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Carl Senior, Aston University; Erik P. Bucy, Texas Tech University; Nick Lee, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Charisma matters in elections campaigns, as a study carried out just before the 2019 election shows.
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Politics + Society
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Peter Dunne, University of Bristol
A UN independent expert has sounded the alarm about the state of human rights for LGBTI people in the UK.
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Aisha Hutchinson, King's College London
Research shows that young girls can be pushed into marriage in refugee camps or during national disasters.
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Arts + Culture
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Robyn Muir, University of Surrey
In The Little Mermaid, audiences finally get to see Ariel in all her powerful, adventurous glory.
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Natalie Wall, University of Liverpool
The book is a hard read and some say the play is an even harder watch - is it just trauma porn?
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Lucy Shuttleworth, University of Portsmouth
Think about what story it is you want to tell about your loved one, how you want it to end and what you want your audience to take home.
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Business + Economy
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Robert Crammond, University of the West of Scotland
Finding the right kind of support is a good business move.
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Environment
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Cressida Bowyer, University of Portsmouth; Keiron Roberts, University of Portsmouth; Stephanie Northen, University of Portsmouth
Making less plastic and reusing what exists should be the priority.
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Rita Issa, University of East Anglia
High temperatures are also a cause of illness and death for migrants.
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Health
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Stephen Hughes, Anglia Ruskin University
Gardening is often seen as a relaxing, harmless pasttime – but that isn’t always the case.
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Jonathan Kennedy, Swansea University
Our new study demonstrates the enormous potential that machine learning has to help identify people with AS
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Science + Technology
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Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, University of Birmingham
Automation risks making work environments less hospitable to the people who remain.
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