear
Author : Naomi Braithwaite, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing and Branding, Nottingham Trent University
Throughout history, women have faced pressure to have certain body shapes – often...
Meat Loaf – a complicated musical giant
Author : Duncan Wheeler, Professor in Spanish Studies, University of Leeds
Ridiculed by critics and custodians of cool, Meat Loaf’s bombastic performances were loved by millions, providing...
how homophobia in men’s football is changing
Author : Jayne Caudwell, Associate Professor Social Sciences, Gender& Sexualities, Bournemouth University
Blackpool forward Jake Daniels’ announcement that he is homosexual makes him the UK’s only active,...
how we solved the centuries-old mystery of its origins
Author : Philip Slavin, Associate Professor of History, University of Stirling
It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black...
A linguist analyses Boris Johnson’s apology
Author : Claire Hardaker, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics, Lancaster University
Over the past month, the government crisis of “partygate” has escalated with every new headline about...
how they act on the brain to relieve depression
Author : Clare Tweedy, Teaching Fellow in Neuroscience, University of Leeds
Up to 30% of people with depression don’t respond to treatment with antidepressants. This may be...
Thinking of welcoming a Ukrainian refugee into your home? Our research can help you...
Author : Sophie Alkhaled, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, Lancaster University
The UK government has announced a scheme allowing people to open up their homes to refugees fleeing...
What are the symptoms of omicron?
Author : Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London
For nearly two years, millions of members of the public have been submitting daily health reports...
Is Google’s LaMDA conscious? A philosopher’s view
Author : Benjamin Curtis, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Ethics, Nottingham Trent University
LaMDA is Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Blake Lemoine, a Google AI engineer,...
was David Bennett the right person to receive groundbreaking surgery?
Author : Dominic Wilkinson, Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
The recent world-first heart transplant from a genetically modified pig to a human generated...
