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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In its sixth edition Difference Festival 2023 has grown even bigger offering a wide selection of thought-provoking events in a week-long programme that brings together our academic community with local business, NGOs, research collaborators, activities, and the general public. This…
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Author: Professor James Brown, Vice Chair and Secretary, ADHDadultUK Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD for short, is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which the brain grows differently, lacking action from chemicals called neurotransmitters involved in pleasure and reward in the brain. ADHD…
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Author: ChatGPT Editors: Dr Brad Elliott and Nupur Jaisinghani After last week’s post on AI and cybersecurity, we were curious what else AI could do in the workplace. With recent news about chatbots getting better and better, we wondered what…
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Author: Dr Yang-Im Lee, Westminster Business School I’m a researcher into marketing and management, so my most research journal article (alongside college Dr Peter Trim at Birkbeck, University of London) on Combining sociocultural intelligence with artificial intelligence to increase organizational cyber security…
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Author: Professor Miriam Dwek, College Director – Research and KE, University of Westminster It was an incredible privilege to be able to reflect on my journey as a cancer researcher during my inaugural lecture yesterday evening. To be to be surrounded…
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Author: Johannes Novy, University of Westminster The debate around how to fix the global housing crisis usually hinges on whether more market or more state is required. Some people stress the need for additional housing stock and less regulatory red…
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