Kathryn Waddington, Emerita Fellow in Psychology and Saire Jones, Education Development Partner & CETI Manager Progress happens when enough people, in enough parts of an organisation, agree on what is and what is not okay. It happens when people start…
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Louise Thomas, Professor of Metabolic Imaging, University of Westminster It was a huge honour to be asked to give my inaugural lecture by the University of Westminster last week. As an academic I am used to talking about my research…
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Kathryn Waddington, Emerita Fellow in Psychology, University of Westminster Deborah Husbands, Reader in Psychology, University of Westminster Bryan Bonaparte, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Westminster In this blog we reflect on the process and outcomes of a small reverse…
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Author: Dr Katja Seidel, Senior Lecturer in History, School of Humanities, University of Westminster ‘The crowds of sightseers on the day, … were phenomenal. To all of us there came a sense of unity in our loyalty to and affection…
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Author: Dr Beth Sawyer, Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Westminster It seems like everyone’s heard of DNA. Cartoons of double helix, the ‘recipe for life’, the place where our genetic code is written down, are a cliché image of science….
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Dr Orkun Yetkili, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Westminster Dr Deborah Husbands, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Westminster Dr Skaiste Linceviciute, University of Southampton It should come as no surprise that universities are constantly trying to improve the student…
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Author: Dr Bradley Elliott In the new Top Gun: Maverick film, pilots zig-zag fighter jets across the sky at stomach-churning speeds. Tom Cruise’s character, Captain “Maverick” Pete Mitchell, is still shocking fellow pilots with his prowess and daredevil antics after…
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Daniel Conway, University of Westminster This article may contain spoilers. Damon Galgut, a white South African playwright and novelist, has won the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise, a satirical portrait of a white family living in Pretoria…
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Author: Prof Coral Dando Stop and search is believed to be a crucial police tactic in the fight against crime. Increased use of stop and search powers has been linked to reduced stabbings and murders in London. Conversely, decreased levels have…
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Author: Dr Bradley Elliott, Senior Lecturer in Physiology Last Monday, October 5th, the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2021 was awarded to Drs David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries in sensing temperature and touch. Touch and…
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