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...forensic analysis subsequently found the presence of arsenic in her stepson’s body. Mary Ann Cotton was convicted and hanged for her stepson’s murder. Other murderers have used poisons which at lower doses have a therapeutic use. The famous murderer Dr Harvey Crippin poisoned his wife Belle with the drug hyoscine. In small doses, this has been used to treat insomnia,...

...psychological well-being. This will include consideration of the role of exercise in combating stress, anxiety and depression, and in enhancing mood...Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has...

...psychological elements of death as well as interdisciplinary studies about how dying and death are managed and how people grieve, including the use of rituals. Open Thanatology is the Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief across the life course. Formally renamed in 2020, the group builds on the...

...psychology of Brexit...[European Parliament Plenary chamber when empty; the seats are in semicircular rows around a podium] Leaving the EU is a complex undertaking. Despite some calls for the UK to ‘just leave’, it is generally recognised that an orderly exit is desirable. The UK’s relationship with the EU has many complex strands with legal, regulatory, economic...