The cost of living crisis in the UK may conjure up images of a very Oliver Twist-esque winter, with families struggling to keep the heat on during this upcoming winter (a series of events we may see turn into reality…
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Ross Bennett-Cook, University of Westminster Of the 5.5 million British people living outside of the UK, many have long considered themselves expatriates – people living outside their country of birth, often with plans to return home. For a long time,…
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Author: Eleftheria Sofroniou, School of Humanities, University of Westminster If you’ve ever lived in a foreign culture for an extended period, you’ll know how having a little taste of home, some cultural constant from your upbringing, can mean so much. My research…
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The end of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be in sight as per the World Health Organisation, but that does not necessarily equate to the end of the negative impact it has had on the mental health and wellbeing of students…
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Laura Boubert, University of Westminster What determines how generous a person you are? Could it be how much money you have? How kind you are? Or maybe it comes down to your values. These all seem reasonable assumptions, but a…
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Author: Professor Catherine Loveday, Social Sciences, University of Westminster For each of us, there was a different point at which we knew. For my mum, it was an hour before she was due to dish up Christmas dinner in 2010….
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Authors: Dr Tina Cartwright, Reader in Social Sciences, University of Westminster, Dr Fauzia Knight, Research Fellow in Social Sciences, University of Westminster, Professor Damien Ridge, Social Sciences, University of Westminster, Professor Catherine Loveday, Social Sciences, University of Westminster September is World Alzheimer’s month, organised…
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By Steve Greenfield, University of Westminster The Hillsborough stadium tragedy on April 15th, 1989, led to the death of 97 football fans, 94 on the day and 3 subsequently after. The last of these was Andrew Devine who died in 2021 but was ruled…
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For STEM students, practical research experience is a valuable addition to a CV and can be considered essential when applying for postgraduate degrees. However, two years of Covid-19 lockdowns have reduced exposure to practical laboratory training for many of our…
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Stuart Thompson, University of Westminster Britain is suffering its worst drought since the 1970s, with dry weather expected until October. Many parks and lawns are now more straw than grass, but some trees and other plants have responded in a…
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