David C Gaze, University of Westminster Sex has many beneficial physical and psychological effects, including reducing high blood pressure, improving the immune system and aiding better sleep. The physical act of sex and orgasm releases the hormone oxytocin, the so-called…
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The Difference Festival, a week-long celebration honouring the history and roots of the University of Westminster, celebrated its five-year anniversary in 2021. As we build up to the 2022 edition, it seemed like the perfect time to look back on…
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Doug Specht, University of Westminster and Silvia Angeli, University of Westminster The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)‘s sobering “code red for humanity” report comes on the heels of months of devastating weather events around the world. Our front pages…
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Authors: Dr Séagh Kehoe and Prof Gerda Wielander On 29th November 2021, the University of Westminster Press published our new book, Cultural China 2020: The Contemporary China Centre Review. Cultural China is a unique annual publication for up-to-date, informed, and…
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Bradley Elliott, University of Westminster Exercising more is one of the most common new year resolutions people make. But more than a quarter of people fail to keep their resolutions, and only half maintain some of them. But if that…
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Author: Luna Mia Sigle So, it is that time of the year again. Family gatherings, abundant meals, gift exchanges, colourful lights, festive carols… who invited Covid-19 again? In 2020, we invited Justin Haroun, head of the University of Westminster’s Centre…
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Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash Author: Luna Mia Sigle The fight against racism is in everyone’s hands. However, when it comes to white people who want to make change, it can feel daunting, even intimidating, to take part in antiracism. Oftentimes they…
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From “MARKS: The scars and trauma of illegalised migration“. Photography by Max Hirzel. Author: Dr Federica Mazzara For at least the past three decades, migrants crossing the sea via unauthorised routes have been victims of shipwrecks in one of the most…
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As we approach a new year, it is time to begin setting up for another Difference Festival! The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences hosts the annual Difference Festival. This year, in the week of the 28th February 2022, we…
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Author: Dr Hannah Copley On Saturday 30th October I sat in my spare bedroom and launched my new poetry collection towards a Zoom audience. I read through the chat. I enjoyed the ‘applause’ reaction, and at the end I watched…
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