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Jo Adetunji
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Konstantin Blyuss, University of Sussex; Yuliya Kyrychko, University of Sussex
We found you can have too much of a good thing - psychological stimulation.
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Politics + Society
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Ilaria Scaglia, Aston University
For the Italian president, the region is where his nation’s constitution was born.
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Arts + Culture
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Alexandra Sherlock, RMIT University; Andrew Groves, University of Westminster
In a saturated market, fatigued by gratuitous partnerships such as Nike x Tiffany & Co., this collaboration has been praised for its timeless authenticity.
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Atef Alshaer, University of Westminster
Generations of Palestinian writers and poets have expressed their feelings of grief and loss.
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Jodie Passey, Lancaster University
Compared to the dopamine-fest of season one, Josh and Melissa’s situation in season two feels bleak.
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Francesca Sobande, Cardiff University
Unlike Logan, the Roy children appear to have a surface level perception of Scotland as Roman scoffs at “Scottish kicky-ball” and Kendall exclaims: “Dundee in the mother fucking house!”
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Sam Edwards, Loughborough University
The Diplomat suggests that if the ‘special relationship’ is to survive into a world turned topsy turvy by Brexit, Trump and war in Europe, it demands a little TLC.
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Business + Economy
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Luciano Rispoli, University of Surrey
The bank has set hares running by forecasting actual growth of the UK economy in 2023, while most other forecasters are more downbeat.
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Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; David Bailey, University of Birmingham
Can UK business compete in an international green subsidy race?
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Education
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Mike Chick, University of South Wales
Although English to speakers of other languages (Esol) is treated like any other subject, it can offer far more to those learners.
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Environment
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Sharon George, Keele University
How to be more a more eco-friendly parent – it’s not as simple as ditching disposable nappies.
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Health
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Athalie Redwood-Brown, Nottingham Trent University; Jennifer Wilson, University of Derby
Weightlifting can help mitigate some of the changes that accompany the menopause.
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Science + Technology
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Pooya Soltani, Staffordshire University
When we tweaked the simulator, talented players naturally adapted.
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Michael Garrett, University of Manchester
The accumulated radio emission from mobile phones on Earth is beginning to become quite significant.
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Peter Millington, University of Manchester
Good questions guide good science, but that doesn’t mean we know where we’ll end up.
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