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From politics and societal issues, to climate change and health, our researchers give insight into hot topics, provide opinion pieces and thought-provoking articles. Take 5 and have a read.
Researching flight safety at the UK National Police Air Service
25 June 2021
Dr Simon Bennett researches aviation safety and flight-deck human factors. Find out about his police flight safety study.
Reports from Euro 2020 (2): The new nationalisms in football
21 June 2021
Our second blog in the Euro 2020 series sees Prof. John Williams explore how new nationalisms in football go beyond...
Reports from Euro 2020 (1): Something scary in the state of Denmark
17 June 2021
Last Saturday (12th June 2021) we all breathed a sigh of relief to see that Christian Eriksen had pulled through...
Access to Healthcare and Rights during the COVID-19 pandemic in India
19 May 2021
By Dr Alice Tilche On the 20th of February 2021 we launched Season 2 of our Budhan Video Podcast series on indigenous people’s health and...
In Praise of the Foxes
18 May 2021
My own club is Liverpool FC, but I think I know a little of what it is like to be a Leicester...
Fans 1, European Super League 0 (extra time being played)
13 May 2021
The announcement of a proposed new European Super League for football earlier this month was but the most recent example...
Stephen Lawrence Day
13 May 2021
In the wake of of the trial for the murder of George Floyd, it feels more important than ever to reflect upon...
Refining DNA collection from fish by skin swabbing
10 May 2021
By Dr Will Norton Model fish species are extensively used for biomedical research. The most popular technique to collect DNA...
Child mental health
9 May 2021
By Professor Panos Vostanis Worldwide, there is greater reliance on the digital infrastructure of society, and this has implications for...
Trump: so bad they impeached him twice
9 May 2021
By Dr Alex Wadden A president of the United States has been impeached four times. Donald J Trump accounts for half...
Dr Harjinder Sembhi: WomenInSTEM
7 May 2021
I am a remote sensing scientist and I use data collected by satellites that look down at the Earth to understand changes to our climate and...
Lin Marvin: WomenInSTEM
7 May 2021
I am a technician in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment working with analytical equipment which supports a...
Tobacco’s impact on health in the past
7 May 2021
By Dr Sarah Inskip Today, we are well aware of the harmful nature of tobacco use and smoking; frank images...
Dr. Suzie Imber: WomenInSTEM
7 May 2021
My area of research is planetary science, and in particular Space Weather, which encompasses how the planets in the solar...
Homeworking during the Pandemic
21 January 2021
The pandemic has contributed to fluctuations in the well-being of employees working at home, but work-related factors that affect wellbeing...
Employee involvement during and after the pandemic
11 December 2020
Balancing mitigating the effects of the pandemic and economic activity