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Editor's note
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Andy Murray showed the grit that has become a hallmark of his career when he bowed out of the Australian Open after a battling five-set thriller yesterday. It is this determination, write Anna Fitzpatrick – herself a former Great Britain women’s tennis number two – and sports psychologist Peter Olusoga, that has won the hearts of millions of supporters, not to mention the respect of his peers. All the early talk of him as “grumpy”, they say, was a failure to understand the stress of playing top-flight singles tennis. To fight back from two sets down – as he did yesterday while clearly in pain from an injured hip – was an object lesson in courage. But was it wise, asks Francesca Cavallerio.
It’s crunch time for Theresa May with MPs due to vote on her Brexit deal today. If parliament rejects it, the prime minister will be required to bring a “plan B” before MPs within three days. Christopher Kirkland looks at what some of her options are.
People differ dramatically in how well they understand their feelings, motivations and thinking patterns. While we have some ideas about who we are, our understanding of ourselves is often patchy and inconsistent. But is self-knowledge something we should strive for, or are we better off living in blissful ignorance? Niia Nikolova explains.
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Jonathan Este
Associate Editor, Arts + Culture Editor
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Anna Fitzpatrick, Sheffield Hallam University; Peter Olusoga, Sheffield Hallam University
He was seen as 'moody' and 'petulant', but Murray was just a single-minded champion who deserves the success he has enjoyed.
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Francesca Cavallerio, Anglia Ruskin University
Too often athletes are forced into a narrative in which their sport overtakes everything, to the detriment of their health and future happiness.
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Christopher Kirkland, York St John University
The UK government is widely expected to lose a key vote on Brexit – here are the options facing the prime minister.
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Niia Nikolova, University of Strathclyde
If you develop an awareness of how you feel you are more likely to be able to change negative thinking patterns.
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Politics + Society
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Nick McKerrell, Glasgow Caledonian University
With Brexit mired in doubt, it could be said the stars are aligning for Scottish independence. But now it looks like the SNP could self-combust after the government's humiliating court defeat.
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Ingrid Sharp, University of Leeds; Corinne Painter, University of Leeds
It's been 100 years since the murder of Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg.
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Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London
It's no wonder that he is many people's African prime minister of 2018. But will he make it through 2019?
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Business + Economy
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Alan Shipman, The Open University
As fears of a US-China trade war grow, the eurozone is starting to look like a rock.
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Carol Atkinson, Manchester Metropolitan University; Fiona Carmichael, University of Birmingham; Joanne Duberley, University of Birmingham
Research shows two-thirds of women surveyed reported a moderate to severe impact on their working lives and some even left employment altogether.
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Science + Technology
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Donna Strickland, University of Waterloo
The winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in physics says scientists shouldn't feel pressured to do research that has economic or commercial ramifications. Science for the sake of science is more important.
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James Doonan, Bangor University
Scientists still rely on a set of 19th century postulates to identify disease-causing organisms but more than 100 years of research shows why we need to move on.
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Health + Medicine
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Anne-Laura Van Harmelen, University of Cambridge
Recalling happy moments could make teenagers more resilient.
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Environment + Energy
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Gareth Dorrian, Nottingham Trent University; Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University
The reason we have seasons is because, during its journey around the Sun, the Earth is tilted.
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