Author: Dr Emanuela Volpi, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster Research into the genetic basis of obesity has significantly contributed to the destigmatisation of excessive weight gain over the last two decades. A few of us might still remember some…
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Author: Nupur Jaisinghani, Doctoral Researcher, CAMRI, University of Westminster With April being Dalit History Month globally, we thought now is the perfect time to sit down and write about this often-neglected community and why it is important for the global community…
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Author: Dr Bradley Elliott, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster As nightmares go, being trapped in a small box deep underwater is probably high on many peoples’ lists. But one US professor is doing this on purpose. Joe Dituri, a…
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Author: Prof David Chandler, School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster One of the most important developments in International Relations theorizing is the increasingly shared understanding around the concept of the Anthropocene, understood as a new geological epoch, where humanity becomes a…
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Author: Dr Anjali Ghosh, Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster Since 30th January 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has been the leading public health concern globally, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency of…
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Author: Alessandra Costagliola, Doctoral Researcher, CAMRI, University of Westminster In 2022, the global handicrafts market became a $752.2 billion dollar industry. The industry has benefited from travel, tourism, and the growth of e-commerce, where these unique, often handmade cultural goods can reach…
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Author: Dr Manuel Corpas, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster This post is an edited version of an article written about a talk delivered at the Difference Festival on Monday February 27, 2023, University of Westminster. The original article can…
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Author: Catherine Loveday, University of Westminster American actor Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced. In 2022, the 67-year-old action movie star was diagnosed with aphasia – difficulty with language and speech. Aphasia can occur for a variety…
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Recently, University of Westminster saw the launch of Giulia Pepe’s new book ‘New Migrations, New Multilingual Practices, New Identities: The Case of Post-2008 Italian Migrants in London’. We spoke to her after the event to find out more about her motivations…
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When we talk about human history, we focus on great leaders, revolutions, and technological advances. But how has the Earth itself determined our destiny? How has our planet made us? As a species we are shaped by our environment. Geological…
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