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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Author: Paul Breen, Senior Lecturer in the Westminster Professional Language Centre “And when you wake up, it’s a new morningThe sun is shining, it’s a new morningAnd you’re going, you’re going home” Gerry Rafferty, ‘Baker Street’ (1977). On a fresh…
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Author: Stephen Bunbury The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are held up as a celebration of human potential and ability. As we look back on Tokyo 2020, it provides an opportunity for us to revisit what inclusion means for disabled individuals. …
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By Steve Greenfield, University of Westminster The world of European football experienced one of the biggest shake-ups in its history when a prospective European Super League (ESL) was announced. Fans, football associations and even the government united in condemning the…
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The University of Westminster’s annual Difference Festival is back virtually for 2021 with a range of talks, readings and discussions exploring difference from 22–26 February. The public is encouraged to engage with the free and colourful array of events in…
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Pinar Uysal-Onganer, University of Westminster Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers. It has a five-year survival of just 3%, and a ten-year survival of less than 1%. The prime reason for these depressing figures is that the…
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