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I caught COVID last October. It wasn’t very nice, but I remember thinking I’d got it out of the way. Reinfections weren’t unheard of back then, but I was pretty sure being doubled jabbed and catching the virus meant I was unlikely to get it again soon.
Then omicron arrived. As Paul Hunter explains, it’s made reinfections much more common – and there’s good reason to believe they’re being undercounted. While the general view is that reinfections should be milder, evidence shows that this isn’t always the case.
Be more confident, our prevailing culture tells women. Confidence is put forward as a solution to pretty much every problem going. But is this helpful? In reality, these academics argue, it directs us away from calling out the sources of the problems women face.
And while eating lots of meat is bad for our health, the planet and animals, many people are able to easily dismiss these concerns. Psychologists are now able to explain why.
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Rob Reddick
Commissioning Editor, COVID-19
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Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia
Here’s what we know so far about why reinfections happen and what effects they have.
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Rosalind Gill, City, University of London; Shani Orgad, London School of Economics and Political Science
There is a pervasive message from fashion, tech and the media that women can change their lives if they could be more confident.
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Sarah Gradidge, Anglia Ruskin University; Magdalena Zawisza, Anglia Ruskin University
Psychologists have described a ‘meat paradox’ in the minds of meat-eating animal lovers.
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Politics + Society
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Chris Allen, University of Leicester
Despite no evidence of a plot emerging, the Trojan Horse affair had a real and detrimental impact.
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Laura Higson-Bliss, Keele University
We recently heard that ‘new’ criminal offences would be added to the UK’s online safety bill to help tackle the growing problem of online abuse.
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Colin Rogers, University of South Wales
The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.
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Kenton White, University of Reading
To remain neutral, Finland had to surrender power to the Soviet Union during the cold war.
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Paul Baker, Lancaster University
Opposition to the controversial law reflected the British national character, reminiscent of comedies like the Carry On films.
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Environment
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Bill Lee, Bangor University; Gerry Thomas, Imperial College London
Experts in nuclear power and nuclear medicine worry that fears of radiation will keep us relying on fossil fuels for longer.
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Jacob Ainscough, Lancaster University
Behind the government’s net zero bluster there has been little progress in decarbonising the UK.
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Science + Technology
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Anna Champneys, Nottingham Trent University
Badgers are shy and nocturnal animals. It’s time to challenge false perceptions and end the cruelty towards this iconic mammal.
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Zongbo Shi, University of Birmingham; Chengxu Tong, University of Birmingham
Air pollution are typically high during the winter months in Beijing, research shows.
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Arts + Culture
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Christopher Pittard, University of Portsmouth
A book that defies the usual mystery formula, Death on the Nile is more than just a clever tale about murder.
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