‘Cognitive immobility’ – when you’re mentally trapped in a place from your past
Author : Olumba E. Ezenwa, PhD Candidate, Royal Holloway University of London
If you have moved from one country to another, you may have left something behind...
why it’s important to talk about dying
Author : Lisa Graham-Wisener, Lecturer of Health Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
When it comes to talking about death, we have no shortage of euphemisms. This is perhaps...
female sex, older age and existing health problems increase risk – new research
Author : Ellen Thompson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King's College London
About 2 million...
what to know about your rights when an employer lets you go
Author : Madeleine Stevens, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour, Liverpool John Moores University
One of the biggest rail strikes in 30 years has...
Roe v Wade: the religious right has long influenced law in the US
Author : Pam Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Aston University
The US Supreme Court has formally announced its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s...
The impact of Christian purity culture is still being felt – including in Britain
Author : Chrissie Thwaites, PhD Candidate in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds
In the 1990s and 2000s, a Christian movement...
‘Influencer’ is now a popular career choice for young people – here’s what you...
Author : Nina Willment, Research Associate, Department of Geography, University of York
A 2019 poll found that children would rather be YouTubers than astronauts. It made headlines...
Five things you can do to help you have a more positive birth experience
Author : Claire Parker, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery , Anglia Ruskin University
Whether you’re a first time parent or have had children before, you’re probably willing to...
England appoints first ever women’s health ambassador – here’s what she should focus on
Author : Shakila Thangaratinam, Professor of Maternal and Perinatal health, University of Birmingham
The government recently appointed Dame Lesley Regan, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Imperial...
Human disruption to Earth’s freshwater cycle has exceeded the safe limit, our research shows
Author : Arne Tobian, PhD Candidate in Planetary Boundaries, Stockholm University
Green water – the rainwater available to plants in the soil – is indispensable for life...
